20個超拽頭銜，讓平凡的工作有了高格調
財富中文網
2016-12-14
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現在的苦逼程序猿要沒有一兩個響亮的頭銜，都不好意思在IT圈里混。各種奇葩頭銜也因此應運而生，比如IOS忍者、Java武士、腳本大師等等。現在哪個圈內人還不認識一兩個“創新向導”呢？ 諸如此類的奇葩頭銜到處都有，科技界尤其是重災區。 從“數字先知”到“首席麻煩制造官”，現在我們就為大家盤點一下最奇葩的頭銜。 1、首席口味官 公司：Bai Brands 賈斯汀·汀布萊克是個拿獎拿到手軟、頭銜多到令人發指的音樂人兼演員，不過有一個頭銜他直到2016年才拿到——今年10月，汀布萊克正式成為Bai Brands公司的首位“首席口味官”。他將幫助這家飲料公司開發新的口味和產品。 2、卓越研究銀河總督 公司：微軟 描述：這個霸氣側漏并透著濃濃星戰味兒的頭銜是微軟公司為從事云計算相關研究的人準備的。目前這個職位被一個叫詹姆斯·米肯斯的人占據著，這位老兄人送綽號“計算機科學界的勒布朗·詹姆斯”，他的研究主要集中在如何提高網絡應用的質量。不過從他的領英賬戶來看，目前米肯斯還有一個比較常規的頭銜——哈佛大學副教授。 3、時尚傳播官 公司：Tumblr 描述：如果你有了這樣一個頭銜，你的Tumblr頁面貼滿了你在各種高大上的地方拍的文藝照片，自然也是應有之義。目前在Tumblr公司干這份工作的人叫瓦倫丁·尤霍夫斯基，其職責是與各路博主、設計師和時尚品牌進行合作，其中就包括Vera Wang和Calvin Klein這種國際大牌。 4、首席偏執狂 公司：雅虎 描述：老實說，“首席偏執狂”聽起來要比“首席信息安全官”狂拽帥酷多了。而且它也講得通：雅虎的整個網絡安全部門都是出了名的“偏執狂”。 5、常駐黑客 公司：領英 描述：馬修·舒普在領英的第一個頭銜平平無奇——“技術營銷員”。但當他在公司舉辦的“黑客日”活動中取得優勝之后，他的頭銜就成了“常駐黑客”。他的工作包括創建內部工具的原型產品，并將其變成最終產品。現在舒普已經從領英離職，不知道這個職位現在是不是還在招人。 6、內部哲學家 公司：谷歌 描述：這個頭銜說明學哲學的你也是能在谷歌找到工作的。盡管谷歌是搜索巨頭，但碰到解答不了的問題時，它也得請高人指點迷津。“內部哲學家”的工作就是要用“人文主義的視角”來解決一些工程問題。 7、培根評論員 公司：時代公司。（時代公司也是《財富》的母公司） 描述：你沒看錯。時代公司旗下品牌Extra Crispy還真的雇了個人來品評培根。目前這個位子已經有人了，而且這家伙的工作態度也很端正——他在一個月里已經試吃了用31種動物肉制成的培根。 8、聲音設計導演 公司：Facebook 描述：光聽這個頭銜的名字，你可能并不會覺得奇怪，但你要知道，這個頭銜居然是由Facebook公司提供的。聲音設計導演主要負責創建各種叮叮當當的聲音，也就是你在刷Facebook時聽到的各種提示音。 9、首席麻煩制造者 公司：Matrix Group 描述：CEO這個頭銜聽起來太無趣了，為啥不給它加點料呢？因此，網頁設計公司Matrix Group喬安娜·皮內達自封為該公司的“首席麻煩制造者”，而且她也忠實地履行了這份職責。她在2004年接受《華盛頓郵報》采訪時曾表示：“我經常會制造麻煩。比如我經常會跟一個項目組說：‘我們重來一次怎么樣？’我希望人們能在辦公室里親切地稱呼我這個頭銜。” 10、行政大師 公司：弗吉尼亞梅森醫院 描述：根據弗吉尼亞梅森醫院最近發布在招聘網站Monster.com上的廣告，要想在該院當一名“行政大師”，你需要有10年以上的領導經驗及相關行政輔導經歷。“行政大師”的職責是協助進行客戶支持，并且管理該公司的商業業務。 11、數字先知 公司：美國在線(AOL) 描述：大衛·成是AOL公司的“數字先知”。這個頭銜讓他感到十分驕傲，他甚至給自己做了個名片，里邊有一塊嵌入的微芯片，寫著“數字先知，AOL”。據報道，AOL每年付給他六位數的薪水，來觀察“未來是怎樣在廣泛的網絡格局上形成的”。 12、首席講故事官 公司：微軟 描述：微軟“首席講故事官”并不負責銷售任何產品——他真的就是個講故事的，主要負責“通過故事改變人們對微軟的認知。”這些故事可能是通過博客、照片、動畫片，也可能是通過主題演講或各類活動講述的。 13、粘土建模大師 公司：福特 描述：這個工作頭銜可謂名符其實。福特每推出一款新車型，粘土建模大師就要用粘土塑造一個1:1比例的模型，然后一直修改到最終定型。這個過程最長可能要持續兩年。 14、首席傳播員 公司：Clever 描述：聽到這個頭銜，你可能會感到好奇：“首席傳播員”是傳播啥的？當然是傳播她的公司的。斯蒂芬妮婭·旁波尼是一家影響力營銷公司Clever的創始人兼“首席傳播員”。她的工作就是“在一切場合宣傳我們的行業領導力、專業知識和創新能力”。 15、首席執行獨角獸 公司：PowToon 描述：雖說市面上的獨角獸（指估值10億美元以上的創業公司）并不多，但是DIY動畫視頻制作平臺PowToon公司里卻有一只。該公司CEO伊利婭·斯皮塔尼克自封為“首席執行獨角獸”(CEU)，不過最近她的頭銜貌似又改成了“首席半路出家科學家”。 16、首席心臟官 公司：VaynerMedia 描述：數字公司VaynerMedia將人力資源主管的角色定位得非常私人化。這位人力資源主管要經常通過一對一會面、短信、電子郵件和電話等方式聯系員工。該公司“首席心臟官”克勞德·西爾弗今年八月曾表示：“今天我要與15到20個人進行一對一會面。等到我早上9點到辦公室時，我可能也已經發了將近20條的短信，好讓人們知道我在想著他們。” 17、披薩學院院長 公司：必勝客 描述：如果你當了必勝客的披薩學院院長，懂戰略、懂領導藝術當然也是很重要的，但基本功也同樣很重要。因為你要對必勝客的經理們進行培訓，培訓內容包括如何正確地切披薩以及將披薩放到盒子里。 18、首席試玩官 公司：玩具反斗城 描述：每年加拿大的玩具企業玩具反斗城（Toys “R” Us）都會招聘“專人”，對即將上架的所有熱門玩具進行試玩和評測。當12歲的埃米爾·伯比奇聽說他得到了這份工作后，他興奮地表示，這一定是“世界上最酷的工作”了。 19、快樂英雄 公司：Buffer 描述：如果有個人擁有軟件即服務(SaaS)領域的工作經驗，能夠替你檢測Bug并且解決技術問題，那么你該怎樣稱呼他呢？在社交媒體營銷公司Buffer，這種人才被稱為“快樂英雄”。該公司在招聘廣告中寫道：“歸根結底，我們認為，快速、全面、私人化的回復會令人快樂。” 20、首席收藏家 公司：eBay 描述：你可能想問，eBay雇收藏家有什么用？2013年，eBay公司聘請了200名“收藏家”，也就是所謂的“網紅”和“達人”，好讓粉絲們看到他們最近在eBay上收藏的商品。“首席收藏家”們的主要職責就是在主頁上展示商品。 （財富中文網） ? 作者：Polina Marinova 譯者：樸成奎 審校：任文科 |
