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Blogger Search: AT:Washington, DC Wants You!

3-14-ilovedc.jpgYesterday Boston, today the DC Area! Since we know that there are many of you in both places, we're reaching out simultaneously to both areas in looking for new bloggers.

Living in the DC area and addicted to furniture? Love writing and design in equal measure? House Tour junkie? We're heading south and looking for one awesome blogger to increase our coverage of the Mid Atlantic region. Let us know if it's you... (all info below the jump)

AT's Mission: helping everyday people create beautiful, organized, healthy homes by blogging resources, building community, providing inspiration, reviewing products, and tracking the news
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Apartment Therapy is looking for (at least) one freelance interior design blogger in the Washington, DC area.

Responsibilities include daily posting that fully communicates the local design scene with house tours, shop reviews, product reviews, interviews and random design notes.

This is a part-time job, starting at one post a day and amping up eventually to three (2-3 hours a day). And it's great (but not required) if your other gigs plug you in to the design scene in some way.

You need:
• a good eye for design
• strong writing skills, but no magazine schlock styling
• a really good computer
• a totally reliable high speed connection
• a digital camera
• Photoshop
• knowledge of how to use all these things

Deadline: Friday, March 21st.

Submit:

• Your name
• Where you live
• How long have you been reading AT
• What you do full time
• 1 sample post with good pics of something that would be a great ATDC item - keep it 100-200 words max, and try to blog local subjects. Please submit posts written specifically for this and not for another blog.

To: Maxwellat4 @ gmail.com please put AT DC AREA in the subject header

We will confirm your email and reply to all emails early the following week, asking our top choices to try out live on the blog for a final sort.

Best,

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
founder

Comments (49)

I'm so excited that ApartmentTherapy is coming to D.C. that I JUST. CAN'T. STAND IT! I'd apply as a blogger except my design interest is purely novice. However, if you want a not-always-successful DIY'er with a penchant for bold colors, I'm your girl!

Anyway, welcome to D.C., AT! You're gonna love it here :-)

- T

posted by Teesleberry on 2008-03-14 12:41:10
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yesterday boston, today, washington, tomorrow, the world

posted by JonathanB on 2008-03-14 12:41:57
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YAY DC! I don't live there anymore but I grew up in Maryland and my dad still lives there. I would love to read ATDC!

posted by Laura on 2008-03-14 12:43:24
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I am still a bit south but it's definitely the closest AT to me yet. Hooray!

posted by AndreaU on 2008-03-14 12:53:39
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And then you are coming to Atlanta, right? :)

posted by di on 2008-03-14 12:57:02
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Though my daughter goes to school in NYC and I often visit, I am so excited for ATBoston. As a designer specializing in model homes for Residential Apartments and Lofts in Boston and New England, I am often on the site to keep up with the new trends and search for new sources. Welcome to Boston!!! Hmmm, maybe I should apply for the job?

MB

posted by DRID on 2008-03-14 13:06:22
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I'm excited!!!! I wish I qualified but I don't.

posted by petworthdc on 2008-03-14 13:06:34
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That is GREAT news. Can't wait to start reading the posts from DC.

posted by marknarlington on 2008-03-14 13:12:53
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YAY! this is what I have been waiting for...I can't wait for someone way more talented than me to show me what my poor DC condo has been missing....

posted by kgenesius on 2008-03-14 13:21:32
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'Bout time--I've been waiting for this moment since voting on the next AT cities! It goes without saying that my heart is going pitter patter!

posted by Christine (the one in DC) on 2008-03-14 13:27:21
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This is awesome! I feel like one of the cool kids now!

posted by cavish on 2008-03-14 13:35:08
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YAYAYAYAY!!!!

Ooh. Sorry. Got a little over-excited there. It's Target and AT coming to DC all in the same week.

DC is desperate for AT because enormous numbers of people have apartments that look exactly the same. The challenge is all huge picture windows with metal frames, wall-length forced air HVAC ducts under those windows, featureless walls and doorways, "builders grade" everything in the kitchens and baths, and corporate management companies addicted to beige.

posted by ZuleikaD on 2008-03-14 13:45:34
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Yeah!!! I wish I had the commitment to blog, but I'm a student with a wacky schedule. I can't wait to see ATDC!

posted by kakatie on 2008-03-14 13:47:28
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

posted by SD913 on 2008-03-14 13:48:17
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Glad to hear AT is coming to the area. I agree with ZuleikaD that this place needs a bit of style...

posted by baltimorerowhouse on 2008-03-14 13:48:49
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The dream lives!

posted by ATinDCplease on 2008-03-14 13:52:23
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HOORAY. i'm a recent NY expat now living in Baltimore MD. Glad AT is turning its eyes to the Mid Atlantic!

posted by frontiersperson on 2008-03-14 13:54:45
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HOORAY!! I've been impatiently hoping for AT:DC for 2 years now. I knew that 2008 was going to be a terrific year!

posted by Katalase on 2008-03-14 14:02:56
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could. not. be. more. excited.

posted by oliviadc on 2008-03-14 14:12:35
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yay! I can't wait!

