Okay, here goes: you want to be a part of the comic book industry and you can’t write, can’t draw, can’t edit. But you still can’t let go of that dream. So suppose you could count things (with or without fingers), manage computer technology, and were a good organizer with mad tech skills. In other words, a computer geek who liked comics instead of a comic book geek who has already mastered Windows 7. Is there still a place at, say, Marvel Entertainment for you to park your assets?

Maybe. Let’s take a look.

Marvel is looking for a Physical Asset Coordinator down in Manhattan Beach, CA. Your job will be to “support Marvel Studios’ physical asset management initiative, including the locating, tagging, photographing, sale and tracking of all physical production assets.” There are a bunch of asset management tasks, many of them are written in very specific language that I can’t translate, but if you can, get that resume over there, pronto.

Also, down in Manhattan Beach, Marvel Studios is looking for a Digital Asset Coordinator to assist with “administration of Marvel’s digital asset management system and facilitate communication and secure data transfer between various groups within Marvel corporate and production.” You’ll have a lot of technical duties, and you’ll need some theatrical production experience and familiarity with various video and image formats beyond just being able to post stuff on YouTube. And if you think “letterboxing, streaming, and compression techniques” are tortures from a Uwe Boll movie, it’s best to move on.

And finally, to complete the Mighty Marvel Employment Triptych, Marvel Studios, again in Manhattan Beach, is looking for a “Coordinator, Worldwide Technical Services.” You’ll be “responsible for coordinating key areas of Marvel’s film, video, digital and audio assets across all Studio lines.” You’ll need 2 years of post-production experience and some other nifty tech skills as well.

One of the perks of each of these three jobs isn’t mentioned, but it occurs to me that you’re going to have viewer access to Marvel’s movies and TV shows (animated and live-action) as they are in production. In other words – you’ll see the Avengers movie long before most of us.

Oh, and by the way, Manhattan Beach, CA? Nice, nice place to work and live.

[Artwork: Iron Man, still © Marvel Characters]