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| Los Angeles advert for graphic designer draws surprise attention | Los Angeles advert for graphic designer draws surprise attention |
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| Eye-catching childlike advert has prompted a series of applications in a similar style | |
| Martin Belam | |
| Fri 19 Jan 2018 10.06 GMT | |
| Last modified on Fri 19 Jan 2018 10.18 GMT | |
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| The city of Los Angeles has made a splash on social media with its advert for a graphic designer that looks like it was created by a child using Microsoft Paint. | The city of Los Angeles has made a splash on social media with its advert for a graphic designer that looks like it was created by a child using Microsoft Paint. |
| https://t.co/rVbTTIAFBR pic.twitter.com/At6GOD6MP5 | https://t.co/rVbTTIAFBR pic.twitter.com/At6GOD6MP5 |
| The post on Instagram and Twitter has generated a slew of replies and comments, and applications in kind. | The post on Instagram and Twitter has generated a slew of replies and comments, and applications in kind. |
| pic.twitter.com/MDpMRn6d7y | pic.twitter.com/MDpMRn6d7y |
| hire me pic.twitter.com/vK8Jouk5mq | hire me pic.twitter.com/vK8Jouk5mq |
| Cozmo, the mascot of MSL soccer franchise LA Galaxy, threw his hat into the ring, pointing to some previous efforts in a similar style. | Cozmo, the mascot of MSL soccer franchise LA Galaxy, threw his hat into the ring, pointing to some previous efforts in a similar style. |
| i like #soccer.hockey is #cool.free tickets are #awesome.RT this #fantastic tweet & ur entered to win 2tix #LAKingsNight@BaileyLAKings pic.twitter.com/un22YwRgkD | i like #soccer.hockey is #cool.free tickets are #awesome.RT this #fantastic tweet & ur entered to win 2tix #LAKingsNight@BaileyLAKings pic.twitter.com/un22YwRgkD |
| And award-winning designers have pitched in to show their credentials for the role. | And award-winning designers have pitched in to show their credentials for the role. |
| Very true. Award hanging next to Billy Penn. I'd say I'm overqualified for LA... pic.twitter.com/S5uELRn3vy | Very true. Award hanging next to Billy Penn. I'd say I'm overqualified for LA... pic.twitter.com/S5uELRn3vy |
| Applicants can send a more considered bid for the job, which offers a salary of $46,708–$103,230 (£33,503–£74,140) on the government jobs website. The unconventional approach has paid dividends in spreading the advert far and wide – Twitter job postings from the same account typically get a handful of retweets, whereas the graphic designer advert has been shared thousands of time. | Applicants can send a more considered bid for the job, which offers a salary of $46,708–$103,230 (£33,503–£74,140) on the government jobs website. The unconventional approach has paid dividends in spreading the advert far and wide – Twitter job postings from the same account typically get a handful of retweets, whereas the graphic designer advert has been shared thousands of time. |
| But, according to some, maybe they don’t really need a new one. | But, according to some, maybe they don’t really need a new one. |
| you don’t need to hire a graphic designer you’ve already got the best one | you don’t need to hire a graphic designer you’ve already got the best one |
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