NOW HIRING!
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS.
THE JOB TITLES ARE SUGGESTIONS.
obviously we haven’t thought of everything. if you want a new innovative job
for your character, you’ll still have to work at one of the [i]places that we’ve
listed here, but you can come up with a new job title if you like. just make sure
to include it when you post claiming your job.[/i]
UNEMPLOYMENT IS AN OCCUPATION.
we’d still like to have you here if your character is not currently working. please
don’t skimp out just because you don’t have a job.
PICK A JOB REALISTICALLY.
this means you have to take into account class, background, and location. you don’t
want a job that’s too well-paying or low-paying for your character’s income. you don’t
want your character to have to travel clear across london just to be a waitress at some dive.
YOU CAN HAVE UP TO TWO JOBS.
that’s only for people who really need it, or have a good reason for wanting it. three,
however, is a bit much, so we’re not allowing that.
CANDIDATES STILL HAVE JOBS.
even if your character is running for office, he or she should still have a day job to
finance their campaign.
NOT EVERYTHING HAS A FORUM.
if your job is in a place such as, say, beauchamp place, it’s already a subforum and we
can’t exactly divide it up further. so we’re going to ask you to simply roleplay in
the section named beauchamp place and make it clear through your post where
exactly in beauchamp place you are, which you should be doing anyway.
RESTAURANTS, BARS AND PUBS
CHEEKY
beauchamp place
even just looking at the menu is going to cost you a wad of cash. everything
about this nouveau cuisine just screams substantial debt, and you’ll soon be
paying through the nose for a meal that was all right to begin with. perhaps
dropping all the galleons isn’t quite prudent, but the spunky decorations and
the tendency of the place to be visited about once a week by some famous
person or another makes it quite the popular joint to drop by on.
CHEF, WAITER/WAITRESS, CASHIER, BUSBOY/BUSGIRL
FLOREAN FORTESCUE’S ICE CREAM PARLOR
diagon alley
it’s a small, family-owned business. the original florean fortescue is long gone,
but the business has survived, and lately it’s been doing particularly well. people
who are exhausted and hot from a long day shopping in diagon alley are usually
craving something cool and sweet, and here’s a shop that can provide it for them.
all their ice cream is made from scratch each morning, and it’s quite delicious.
ICE CREAM MAKER, SERVER, CASHIER
FUNNY
soho
it’s the most raging, popular gay bar in all of london. there’s no way to ignore the
flamers that wander in on saturday nights, but the rest of the time it’s a pretty
suave, cool scene. the bartenders and waitresses are always flaunting a bit more
skin than is usually professional to bare, and the constant music makes for an
upbeat, heady experience.
BARTENDER, EXOTIC DANCER, BOUNCER
THE GOLDEN LION
chinatown
a generic, anglicized, modified chinese cuisine, geared towards the modern english
citizen with delicate tastebuds and a firm dogma of what should and should not
be eaten. the trademark giant golden lion in front snaps its maw at anyone who
enters who is due to have bad luck in the next week.
CHEF, WAITER/WAITRESS, CASHIER, BUSBOY/BUSGIRL
THE GRAVE
knockturn alley
as the name suggests, the grave is a small dark and brooding bar in a dank corner
of knockturn alley. it attracts crowds like the undead and the not-fully-human,
those who are outcasts in the world but who fit in perfectly here. it’s not a good
place to get a buzz and have a good laugh and maybe pick up someone to spend
the night with. no, you’re only here if you really want to see the world through
the empty bottom of a bottle, and the bartender is often instructed to keep the
drinks coming until the client has passed out on the floor.
BARTENDER, BOUNCER
THE HOG’S HEAD
hogsmeade
the dirtiest pub in all of england. customers to the hog’s head are advised to bring
their own glasses, lest they end up sipping from a glass coated in grime. it’s just
another place to get seriously drunk, and you often meet some interesting but
rather shady characters here, having a firewhiskey to warm the belly.
