The city of Los Angeles has made a splash on social media with its advert for a graphic designer that looks like it was created by a child using Microsoft Paint.
https://t.co/rVbTTIAFBR pic.twitter.com/At6GOD6MP5
— CityLosAngeles-Jobs (@Citylajobs) January 18, 2018
The post on Instagram and Twitter has generated a slew of replies and comments, and applications in kind.
— 🎈 (@ambientaxion) January 19, 2018
hire me pic.twitter.com/vK8Jouk5mq
— Dennis Dean (@___abcdennis) January 19, 2018
Cozmo, the mascot of MSL soccer franchise LA Galaxy, threw his hat into the ring, pointing to some previous efforts in a similar style.
i like #soccer.
— Cozmo LA Galaxy (@CozmoLAGalaxy) April 28, 2017
hockey is #cool.
free tickets are #awesome.
RT this #fantastic tweet & ur entered to win 2tix #LAKingsNight@BaileyLAKings pic.twitter.com/un22YwRgkD
And award-winning designers have pitched in to show their credentials for the role.
Very true. Award hanging next to Billy Penn. I'd say I'm overqualified for LA... pic.twitter.com/S5uELRn3vy
— Andrew Dahl (@Adahlio) January 19, 2018
Applicants can send a more considered bid for the job, which offers a salary of $46,708–$103,230 (£33,503–£74,140) on the government jobs website. The unconventional approach has paid dividends in spreading the advert far and wide – Twitter job postings from the same account typically get a handful of retweets, whereas the graphic designer advert has been shared thousands of time.
But, according to some, maybe they don’t really need a new one.
you don’t need to hire a graphic designer you’ve already got the best one
— Louie Zong (@everydaylouie) January 19, 2018