It seems like no one is just a plain old developer anymore. Instead, they’re an IOS ninja, a java jedi, or a scripting guru. And let’s be honest, we all know an “innovation sherpa” or two. We see these kinds of titles all the time, especially in the tech world. From digital prophets to chief troublemakers, here they are in all their glory. 1.Chief Flavor Officer Company: Bai Brands Well, there’s one title that award-winning musician and actor Justin Timberlake didn’t have until 2016 — CFO. In October, Timberlake became Bai Brands’ first chief flavor officer. In other words, he’ll help the beverage company launch products and develop new flavors. 2. Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence Company: Microsoft Description: Here’s a sexy title for a job that means you do cloud-related research for Microsoft. This role was occupied by James Mickens, also referred to as the “LeBron James of Computer Science.” Much of his research focused on improving the quality of web applications. Today, Mickens has a very regular title: associate professor at Harvard University, according to his LinkedIn profile. 3. Fashion Evangelist Company: Tumblr Description: Having a Tumblr page featuring artsy shots in exotic places is par for the course when you have a job title like this. In the role is Valentine Uhovski, whose responsibilities include partnering with bloggers, designers and fashion brands, like Vera Wang and Calvin Klein. 4. Paranoid In Chief Company: Yahoo Description: Let’s be honest — Paranoid in chief sounds much more intriguing than plain old “chief information security officer.” And it makes sense: Yahoo’s entire cybersecurity division is known as “the Paranoids.” 5. Hacker-in-Residence Company: LinkedIn Description: Matthew Shoup’s first title at LinkedIn was nothing out of the ordinary: “technical marketer.” But when Shoup started winning the company’s hack days, his role transformed into “hacker in residence.” His role included creating prototypes for internal tools and turning designs into products. Shoup is no longer at LinkedIn, but it’s unclear if his role is up for grabs. 6. In-House Philosopher Company: Google Description: This title is proof that your philosophy degree could land you a job at Google. Even the search giant needs someone to turn to when it has a question. The company literally employed someone whose job is to solve engineering problems using “a humanistic perspective.” 7. Bacon Critic Company: Time Inc. (Disclosure: Time Inc is also the parent company of Fortune) Description: Yep, you read that right. Time Inc.’s brand, Extra Crispy, actually hired someone to critique bacon. Though the job has been filled, the candidate seems pretty qualified — he has eaten 31 different animals in the span of a month. We’ll leave it at that. 8. Director of Sound Design Company: Facebook Description: This doesn’t sound like such an odd title until you consider that it’s at Facebook. The director of sound design is responsible for creating all the “pop ding” and “pop om” sounds you hear when you receive a notification on your Facebook feed. 9. Chief Troublemaker Company: Matrix Group Description: When the CEO title doesn’t sound fun enough, why not spice it up? Founder and chief troublemaker Joanna Pineda takes her title very seriously at the web design agency she founded. “I make trouble,” she told the Washington Post back in 2004. “I’ll walk into a project and I’ll say, ‘What if we start over?’ I hope that people use the title affectionately around the office.” 10. Executive Sensei Company: Virginia Mason Medical Description: You’ll need a master’s degree, 10 years of leadership experience and some executive coaching to qualify as an “executive sensei,” according to Virginia Mason Medical’s recent posting on hiring site Monster.com. The sensei will help support clients and manage the business aspects of the company. 