BARTENDER
JOIE DE DELI
soho
this sparkling clean, tiny shop in soho sells the best meats and cheeses imported
straight from france, with the finest roquefort from normandy and sausage from
alsace. it also makes the best, most savory, piping hot pastrami on rye that you
have ever tasted, and it has two or three tables for customers to sit at and enjoy
their warm sandwiches right there at the shop.
BUTCHER, CASHIER
LEAKY CAULDRON
diagon alley
it’s a well-run place, and of course it’s as old as hell, so it’s got a pretty regular
set of customers. the people who work at the leaky cauldron don’t take their jobs
very seriously and can often be seen drinking and laughing with the customers on
their shifts. there is also an inn that has to be managed, for travelers or those who
get so drunk that they can’t find their ways home for a night.
BARTENDER, WAITER/WAITRESS, MAID
MADAME PUDDIFOOT’S
hogsmeade
this is a job that pays a lot, but then again, it has to – it’s humiliating on a regular
basis. horrifyingly gaudy costumes are handed out to all the waiters and waitresses
each major holiday, when business is booming. the place is all lace and frills and pink
walls, and it’s generally a sappy place to be. people tend to erupt into spontaneous tears.
CHEF, WAITER/WAITRESS, CASHIER
NEW RIVER CAFE
aldgate
an adorable little place, situated to look like an old-style cottage on the bank of the
new river. though the food can be a little bit overpriced, it’s a decent meal, and the
clientele is usually middle to high class. it’s decorated to seem old-fashioned, almost
early twentieth century type material, with famous icons from the period plastered
like murals on the walls inside.
CHEF, WAITER/WAITRESS
THE RIGHT STUFF
greenwich
a soup, sandwich, and salad joint just a couple blocks away from the prime meridian.
it’s cheap and handy, and a great place to have lunch after exploring greenwich as a
tourist for a while. it gets decent business, and it has no pretentions about being any-
thing other than a slightly tacky sandwich place in a convenient location.
CHEF, WAITER/WAITRESS
SHE SELLS SEASHELLS
chelsea harbour
a pretty little place in chelsea right on the waterfront. situated on the marina of the
harbor, this middle-class seafood restaurant offers a lovely view of the rolling thames
while you enjoy a meal of fish or crustacean on the balcony or inside the main room,
where an entire wall is made up out of a window. the prices are reasonable and it’s
very family-friendly for those who want to bring children.
CHEF, HOSTESS, WAITER/WAITRESS
THE THREE BROOMSTICKS
hogsmeade
whenever you stroll into the inn and tavern called the three broomsticks, half the people
occupying the tables are people that you know. it’s just a fact. the three broomsticks is
always very warm and welcoming to customers, and the open bar and the inviting at-
mosphere mean that it’s a very popular and sometimes crowded place, especially during
the wintertime, when a good butterbeer will warm you right up.
BARTENDER, WAITER/WAITRESS
TIN SOLDIERS
soho
the laid-back ambiance of this bar is perfect for the youthful, wholesome type who want
a slight buzz before embarking on the night’s festivities. no real heavy drinking goes on here.
the customers are light and bright and cheerful, and if the place isn’t the nicest building
in the world, it’s certainly always scrubbed clean.
BARTENDER
* everything in this section includes the job titles of
OWNER and MANAGER.
CLUBS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
ART GALLERY
whitechapel
anything and everything is exhibited here, from prehistoric cave paintings to twelfth-
century classics to modern-day buckets of paint splattered colorfully over a canvas.
the collection is somewhat erratic, but it is certainly extensive, and you can visit it
for an entire afternoon and still not see everything that is there.
CURATOR, TICKETMASTER, CARETAKER
THE BLACK DAHLIA
knockturn alley
perhaps it’s not as raw, edgy and dangerous as the grave, or any rivaling knockturn
nightclubs. but to be honest, the rich people who fool around in dark arts aren’t interested
in rawness or edge or danger – they want a sleek, cool, urbane hangout where they can club
somewhere clean and well-kept. and that’s exactly what the black dahlia offers.
