madinkbeard‘s beloved “We Heart LibraryThing” entry in a 2007 photo contest.

LibraryThing is hiring a bookish, social-media savvy employee. We want someone passionate about books and about book lovers, and excited to take social cataloging and bookish social networking to the next level. LibraryThing takes a different approach to social media, and the job is a step above the usual “social media manager” position with its overtones of being “the face” of a company, and of manipulation and fakeness.

This is a Portland, Maine position exclusively. We want someone who can come into the office most days. If we find the right candidate, we will help you relocate. Portland is a great place to live.

You must be:

• Deeply familiar with social media
• Able to write well and quickly
• Able to work and set goals independently
• Able to think big, but also handle details
• Hard-working, smart, driven, optimistic, organized and productive
• A passionate bibliophile

We’d appreciate:

• LibraryThing membership, familiarity
• Librarian, bookseller, publishing or other book-industry background
• Experience designing software features or interfaces
• Technical skills (HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, etc.)
• No cheese allergies

Duties:

• Write newsletters and blog posts
• Suggest and help develop new features and projects
• Look for new opportunities and set priorities for yourself and others
• Work with publishers, authors and other actors (eg., coordinate and expand the Early Reviewer program)
• Attend trade shows and so forth, at need
• Maintain LibraryThing’s presence on Twitter, Facebook and other social media

Compensation:

Salary plus gold-plated health and dental insurance. We require hard work, but we are flexible about hours.

How to apply:

Resume is good. Don’t send one of those overboiled cover letters, but a brief introduction would be good, followed perhaps by recapitulating the bullets above and saying briefly how they do or don’t fit you. Send emails to tim@librarything.com.