Might get a job doing marketing for...

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Porn marketer is a job description on par with heroin salesman. You don't really have to try to market porn, it pretty much sells itself, and everyone knows it exists (What? There are naked women in this film? Fornicating? My goodness, I'll take three).

And what would your job consist of? Deciding which fun shape to place over the genitalia on the promo pictures (stars are so overdone, try out the ships from Space Invaders, or maybe the sihouette of an osprey attacking a marmot)?

For some reason, when I read that, after starting to laugh, I thought it sounded like something Opus would say.
"My goodness," is a phrase that I just wouldn't associate with porn.
"Oh my goodness. Golly jeepers. Gosh darn it!."

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: Flyback

Originally posted by: Darthvoy
be careful if you are planning on working there only temporarily. I had a friend that had a hard time getting another job because he had worked for a porn company (not acting or anything like that).

How do they ever know unless you divulge the info?

Don't most of the marketing subsidiaries have different, legitimate, names? I mean, he won't have:
"C** Guzzler Productions Inc., 2007-2009" on his resume, will he?

100% correct. This particular company has 3 subsidiaries, 2 of them produce legitimate, low budget films (documentaries and such). I'm guessing the other companies take massive losses but that the funding goes across company lines.

On the one hand, I'm freelancing so I won't have a desk position there. I could technically say that I was a freelance marketer during the time. But the CEO seems like a good guy, if I used him as a reference I'm sure he'd say that I worked for one of his other companies.

 

[pradeep1]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
Man, if you want the job maybe you need to grow up (grow a pair?) and just do it.

The first question in my mind wouldn't be whether my parents care about the job, it'd be about my own career path. Is it going to be cool for you to have teh pr0n company on your resume?? If not, do you plan to stay with this company with the rest of your life?

Does anyone really need to market teh pr0n??? I was pretty sure it sold itself...

Ha, Playboy wouldn't be playboy without marketing. Seriously.

Anyways, if the offer is right of course I'm taking the job. Mostly this post was a tongue in cheerk "what do I tell my indian parents?" Anyone of asian descent knows of my dilema.

I'm not thinking if I should take the job based on their approval, screw that. Just thinking out loud - what the hell do I tell the family?

Oh no! Indian parents. Man, I know what you are facing. How will your mother walk with her head held up high amongst the other "aunties" once they find out what you really do. Shame on you.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: G Wizard
"Oh, yes. Oh, yes. New York City's nakedest ladies. They're not even wearing
a smile. Nod suggestively. Yes, six, count 'em, six gorgeous ladies just
dying...for your leers and cat calls. Yowsa, yowsa."

at least attribute Skinner.

 

[Xstatic1]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

100% correct. This particular company has 3 subsidiaries, 2 of them produce legitimate, low budget films (documentaries and such). I'm guessing the other companies take massive losses but that the funding goes across company lines.

On the one hand, I'm freelancing so I won't have a desk position there. I could technically say that I was a freelance marketer during the time. But the CEO seems like a good guy, if I used him as a reference I'm sure he'd say that I worked for one of his other companies.

there ya go--problem solved.

btw, bundling novelty products with films is also a great idea.

 

[Mardeth]

You: "Mom, dad, Im into bestiality"
Parents :Q
You: "J/k, but I do work for the porn industry"
Parents: "Thank god!"

Or something along those lines.