This is the first in a two-part series about what it's like to work at Yelp. Make sure to check back tomorrow for part two of the series where we interview Brittany Bassett, Yelp's LA West community manager.
You've probably been encouraged more than once to try to make what you love your work. Well, for Katie Burbank, that love was her city — Los Angeles.
Katie is the LA East community manager for Yelp.com, the social networking, user review-based, online city guide. Yelp was Katie's go-to site for finding cool events around LA, when one day she noticed a job advertisement on the site. She loved her city, especially exploring new places and sharing LA with family, friends and visitors. Katie got the job and now spends her days working with business owners, planning or attending events, writing reviews and more. Her favorite part: Getting out of the "locals rut" of only frequenting the same places and experiencing all her home has to offer.