Hello everyone!

In case you haven't pieced it together from my giveaway thread, we have finally succeeded in removing both of our inactive top moderators (the second being removed as of today). This was a long time coming, and we are excited to truly begin moving forward! If you are interested in joining our team, please keep reading.

First, please make sure you meet the following requirements before submitting an application:

• You must be able to read and write English well. You need to be able to engage in meaningful conversation and accurately say what you mean.

• You must be a user of /r/GiftofGames. This means that you have participated sufficiently on the subreddit prior to this announcement. We need people who know the subreddit and its community and can begin to participate in discussion about policies and rules as soon as they join.

• You must be able to handle constructive criticism and negativity - mod work can be challenging and mentally/emotionally-taxing. It is a mostly thankless job and the nature of our sub can often result in us dealing with a lot of negativity, aggression, and immaturity.

• {If interested in Position A} You must have knowledge and experience with programming, particularly with using Python (CSS would be helpful too).

• {If interested in Position B} You must have knowledge and experience in marketing/advertising, communication, branding, and public relations.

Next, you do not need to meet these requirements, but they are strongly encouraged:

• Previous moderation experience on Reddit or other sites is not necessary. If you're new to all of this we'll bring you up to speed with how moderation works and what needs to be done. As long as you're familiar with Reddit from a user side, everything is fine!

• Willingness to use Discord will be looked at favourably, as our team uses this the most for communication.

People We Are Looking For

• Active, patient, helpful, respectful and kind.
• Mature, regardless of age.
• Attentive to detail.
• Can speak their mind in an appropriate, comprehensive manner.
• Frequent commenters and experienced Redditors.
• Often online and typically available.

The Positions

POSITION A - Programmer

We are looking for someone to aid in our technical work - responsibilities will include work on our bots, Automod (CSS) and OurRobotOverlord (Python); and updating the layout and look of the sub. Our bots are used to track posts and auto-remove content from people that are shadowbanned.

POSITION B - Community Builder

We are looking for someone to assist in building our community - something that has been our vision ever since the new mod team came in. Increasing our sub exposure with marketing and advertising ideas is a bonus, however, our priority is to strengthen the community. We used to do things like host Game Nights and Weekly Discussion posts, so applicants should be interested in getting to know the community.

How to Apply

You can apply in two ways, please choose one:

• 1. Post in a top-level comment below introducing yourself and explaining why you should be a moderator. Be thorough, being short-winded is not necessarily a good thing here. Sell yourself.
• 1. {STILL TO BE UPDATED} Fill out this Google Doc application form. All responses will be kept 100% private within the mod team.

NOTE: If you apply via modmail, you will be ignored. All application must be done here.

The Next Step

• If you are selected, you will be put through a 60-day trial period. The trial period is mostly to ease you into the position without overwhelming you. For the first 30 days, you will have permissions relevant to your position. You will not be expected to handle all item types in the moderation queue. For the latter 30 days, you will also get "mail" permission (which lets you read and respond to modmail). At the end of the trial period, we'll evaluate how you did, ask what you thought of it, etc.

Thank you everyone for applying, we appreciate the help!

Cheers,

DJSF =)