This is a general rundown of any information you need to know before applying for a position at KH13. If you have any further questions before applying, you can contact the respective team leaders listed at the bottom of this post.
What you need to know before joining any KH13 team;
Seeing as any position within the KH13 team is unpaid, we do acknowledge that most people have other jobs and responsibilities to look after and that you're by no means required to be active every single day. But, if you're not responding on multiple occasions and never provide an explanation for any prolonged absence, you will be let go from the team. You're encouraged to notify the rest of the team if you will be completely or partially unavailable for several days or longer.
News Team
The KH13 News Team are the people responsible for finding and publishing Kingdom Hearts related news on our main website and sharing them on our various social media platforms. (see; Twitter & Facebook)
What are we looking for on the news team?
Good writing skills
To join the news team, you must be decent at writing and formatting good articles in a straightforward and grammatically correct manner.
When applying, you can include examples of previous related work, or you can write a mock article (preferably Kingdom Hearts related), that shows what you're capable of. Training for specific formatting practices will be provided.
Consistency as a member
As a member, it's important that you stay active and show that you're willing to participate in writing and other teamwork when called for. Please read the note at the top of this post about activity. As a News Writer, you are expected to appreciate that any piece of news needs to be dealt with urgency and published as soon as possible. While you will be working with the team to make that happen, this will require some initiative on your part.
Initiative to take on non-news non-editing roles such as social media, lead searching, editorials (e.g., Reviews on licensed products and events). Aside from writing, a news member is also expected to search and prep the news, which includes making image galleries, uploading videos, downloading magazines and scanning them, and requesting, obtaining, and proofreading translations, as well as proofreading others' work.
Teamwork
Able to work with harmony and respect, respond to requests for help, ask for help when required, and motivate others.
What benefits do you get from being part of the news team?
Experience working in a dynamic fan-led news website in the videogames category and managing high-traffic social media.
Free access to events as press (upon approval of the event organizers), e.g., E3, and other press materials andperksas per the event applied for. A business card template can be provided upon request.
Free sample merchandise for review purposes.
References for college/job/internship applications.
Authority to represent KH13 at various events and gatherings which can give you the chance to meet and network with industry professionals and influencers.
Social Media Team
The Social Media Team is responsible for driving engagement on our various social media platforms. That includes;
Liking and replying to fun/creative/informative comments/replies to any of our social media posts, as well as answering questions asked by our followers on Twitter and Facebook.
In addition to the main task above, the social media team also have a sub-team (The Community Team) that are responsible for the following tasks;
Discuss and decide on the poll or quiz of the day as a team and post it to the forums and the KH13 Community Twitter account.
Select and feature fan-made content (art, crafts, videos, or interesting KH related discussion topics) on KH13's Community Twitter and Tumblr accounts.
Schedule posts to celebrate the release anniversaries of the KH games and the birthdays of the cast and crew of the games.
What are we looking for on the social media team?
Good communication skills
Being able to communicate well with other team members, and being able to communicate with our followers on social media in a respectable manner.
Experience using social media, specifically Twitter/Tweetdeck, Facebook, and Tumblr.
Knowledgeable in gaming and entertainment.
Self-sufficiency
Volunteering to take on a task rather than waiting to be assigned one and being able to work without instruction from a Team Leader after the recruit period of about two weeks.
Discord Team
The Discord Team is the team responsible for moderating and driving engagement on KH13's Discord server.
What are we looking for on the Discord team?
Being able to enforce rules and make level-headed decisions without the immediate need for guidance by the Discord Manager.
Having partial or full experience with Discord's built-in moderating tools and Dyno's moderator commands.
Being able to engage in and encourage discussion in our various channels.
Ability to act swiftly during an emergency (e.g., someone posted a very explicit picture in one of the public channels).
Union Cross Team
The Union Cross team are responsible for gathering new information and posting updates to our KH Union χ News Twitter profile.
What are we looking for on the Union X team?
Good writing skills
To join the Union X team, you must be decent at writing and formatting Union X update articles in a straightforward, informative and grammatically correct manner.
Actively playing Union X
You must be interested in and actively playing the Union X mobile game to keep up with new content. Playing the North American version is enough, but playing the Japanese version lands you some bonus points.
Consistency as a member
As a member, it's important that you stay active and show that you're willing to participate in writing and other teamwork when called for. Please read the note at the top of this post about activity.
Teamwork
Able to work with harmony and respect, respond to requests for help, ask for help when required, and motivate others.
This is a general rundown of any information you need to know before applying for a position at KH13. If you have any further questions before applying, you can contact the respective team leaders listed at the bottom of this post.
What you need to know before joining any KH13 team;
Seeing as any position within the KH13 team is unpaid, we do acknowledge that most people have other jobs and responsibilities to look after and that you're by no means required to be active every single day. But, if you're not responding on multiple occasions and never provide an explanation for any prolonged absence, you will be let go from the team. You're encouraged to notify the rest of the team if you will be completely or partially unavailable for several days or longer.
News Team
The KH13 News Team are the people responsible for finding and publishing Kingdom Hearts related news on our main website and sharing them on our various social media platforms. (see; Twitter & Facebook)
What are we looking for on the news team?
To join the news team, you must be decent at writing and formatting good articles in a straightforward and grammatically correct manner.
When applying, you can include examples of previous related work, or you can write a mock article (preferably Kingdom Hearts related), that shows what you're capable of. Training for specific formatting practices will be provided.
As a member, it's important that you stay active and show that you're willing to participate in writing and other teamwork when called for. Please read the note at the top of this post about activity.
As a News Writer, you are expected to appreciate that any piece of news needs to be dealt with urgency and published as soon as possible. While you will be working with the team to make that happen, this will require some initiative on your part.
Able to work with harmony and respect, respond to requests for help, ask for help when required, and motivate others.
What benefits do you get from being part of the news team?
Social Media Team
The Social Media Team is responsible for driving engagement on our various social media platforms. That includes;
In addition to the main task above, the social media team also have a sub-team (The Community Team) that are responsible for the following tasks;
What are we looking for on the social media team?
Being able to communicate well with other team members, and being able to communicate with our followers on social media in a respectable manner.
Volunteering to take on a task rather than waiting to be assigned one and being able to work without instruction from a Team Leader after the recruit period of about two weeks.
Discord Team
The Discord Team is the team responsible for moderating and driving engagement on KH13's Discord server.
What are we looking for on the Discord team?
Union Cross Team
The Union Cross team are responsible for gathering new information and posting updates to our KH Union χ News Twitter profile.
What are we looking for on the Union X team?
To join the Union X team, you must be decent at writing and formatting Union X update articles in a straightforward, informative and grammatically correct manner.
You must be interested in and actively playing the Union X mobile game to keep up with new content. Playing the North American version is enough, but playing the Japanese version lands you some bonus points.
As a member, it's important that you stay active and show that you're willing to participate in writing and other teamwork when called for. Please read the note at the top of this post about activity.
Able to work with harmony and respect, respond to requests for help, ask for help when required, and motivate others.
Which Team Leader to contact for additional info;
News Team:
Social Media Team:
Discord Team:
Union X Team: