Content Writing for GMR Entertainment - An Experience

The following is a crash course and personal opinion behind the work of content writing. 

Hi there! I'm Gabriel Sciberras and I've written over 600 articles for GMR Entertainment in total and this will actually be my last article this summer. Accordingly, the following is an opportunity for me to discuss the position, educate anybody curious and possibly persuade anybody to experiment. Here's my experience working with GMR Entertainment. 

My History with GMR Entertainment 

It all started back in 2016, as I turned 16 and geared up for my Chemistry O'level exam. Bored out of my mind, scrolling through Facebook aimlessly landed me onto an advert by GMR Entertainment stating 'content writer wanted'. At the age of 16, obsessed with gaming and tech paid with a knack for writing, I took my chance and dived into the position with no prior experience whatsoever. And no, I wasn't getting paid - I applied for a voluntary position and did so happily, churning out 3 articles a day at times to sum up almost 250 unpaid articles. 

Working voluntarily was never an issue for me. That's because the team over at GMR Entertainment provided me with a tonne of foundation into the world of online writing. While I also had to put in some working learning the ins and outs of HTML, I was taught how to upload photos, create better titles, understand different types of articles and SEO. And not just through emails either. At times, I would venture up to the Lounge in Msida where founder, Kersten Chircop, walked me through anything he thought I could work on. 

As a young teenager, it was incredible. Having a remote job of this type was sort of a dream come true. All of these skills I just mentioned didn't develop overnight, but took months of work and getting used to it all. GMR Entertainment began trusting me with new types of content which opened my horizons. Through hardware reviews, I was given the opportunity to truly embrace my analytical opinion and work with the awesome Andre Mizzi,  while player interviews pushed me to innovate with questions and to interact with personalities in the esports industry.

Beyond this, I was always invited to local LAN events and Christmas company events which I've always heavily appreciated. With enough time, after 3 months of hard work and learning from my half and great feedback and direction from GMR Entertainment, I could confidently consider myself an 'esports, gaming and technology journalist.' GMR Entertainment offered me a reasonable pay which I happily accepted and work kept flowing. Sponsored articles, local discussions, research into esports and more. 

To top it all off, communication was always great. Working with Kersten and Andre never offered much resistance and was always an open and casual, yet respectful affair. They'd offer ideas, I'd offer ideas and days would go smoothly. In addition, whenever I needed time off to focus on my exams, as I am quite the nerd, I was always given more than enough time to focus. 

Just like that, after a year of work or so, job opportunities flew my way and GMR Entertainment allowed me to venture, always leaving their door open for me. Know, a couple years later, I've come on board for the summer as I can cope with the extra work besides the school year and my other current writing positions. 

What does it take to become an esports/gaming/technology journalist? 

In all honesty, it takes a few simple things. Here's a shortlist of qualities you'd need: 

• Time management: probably more important than the quality of writing - sticking to deadlines to make time relevant content is essential 
• Language: a mix of flexibility and creativity helps out here together with SEO based writing 
• Ability to be analytical and discursive - creating your own ideas and spinning a web is essential for longer pieces of work 
• An ability to learn quickly: whatever you're writing about, you need to make sure you understand it well enough to explain it to readers

What makes a great writer? CREATIVITY and nothing else. Since my first job at GMR Entertainment, I've hopped around a few times and I've always noted this in other writers even with my current job. In this type of job, you'll find a tonne of people who all they do is simply copy other article ideas from bigger sites such as Dot Esports and never really innovate ever as they comfortably paraphrase away. Yes, sometimes this is necessary for the more basic articles but avoid it when possible. 

By being creative you'll have more fun writing, it'll be more challenging and you're more likely to create unique and interesting pieces of work. That's my largest piece of advice - be creative and make creative opinions. 

Interested in Writing with GMR Entertainment?

So that's it, that's my experience and those are my tips for anybody wondering what it takes. Personally, as a student who lives all the way in Zabbar, a remote job makes me smile when I could be on the bus instead. Whenever I discuss my job with others, I always get a 'hey, that's pretty cool' type of reaction. 

If you're interested in trying it out, why not send an email to GMR Entertainment or maybe through their Facebook page. Perhaps you could start right away with some test articles?

Communicate only if you're really passionate for writing and putting your ideas out there - don't do this thinking about money from the get-go - that's not the right attitude to have and it won't get you far. Focus on producing good content and the rest will follow. 

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