BARTENDER, DJ, MAID
CAUGHT
knockturn alley
a terribly sleazy brothel found at the very end of knockturn alley. the people
who work here know that they’re in it for the money, and they don’t let on that they
believe otherwise. it’s a place of pretending, where everyone but the client is wishing
that they were currently somewhere else.
EXOTIC DANCER, PROSTITUTE, SECURITY
CHESIRE CAT
soho
this nightclub is so popular that it has all of london abuzz with its success. nobody really
knows who owns it – he never shows up, and he seems to have the simple philosophy
“build it and they will come.” it wasn’t there one night and the next it was, and it was
all rather strange, but as long as the music continues to play, nobody’s complaining.
DJ, BOUNCER
THE EFFINGHAM
whitechapel
it’s a large, ornate theater, built to resemble exactly the old theater from the nineteenth
century. now it’s up and running, cranking out a play every wednesday, thursday, and
friday nights, and it’s hustling and bustling with high and low class traffic the whole while.
ACTOR/ACTRESS, BEHIND THE SCENES, TICKETMASTER
NEVER QUIET
whitechapel
the heart of punk rock in all of london. descend down the stairs and you will find
the underground punk scene, complete with tight squeaky leather jackets and fishnet
stockings and fauxhawks two feet high. the constant, offensive beat is always pulsing
through to the corporate building above, so the place gets told to be quiet a lot, hence
the name.
DJ, BOUNCER
TERRORTOURS
diagon alley
a bit of thrilling fun for the whole wizarding family. you can do anything from rent your
very own haunted castle in transylvania to simply take a tour along the scary zombie paths
right here in diagon alley. let the people at terrortours scare you to your wit’s end.
TOUR GUIDE, TRAVEL AGENT, ACCOUNTANT
* everything in this section includes the job titles of
OWNER and MANAGER.
SHOPS, BOUTIQUES AND SERVICES
APOTHECARY
diagon alley
it used to be owned by the bobbin family and it was just the one, but now it has gone
commercial and opened up links of the chain all over the united kingdom. business
is doing really well, so well that they knocked slug and jigger’s out of diagon alley.
BREWER, CASHIER
BORGIN AND BURKES
knockturn alley
this dark magic shop is stocked with things from the eerie and the obscure, things that
are very likely to make you scream or at the very least a bit queasy. it sells trinkets, really,
objects that don’t seem to serve any purpose other than to inflict pain.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
PLUMS
king’s road
this tiny boutique has all the craziest fashions and all the hippest trends at any time in
the year. it always has a wonderful window display put together by the salespeople, and
while it doesn’t get much actual business, there’s a whole lot of traffic coming in and out
just to marvel at the outrageousness of the styles.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
DERVISH AND BANGES
hogsmeade
give them anything magical, and they will fix it for you. there’s no limit to the variety
of items that dervish and banges can repair for you and have back to you within the
promised three days. granted, sometimes it gets a little hectic in the back as they rush
to meet deadlines, but it’s generally a good and healthy atmosphere.
APPRAISER, REPAIRPERSON, CASHIER
EEYLOPS OWL EMPORIUM
diagon alley
it’s not that often that people are looking to buy a new owl, but everyone who does
always comes to eeylops for it. they still do most of their trade based on individual
sale rather than the post offices buying them in a bundle.
ANIMAL CARETAKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
FLOURISH AND BLOTT’S
diagon alley
an enormous bookstore situated on diagon alley, and not once has someone asked
for a book that they don’t have. flourish and blott’s prides itself on being the largest
collection of books north of vatican city, and hands-down the biggest concentration
of magical books in the world.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
GLADRAGS WIZARDWEAR
hogsmeade
this place doesn’t sew anything until they’ve taken your measurements and found
out what style and design of robe you desire. it might take a little while, and it requires
some painstaking fitting sessions, but they always turn out perfectly.
TAILOR, CASHIER
GRINGOTTS WIZARDING BANK
diagon alley
ever since the last goblin rebellion in 2032 or so, Gringotts has stopped employing
quite so many goblins – many vaults were broken into when the goblins decided to
sacrifice their integrity to finance the war.
