UPDATE: WE HAVE FILLED THIS POSITION!

Hi there! I'm trying some "friend" routes before I have to start talking to strangers - something my mother taught me not to do.

So, the infamous, amazing, spectacular, and sometimes really offensive skinnyCorp (the umbrella to the best community-centric companies on the planet) is hiring a "master of organization". What does this mean? A job that would include too many roles to fit on a business card. Were looking for someone with plenty (this means years, people) of experience in many areas including: scheduling, tracking, traffic, and project management. Were looking for a Guinness Book record holder for multi-tasking. It doesnt matter if youre fluent on Mac or PC, as long as youre fluent. Points given for novice HTML skills. Extra points for appreciating fart jokes.

I must stress... this is not a design job, and this is not a programming job. If you're a designer or a programmer looking to get your foot in the door here with the expectation of being moved into one of those positions, please don't apply. If you happen to possess design or programming skills, they may come in handy - but not as a means for advancement. We're lookin' for a hardcore management mother-trucker who's in it for the long haul.

Think you've got what it takes? Shoot us an email with your resume and a few sentences on why you're the baddest-assed-most-balls-to-the-wall person for the job. Yeah, I just used ass and and balls in the same sentence. That's how I roll, broseph. Think you know someone who has what it takes? Please pass this on.

Thanks!

As many of you know - Jake, Jacob and I spoke at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX this past March. We receieved a lot of positive feedback from what we had to say (thank you all!). The best of it, in my opinion is this blog by David Seah. David wrote:

Zero Advertising Brands — I’d only heard of skinnycorp and threadless a few hours before at the Cluetrain panel, and this one featured the dudes who started it up. I was really, really impressed by their philosophy and their actions. You know, in the game industry there’s a mentality that I’d describe as don’t suck, and until this morning I thought that was the adequate defining mantra that made it “better” than more “traditional” corporate environments. That I’m realizing is just stage 1: taking a stand. Stage 2 is what skinnycorp is doing: make stuff that rocks. Now, every game company will say that’s what they do, but where does the energy come from, and is it positive or negative? It’s a subtle shift in where you put your explicit emphasis. If you identify yourself by how you don’t suck, that’s actually pretty negative. If you identify yourself by rockin’, then that’s way cooler dude! What was awesome about skinnycorp was that these are the guys in charge because they’ve taken charge, and the attitude they set from the very top throughout their entire community, to the extent that their business model is dependent on pleasing them. Imagine that, basing the success of your company on your customer base’s loyalty… it seems so obviously right, but very insane from a risk/safety/control perspective. I wouldn’t even say that it’s a sign of courage that they do this. It’s their acceptance that if they aren’t pleasing their customers, that just means “it’s time to go” that I find so awe inspiring. They’re shipping a million shirts a year, and their business has grown so much that they’ve moved every year for the past four years.

Thanks David!

Jake, Jacob and I have been speaking a lot lately. We've had the honor of speaking at places all over the country such as MIT, Parsons, DePaul, and UCLA amongst others.

We were recently invited to speak at the CustomerMade Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. I can't even explain how incredibly excited we are to participate in this with such a distinguished list of speakers.

If anyone lives in Copenhagen and would like to meet us out for a pint or 5, don't hesitate to get in touch! We'll be tearing up the streets of Copenhagen for 5 days from April 18 - 23.

UPDATE: here's a link to watch our presentation http://www.digicast.dk/ilab/. Ours is in the bottom right corner.

Looks like I'm the 3rd one to serve up some hot, fresh intro action! My name is Jeffrey Kalmikoff, and I'm the Creative Director of skinnyCorp. This blog is gonna be and awesome way for us to share stuff with you... be it skinnyRelated or not!

You can see some of my stuff at my personal website, or see some of my photos on my Flickr page.

Nice to meet ya!

The amazing skinnyCorp, purveyors of fine websites such as Threadless, Naked & Angry, and ExtraTasty, are making some important moves with their online music project 15 Megs of Fame. In order to accomplish everything we envisioned for this project, we have some new partners who will help us offer so much more to the 15 Megs of Fame community! Now we need YOUR help! We're looking to assemble a small team of the best developers and designers in the NYC area. Think you’ve got what it takes? See below! Drop us an email with your resume, links to your work, a hilarious or tragic story from your youth, shirt size, and 500 words on why MacGyver was the best show on TV to hireme@skinnycorp.com

General Requirements:

• Motivated and able to work in a team while still being highly independent
  
• Hugely creative, expert problem solver
  
• Must be good at having fun while you are working
  
• Certifiable insanity is a definite plus
  
• Must love what you do and rule at it!

Developer Requirements:

• Expert at PHP. No really... EXPERT. I’m talking, the Norm Abrahms of PHP.
  
• Must have understanding of web application design patterns
  
• Must have understanding of AJAX design patterns
  
• Experience in programming scalable websites (must show examples)
  
• Expert at HTML/CSS
  
• Level 40 Spellcaster JavaScript skills. Prototype is for pansies!
  
• Familiar with SQL and Postgres databases
  
• Proficient in ActionScript/Flash
  
• Knowledge of Photoshop to cut up designs
  
• eCommerce knowledge a plus

Designer Requirements:

• Expert at Photoshop and Illustrator.
  
• Familiar with designing for all types of code (HTML, CSS, Javascript (AJAX), etc)
  
• Flash skills are a huge plus, but at least understand how Flash functions to be able to design for it.
  
• Solid understanding of IA… it should put you in the mood. Oh, yeah.
  
• Be a UI design maniac! The Maverick and Goose of UI… COMBINED!
  
• Experience in designing scalable websites (must show examples)
  
• Print design knowledge a plus, but not required