Shiftgig, the professional networking and employment community for the service industry, announced today that Emerson Spartz has joined the company as an advisor. Spartz, the CEO and founder of Spartz Inc., is best known for founding MuggleNet at the age of 12, a Harry Potter fan site that attracted 50 million monthly page views soon after it launched. In related news, Shiftgig has redesigned its site and hired a team of hilarious, insightful writers to provide social news and entertainment specifically devoted to the service industry to complement its job searching platform.
“Emerson has a track record of generating viral growth in communities, and we’re thrilled to bring him on to the Shiftgig team,” said Eddie Lou, CEO of Shiftgig. “Shiftgig has quadrupled in size since this time last year, and we expect this growth to continue. Ultimately, we want our audience to find industry information and fun content as well as job opportunities.”
Spartz, who famously dropped out of middle school prior to creating MuggleNet, also founded sites such as OMG Facts, Unfriendable and smartphOWNED. Today he publishes 18 unique websites and apps that attract over 160 million page views each month.
“I really like the Shiftgig marketplace and how it is helping people find jobs. There is a lot of opportunity to provide other value-added features to this audience,” said Spartz.
Spartz joins a Shiftgig advisory team that includes Ken Pelletier, former CTO of Groupon; Brian Spaly, founder and CEO of Trunk Club; and Sam Yagan, founder of OKCupid.
In addition to providing a platform for networking and finding jobs, Shiftgig’s new community pages, The Goods, will offer articles that are fun, informative and inspirational. Already the largest service industry community, over 600,000 people have created profiles on Shiftgig to connect with each other, find better employment and be entertained.
Shiftgig is the professional networking and employment community for the hospitality industry, facilitating connections between employers and candidates. It simplifies the hiring process by matching meaningful candidate profiles with job openings so both sides get better results quickly. Shiftgig also provides the latest information on industry news, events and deals. The company currently operates in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. For more information about Shiftgig, visit www.shiftgig.com.