CURSEBREAKER, ACCOUNTANT, CLERK
HARRODS
knightsbridge
it’s an expansive, high-class department store that takes up nearly an entire city
block. harrods has been around since before anyone can remember, and it’s every little
girl’s dream to find herself in the middle of it with enough money to buy all the dresses
that she could possibly wish for.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
HONEYDUKES SWEETSHOP
hogsmeade
their chocolate, which is said to have the ability to cure various incurable diseases,
has to be made from scratch every morning, along with all their other sweets. it’s
a tough job, working at the best sweetshop in britain – it means a lot of early mornings
and late nights spent slaving away at the oven.
CHEF, CASHIER
MADAME MALKIN’S ROBES
diagon alley
these robes range from delicate and tasteful to gaudy and absolutely hideous.
you can take your chances ruffling through robes for a bit and see if you find anything
you like, though you’ve got about half a shot either way. they also do alterations.
TAILOR, RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
MADAME PRIMPERNELLE’S BEAUTY POTIONS
diagon alley
hordes of women stamp in every morning that they come out with a new beauty
potion, hurrying to make themselves perfect in just another slight way. all the people
who work here are beautiful, perhaps from nicking a few sips when the supervisor had
his eyes somewhere else.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
OLLIVANDER’S WANDS
diagon alley
it became much more of a commercial business after dear ollivander passed
away. it’s no longer a one-person show, even though it’s still quite small, and
the wands aren’t quite as high-quality or as individually matched as the used to be.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
POST OFFICE
hogsmeade
the shelves are lined with owls of all sizes, color-coded by the distance of delivery
and maximum possible capacity of each bird. they all have to be fed and maintained,
and the post office is sometimes a dirtier job than it looks.
FRONT DESK, ANIMAL CARETAKER, MAID
QUALITY QUIDDITCH SUPPLIES
diagon alley
the best broom supplier in this area of london, quality quidditch supplies has
been around for years as the most respectable, renowned operator of quidditch
supply and repair. it’s quite the talk of the town, whenever a new model of broom
comes out.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
QUIXOTIC
beauchamp place
a really expensive boutique at beauchamp place, where all the clothes are funky
and outrageous and absurdly overpriced. it keeps up with all the latest fashions, which
means that sometimes their mannequins are dressed up in the funniest ways.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
REGENCY HOTEL
knightsbridge
the biggest, grandest, most comfortable luxury hotel in this borough of london.
the clientele is snobby and spoiled, so the people who work here often find themselves
catering to the inane needs of rich people. it pays very well, though, so it’s worth it.
RECEPTIONIST, PIANO PLAYER, BELLBOY/BELLGIRL, MAID
ST. MUNGO’S HOSPITAL FOR MAGICAL MALADIES
the city
the only purely magical hospital in britain, and the only place you’re going to
get yourself fixed if you fell in a cauldron or sat on your wand the wrong way.
but a hospital is a hospital, so they’ll treat mundane, non-magic-related things.
HEALER, NURSE, RECEPTIONIST, RESIDENT, INTERN
WEASLEY’S WIZARD WHEEZES
diagon alley
it’s now the only joke shop in diagon alley, because it has run all the others
out with its business. it entered a recent period of decline, but now it’s up and
coming once again, and it looks like it’s going to stay afloat.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
WORMY’S
knockturn alley
this is a sleazy sex shop down the left side of the street in knockturn alley, across
from the brothel. it doesn’t get a whole lot of business, and when it does, it’s from
bums and paupers who can’t afford to indulge themselves across the street.
RESTOCKER, SALESPERSON, CASHIER
* everything in this section includes the job titles of
OWNER and MANAGER.
NEWS, MAGAZINES AND JOURNALISM
DAILY PROPHET
diagon alley
the source of all magical news – and, despite its occasional propaganda, the most
reliable one as well, reporting actual news and not just conspiracist human-interest
stories. it’s the most popular newspaper in britain, and the presses are always rolling
frantically to get the latest edition out.