11. Digital Prophet Company: AOL Description: David Shing, or “Shingy,” is so proud of his title that he has a business card with an embedded microchip that reads “Digital Prophet, AOL.” The company reportedly pays him six figures to watch “the future take shape across the vast online landscape.” 12. Chief Storyteller Company: Microsoft Description: Microsoft’s “chief storyteller” doesn’t sell anything — he literally just tells stories. This person is responsible for “changing the perception of Microsoft through stories.” Those stories can be told through blogs, photos, cartoons, keynotes, and events. 13. Master Clay Modeler Company: Ford Description: This job title actually lives up to its hype. For each new car that Ford rolls out, clay modelers build several full-size clay iterations until they refine it to its final model. The process can take up to two years. 14. Chief Evangelist Company: Clever Description: You might be wondering – “chief evangelist” of what? Well, of her company. Stefania Pomponi is the co-founder and chief evangelist of her influencer marketing agency, and her job is literally to “promote our industry leadership, expertise, and innovation anywhere and everywhere I can.” 15. Chief Executive Unicorn Company: PowToon Description: Because there aren’t enough unicorns, there’s one over at PowToon as well. Ilya Spitalnik is CEO (or CEU) of the company that sells software to make animated explainer videos. However, it looks like Spitalnik may have recently changed his title to “Chief Renegade Scientist.” 16. Chief Heart Officer Company: VaynerMedia Description: Digital agency VaynerMedia is making the HR director role super personal. They’ve hired someone who constantly reaches out to employees through one-on-one meetings, text messages, emails, and phone calls. “Today, my day will be made up of 15 to 20 one-on-ones,” CHO Claude Silver said in August. “And by the time I get to the office at 9 a.m. I will have probably already sent out just as many different text messages, so people know I am thinking about them.” 17. Dean of Pizza Company: Pizza Hut Description: When you’re the dean of pizza, strategy and leadership are important, but so are the basics. This role requires training Pizza Hut managers on how to properly cut and place the pizza in the box. 18. Chief Play Officer Company: Toys “R” Us Description: Each year, Toys “R” Us, Canada, hires a qualified candidate to play with and review all the hottest new toys before they’ve hit the shelves. When 12-year-old émile Burbidge found out he got the job, he said he knew it would be the “coolest job in the world.” 19. Happiness Hero Company: Buffer Description: What do you call someone who has experience in a SaaS environment and can troubleshoot bugs and solve technical issues? A happiness hero, according to social media marketing company Buffer. “At the core, we believe that fast, comprehensive, and personal replies inherently make people happy,” reads the job listing. 20. Chief Curator Company: eBay Description: You might be wondering what there is to curate at eBay? In 2013, the company hired 200 curators, or “tastemakers and well-known people who users can follow to see their latest product selections.” The chief curator is responsible for featuring products on the homepage. |
