--- title: Binge-Watching Netflix Shows Dream Job Is Now a Reality description: You could get paid for binge watching your favorite Netflix shows all day, thanks to this job posting for Netflix Originals. canonical: https://time.com/5220909/netflix-binge-watching-dream-job/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-29T19:21:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:44.393Z og:title: Binge-Watching Netflix Shows Is Now an Actual Job og:description: Talk about a dream job og:url: https://time.com/5220909/netflix-binge-watching-dream-job/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda580ab726e54531/69892c60fb4eac21548962f0/netflix-binge-watching-job.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Paris Games Week 2017 : Day Three At Porte De Versailles In Paris og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Binge-Watching Netflix Shows Is Now an Actual Job twitter:description: Talk about a dream job twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda580ab726e54531/69892c60fb4eac21548962f0/netflix-binge-watching-job.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Dream Job Lets You Binge-Watch Netflix Shows for a Living > Sponsored content. 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'Paris Games Week' is an international trade fair for video games and runs from November 01 to November 5, 2017\. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Chesnot—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 29, 2018 7:21 PM UTC If binge-watching [Netflix](http://time.com/4779560/thirty-shows-half-hour-sitcoms/) shows all day long sounds like your dream job, then look no further than this [job posting](https://jobs.netflix.com/jobs/865745) for the streaming company that seeks someone an “editorial analyst” to “watch, research, rate, tag, annotate and write analysis for movie and TV content” for their [Netflix Originals](http://time.com/4694187/netflix-original-shows-streaming-2017/) catalogue. In other words, Netflix needs someone to watch hours and hours of TV and movies for them to help categorize the content into genres, an enviable career for anybody who’s fallen into the deep hole of Netflix’s endless offerings in their free time. According to the qualifications requirement for the job, the ideal candidate will be “passionate about movies and TV with a deep knowledge of the entertainment industry” and should be able to live and work in Los Angeles. 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