谷歌招募创意涂鸦手

Google is advertising¹ for a new Doodler to create the special designs that celebrate historic figures and events on its home page.

谷歌目前正登广告招募一位新的涂鸦手为其创作设计主页上纪念历史人物和事件的特别图案。

The job calls for a "sense of humor, love of all things historical and imaginative artistry（艺术性，工艺） ".

"First impressions matter," Google told prospective² Doodlers.

"Every day, hundreds of millions of online users visit the Google homepage. Yes, to search. But also, to be delighted, informed, and surprised (And maybe even to laugh a little).

"The Google Doodle makes this possible - it's the change that is constant on Google.com."

"From Jules Verne to Pac-Man, you have the reins³ to our brand and iconic logo and can run free with your innovative⁴ ideas."

Based at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, the successful candidate will also have graphic⁵ design qualifications or at least four years professional experience. No salary details were given.

Google's employee selection process is famously rigorous, requiring several stages of professional and personal interviews, on the phone and in person, as well as tests.

"Virtually every person who interviews at Google talks to at least four interviewers, drawn⁶ from both management and potential colleagues," Google says in its information for applicants⁷.

The firm's first Doodle was created in 1998 to mark the Burning Man festival, a counter-culture gathering⁸ in Nevada popular in Silicon⁹ Valley and attended by Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, and its founders¹⁰ Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

The designs have become ever-more frequent and complicated since then, incorporating animations¹¹ and interactive¹² elements.

Doodles this year have celebrated¹³ the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the 182nd birthday of Eadweard J. Muybridge, the photographer who proved that all four of a galloping¹⁴ horse's legs are off the ground simultaneously¹⁵.