diff --git a/photoapp/api.py b/photoapp/api.py
index 56c7b92..f723116 100644
--- a/photoapp/api.py
+++ b/photoapp/api.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class PhotosApiV1(object):
         self.stats = PhotosApiV1Stats()
         self.photos = PhotosApiV1Photos()
         self.tags = PhotosApiV1PhotoTags()
+        self.jobs = JobsApiV1(library)
 
     def GET(self):
         cherrypy.response.headers["Content-type"] = "text/plain"
@@ -284,3 +285,46 @@ class PhotosApiV1PhotoTags(object):
                    slug=slugify(tagname)))
         db.commit()
         return {}
+
+
+@cherrypy.popargs("uuid")
+class JobsApiV1(object):
+    def __init__(self, library):
+        self.library = library
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    @cherrypy.tools.allow(methods=["POST", "GET"])
+    @cherrypy.tools.json_out()
+    def index(
+        self,
+        uuid=None,  # when fetching an existing job, the job's UUID
+
+    ):
+        """
+        show the list of jobs or the specified job
+
+        or, if we're POST/PUTing, create a new job
+            POSTing without the job_args field will tell you the list of job args you need to submit
+            POSTing with job_args will actually create the job
+        """
+        # if cherrypy.request.method == "POST":  # creating job
+        #     print()
+        #     print('body', cherrypy.request.body.read())
+        #     return 'handle post'
+
+        # return 'job: ' + str(uuid)
+
+        # return cherrypy.dispatch.Dispatcher.call(self.other)
+
+        request, response = cherrypy.request, cherrypy.response
+        request.dispatch = cherrypy.dispatch.Dispatcher()
+        cherrypy._cptools.HandlerTool.callable_method_handler(self.other)
+
+        print("response:", response)
+
+        return "lol"
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    def other(self):
+        print("in other")
+        yield "other result"
diff --git a/photoapp/jobs.py b/photoapp/jobs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab69fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/photoapp/jobs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+class JobsDAO(object):
+
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/photoapp/types.py b/photoapp/types.py
index dea32e7..293776b 100644
--- a/photoapp/types.py
+++ b/photoapp/types.py
@@ -220,3 +220,48 @@ class User(Base):
 
     def to_json(self):
         return dict(name=self.name, status=self.status.name)
+
+
+class JobStatus(enum.Enum):
+    paused = 0
+    ready = 1
+    running = 2
+    done = 3
+    error = 4
+
+
+class Job(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'jobs'
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    uuid = Column(Unicode(length=36), unique=True, nullable=False, default=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
+    created = Column(DateTime, nullable=False, default=lambda: datetime.now())
+
+    job_name = Column(String(length=64), nullable=False)
+    status = Column(Enum(JobStatus), nullable=False, default=JobStatus.paused)
+
+    targets = relationship("JobTarget", back_populates="job")
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        return {attr: getattr(self, attr) for attr in
+                {"uuid", "created", "job_name", "status"}}
+
+
+class JobTargetType(enum.Enum):
+    photo = 0
+    photoset = 1
+    tag = 2
+
+
+class JobTarget(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'job_targets'
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    job_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("jobs.id"), nullable=False)
+    job = relationship("Job", back_populates="targets", foreign_keys=[job_id])
+    target_type = Column(Enum(JobTargetType), nullable=False)
+    target = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        return {attr: getattr(self, attr) for attr in
+                {"target_type", "target"}}