Netflix looking for ‘official Instagrammers’ for paid travel gig

By Trevor Mogg Published October 1, 2014

If you’re an avid Instagram shooter, fancy doing a bit of traveling “across the continent” and don’t mind pocketing some cash for your troubles, then read on.

Netflix is on the hunt for three accomplished Instagrammers – or what it calls “Grammasters” – to explore the US (and other locations throughout the American continent, possibly) while taking “beautiful pictures for Netflix Instagram channels.”

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So, how to apply. First, you’ll have to join the 108,000 others and become a follower of Netflix’s Instagram account. After that, it’s a case adding the hashtag #Grammaster to your best three Instagram shots so the judges can see if your work is likely to be worth the $4,000 the company intends to pay you.

All travel arrangements will be taken care of by Netflix, with the job involving shooting content at “iconic film and television locations.” You might even find yourself on the sets of Netflix originals or other “awesome shows and films,” the company said on a dedicated webpage highlighting its latest opportunity.

If you’re interested, you’ve got till October 7 to hashtag your best images.

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Netflix has a habit of surprising us with fun-sounding job offers. The video-streaming service earlier this year offered up the ideal job for film fans when it said it was looking to hire a “movie and TV content expert” whose job description was to, well, watch stuff.

The “tagger” job involves keywording shows to help users of the service find relevant content more easily during searches.

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