To Whom It May Concern,
My resume has absolutely nothing to do with blogging, social media, or pop
culture. If you've glanced over it already you are probably wondering if I
think BuzzFeed is a local swim team (I
know it’s not, don't worry). However, if you look at my life, it’s all about
critiquing culture.
As I sit here in an office of a job I absolutely despise, I comb through BuzzFeed,
Perez Hilton, EW, The Superficial, Thought Catalog,
reading and laughing at peoples opinions and posts about our society. It brings
happiness to my day. However, it also makes me extremely jealous. I think to
myself, I'm loud, blunt, opinionated and ruthlessly sarcastic. I could do this!
Of course, like everyone else in this world I have started blogs, I made a
YouTube show called My Weekly Bitch, where I bitch about what's going on in the
world of pop culture and I even use my Facebook as if it were my own little
section on BuzzFeed.
This morning I was watching ESPN in hopes of catching the newest
college basketball rankings. Being from New Mexico, who has been having a
fantastic season, I couldn't wait to see where in the Top 20 the AP would place UNM. A quick disclaimer -
I constantly talk shit about New Mexico, because the entire state is really a
joke. I love it, but no one takes New Mexico seriously. The rankings were
posted and sitting pretty at number fourteen was none other than Mexico. Yes,
Mexico. Mexico apparently has a team in the Collegiate Basketball Association.
I immediately took a screen shot of my TV and posted it to Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram. What is the point of this story? I knew this needed more attention
than simply my 1,000 FB followers. Yet again, New Mexico has been kicked out of
the United States. I decided to email the photo with a little blurb to BuzzFeed
and you guys made a beautiful post. I was overjoyed with happiness for a
whomping twenty seconds until I was overcome with jealousy, again. I wanted to
be in your offices, creating these articles that I've come to know and love.
I'm the annoying person relentlessly posting on Facebook. Whether it be a
funny news article, what I think is the next viral video, or simply my opinions
on how stupid or ridiculous our culture is. Although, if I'm being honest,
sometimes I construct funny posts simply to see how many "likes" I
can get. In case you wondering, it can average about 60 - 100 likes. (Did I mention
I can be a bit narcissistic?) I'm the one live tweeting the 2013 Oscars. I'm
the one Instagraming the ridiculous outfits people wear out on the town. I live
and critique the world through social media.
An intern asked me today, “Why don’t you work at BuzzFeed? You would be
perfect for a site like that! ” I thought about it for a moment. She was right,
why don’t I work at BuzzFeed?
My name is Ross Arias; I graduated from Occidental College
with a BA in Film and Media Studies and am looking for a new job. I’m an
extremely out going person with great people skills and leadership abilities. I
work hard and at the very least, I’m good for a laugh or two.
Sincerely,
Ross Arias
@RoarinRoss
Instagram: RoarinRoss
I would hire you.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think BuzzFeed, I think "lists". It's possible that you don't make enough lists. Then again, it's possible that your cover letter makes it sound like your cultural critiques are too personal or about you. I couldn't name a single person that works at BuzzFeed - their stuff is written in such a way that the author doesn't show in the article or list except for an itty bitty picture at the top. They are (ostensibly) about reporting things and detecting what is trending, not getting likes (which may explain the replacement of a simple "like" with their variety of emotions).
ReplyDeleteIt's also possible they're just keeping your stuff on file until they have an opening.