On Tuesday, September 8th, I started working as a Creative Writer for Ganz, Inc. As a Creative Writer, I work with a team of other writers to write creative briefs for online entertainment projects, write website content, work with the Creative Director to develop plans for an overall (top secret, upcoming, and super cool) project, and review and analyze competition to aid in the development of creative projects (Note: Most of this description is copied, pasted and re-worded from the job description available on Workopolis.com). Currently at work I’m reading up on old research and conducting some of my own – tasks that allow me to re-visit some of my favorite games with a new and critical eye.
I applied for the job mid-August, went for an interview a week later, and was hired a week after that. The job is a full-time, permanent position. I hadn’t mentioned it earlier because I was afraid of jinxing it. Retrospectively evaluating the steps I’ve taken towards this point, I had (and still have) a strong feeling that I’ve been fatalistically led to this position; even the most chance encounters and decisions have added up to form the requirements needed to land this job – a belief that both unnerves and soothes me in turns.
To be honest, I’m still getting adjusted to the schedule. I’m still not used to the 9-5 workday, and the apprehension and excitement of getting a job has put a stopper to my current creative endeavors. I hope to start again soon. Writing is, after all, my number one love.
At the moment, as I’m settling in, I’m going with the flow. Life seems to be directing me somewhere. I guess it’s up to me to find out exactly where I have to go.
P.S. In regards to my work situation, I’d like to thank Johnson, my manager at MGA Entertainment, for being constantly supportive throughout my job search, Sean Chin for being such an awesome person to work with as I write for him on Live in Limbo, and my friends and family who admirably tolerate my dramatics as I stress over school and work.