posted by gnking on 2008-03-14 14:35:54
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BEYOND excited. I work in the ID field and am getting my Master's in Interior Design and would LOVE to blog....but alas.....I do not know Photoshop. Yet. And I have kind of a crazy schedule with full time work and school. But this is GREAT! It's about time DC got some fun!!!! Cheers for making this happen!

posted by DC Sarah on 2008-03-14 14:45:06
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I am thrilled! I always check out the sales and scavenger finds in other cities with such envy. I hope you find a fantastic blogger soon.

posted by MB_in_DC on 2008-03-14 14:57:57
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seriously, why are you not going SOUTH? New York, Boston and DC (or at least New York and Boston) aren't close enough together to consider Atlanta???

posted by kat98 on 2008-03-14 14:59:16
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Will you pay for relo?? :)

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2008-03-14 15:01:03
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Atlantaaaaaaa

Miamiiiiiiiii


Pleeeease :)

posted by IdRatherBeDesigning on 2008-03-14 15:46:00
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Stockholm, Sweden. Pretty please............:)

posted by Benita on 2008-03-14 16:52:30
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How about Toronto? We need one for Toronto please. Please oh please oh please.

posted by damnboy on 2008-03-14 16:56:27
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Great news! I can't wait to have a good resource for local recommendations.

posted by SYB_in_DC on 2008-03-14 18:12:50
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"seriously, why are you not going SOUTH.."

Congrats to DC, though kat98 makes a great argument. DC isn't really "South" and with over 5 million people in the Metro Area alone, I feel like a great part of your readership is missing out.

Atlanta dwellings are incredibly diverse and unique, case and point being the recent Atlanta dwelling in the New York Times.

Please think about us in the next round is all I can really say.

posted by JamesM on 2008-03-14 19:21:00
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DALLLASSSSSS!..please?

posted by elizabethy on 2008-03-14 20:08:23
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Welcome to the District!
I've been lending friends the book for a while now... it'll be great to have somebody on the ground here. :-)

posted by HollyinDC on 2008-03-14 22:28:40
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My name is DCAries and I'm an AT addict...

(great news and welcome to the district)

posted by dcaries on 2008-03-15 00:06:31
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Please oh please come to Atlanta!

posted by Amy.in.ATL on 2008-03-15 09:45:35
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Hey ATL haters (kidding), there was a survey a while back to determine the next 2 cities--so be patient! :) We'll share. Besides, I really think DC needs it more...the options here are kind of pathetic for a large metro area. I seem to remember cooler shops down there. Hope y'all managed to escape those tornadoes unscathed.

DC Sarah--you can TOTALLY learn photoshop. It's not that hard...seriously. I don't think AT is doing anything all that complicated with it.

posted by Christine (the one in DC) on 2008-03-15 19:41:00
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yay! how exciting! i was just introduced to AT a couple months ago and i love it. i'm so glad the survey results helped choose DC as the next location...we're in need of some style tips. DC is so unhip and needs some creative infusion.

posted by peaceyall on 2008-03-16 00:12:06
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Further south please! Miami, Orlando,Tampa...Atlanta would be fine too, I guess. :)

posted by crash on 2008-03-16 04:14:28
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I'm sooo excited for DC! I think there's a lot of funk and style around here, but you just gotta know where to find it. And most of us just need some help finding it! I remember emailing AT a few months ago asking why where wasn't a DC site, so thanks for opening it up to us :-)

posted by amendoza215 on 2008-03-17 02:01:44
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I am so excited that my stomach has started to hurt!

Hurray for DC!!!

posted by 335ktt on 2008-03-17 12:54:04
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Woohooooo!!!! Welcome to DC :)

posted by 22209 on 2008-03-17 13:21:12
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wow! i'm thrilled you'll be covering DC!

posted by scenicartisan on 2008-03-17 13:27:28
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How about New Orleans?
(don't laugh)

posted by jakelegs on 2008-03-17 14:06:10
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woohoo!!!!

posted by mdunlop on 2008-03-17 15:02:33
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WOO!

posted by Doug in DC on 2008-03-17 15:22:58
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woo! dc! i've been waiting for this! :)

posted by gretchenalexis on 2008-03-17 15:23:51
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Last year I would have loved to have done this!

But now I'm too committed to work, school, my two blogs, and a weekly post on 2Modern. Maybe I'll catch you later in the run. Whoever does get the job should definitely write about The Good Eye, (vintage furniture/accessories) and checking out the thrift stores nearest the richest neighborhoods and in the suburbs. Congrats AT on getting to D.C. so soon!

posted by Lisa from VA/lsaspacey on 2008-03-18 06:46:48
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Good, I want someone to post some craigslist finds that I could actually go pick up.

posted by sixfive on 2008-03-20 14:48:20
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thank you for coming to the DC area! I am excited for the new blog.

posted by brittany on 2008-03-20 21:48:31
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this just made my week!

posted by Matt in DC on 2008-03-21 10:12:35
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I'm a little late to the show.

But finally!

Welcome to town! Let's start with a house tour of 1600 Pennsylvania or something :D

posted by Rowan on 2008-03-25 19:20:29
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