EDITOR, JOURNALIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, DELIVERY PERSON
THE QUIBBLER
norfolk square
it doesn’t always report the facts straight and true, but it makes for an interesting
read on the train. this newspaper tends to run stories about imaginary animals and
pop singers who are really wanted men running from the dementors at azkaban.
EDITOR, JOURNALIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, DELIVERY PERSON
WITCH WEEKLY
hyde park
a women’s magazine featuring a different woman on the cover every week. it is
the typical female handbook, covering fashion and health and sex and men. it doesn’t
go to print every day, so if you’re looking for journalism that doesn’t mean trying to
reach deadlines while panicking every morning, this is where you should work.
EDITOR, JOURNALIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, DELIVERY PERSON
* everything in this section includes the job titles of
EDITOR-IN-CHEIF.
MINISTRY OF MAGIC
MAGICAL GAMES AND SPORTS
ministry of magic
they do things like organize the quidditch leagues and several other magical games
that can be found across britain. they’ve got to conceal them from muggles while at
the same time making sure the leagues are working properly.
QUIDDITCH COMMITTEE CHAIR, OFFICIAL GOBSTONES CLUB, LUDICROUS PATENTS OFFICE
MAGICAL ACCIDENTS AND CATASTROPHES
ministry of magic
if anyone is sent to st. mungo’s hospital, the ministry of magic is called onto the
scene with this department. they investigate the cause, prevent it from happening
again, and clean up the original mess that caused the trouble.
OBLIVIATOR, ACCIDENTAL MAGICAL REVERSAL SQUAD, INVISIBILITY TASK FORCE, MUGGLE-WORTHY EXCUSES COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL MAGICAL COOPERATION
ministry of magic
they do things like organize the quidditch leagues and several other magical games
that can be found across britain. they’ve got to conceal them from muggles while at
the same time making sure the leagues are working properly.
AMBASSADOR TO (INSERT COUNTRY), INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF WIZARDS, INTERNATIONAL MAGICAL OFFICE OF LAW, INTERNATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS BODY
MAGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ministry of magic
all departments except the department of mysteries answer to this office, which the
minister of magic oversees directly. it makes sure that the wizarding world is safely
underground at all times, and it also keeps order within this world.
AUROR, WIZENGAMOT, IMPROPER USE OF MAGIC OFFICE, MAGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SQUAD, MISUSE OF MUGGLE ARTIFACTS OFFICE, OFFICE FOR THE DETECTION AND CONFISCATION OF COUNTERFEIT DEFENSIVE SPELLS AND PROTECTIVE OBJECTS, MAGICAL EQUIPMENT CONTROL
MAGICAL TRANSPORTATION
ministry of magic
since most wizards would never be caught dead in a car or a train if they can help
it, the department of magical transportation is always looking for innovative ways
to get wizards from one end of the country to the other.
PORTKEY COMMITTEE, FLOO REGULATION, APPARATION OFFICE
REGULATION AND CONTROL OF MAGICAL CREATURES
ministry of magic
since these animals have got to be kept from muggle eyes as well, this department
has their work clearly cut out for them. they’re always rushing to keep animals penned
up or set them free from the clutches of witches and wizards that haven’t got a clue
as to how to take proper care of them.
MAGICAL CREATURE DETECTION, CREATURE CONTROL
MYSTERIES
ministry of magic
nobody really knows what’s going on here, except for those who work inside, and
half the time even they don’t know what they’re doing. whatever secrets they’re
working so hard to keep, they’re doing a jolly good job of it.
UNSPEAKABLE, SPY
* everything in this section includes the job titles of
HEAD, JUNIOR MINISTER, RECEPTIONIST and INTERN.
CAMPAIGNS
CAMPAIGN STAFF
ministry of magic
here to help the party win the election this year and give their candidates a quick
boost in the right direction. while the candidates have other jobs, for these people,
the campaign is their job. they’ve dedicated themselves to the politics.
CAMPAIGN STAFFER
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
please specify your business and job title.
