I’ve been on a couple of interviews in the past where part of the process was putting forth a marketing plan for a specific product and was always skeptical about the idea. Kind of like writing on spec with no protection for your ideas or concepts. At least it sounds like you got paid for the work you did, though.

Post Nellie/Pre Gayley

I was offered the Director of Marketing job and turned it down. Too little money, too little reward. Based on the marketing plan I wrote, as part of my job interviewing process, for the then unnamed graphic novel imprint (I was told think Gossip Girl in grahic novel), I was offered and accepted a consultancy to execute my marketing plan. I wrote a proposal suggesting a partnership with Alloy to execute the plan, since there would be no full time marketing staffer on this project. I coordinated and finalized all elements of the plan and went on maternity leave. When I returned, Gayley had been hired and I was asked to remain a consultant and help define, design and build the MINX website and online community. I worked on this for three weeks and was about to present mockups when I was told not by Stephanie, by whom I was retained, but by Gayley, that my services were no longer required.

That’s gratitude!

Someone — Johanna at CWR, I think — referenced my comments as being unattributed and I just want to clarify that everything I wrote here is my own opinion of things based on a combination of first-hand knowledge and conclusions I’ve come to based on a variety of sources over the past couple of years.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and thanks Heidi, Johanna and Dirk for the links.

–Tim O’Shea