diff --git a/webapp/models.py b/webapp/models.py
index ccf5014..3a9ce06 100644
--- a/webapp/models.py
+++ b/webapp/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 
 class Tag(models.Model):
@@ -35,3 +36,35 @@ class InfoTr(models.Model):
     topic = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     content = models.TextField()
     translation_for = models.ForeignKey('Info', related_name='translations')
+
+
+class BaseRole(models.Model):
+    '''
+    Base model for occupations/roles
+    '''
+    name = models.TextField(_('Name'))
+    is_board = models.BooleanField(_('Board member'))
+
+
+class PresetRole(BaseRole):
+    '''
+    Model representing a preset occupation in the guild
+    '''
+    description = models.TextField(_('Description'))
+    summary = models.TextField(_('Summary'))
+
+
+class CustomRole(BaseRole):
+    '''
+    Model representing a user-specified custom occupation
+    '''
+    pass
+
+
+class Role(PresetRole):
+    '''
+    Model representing an active or historical occupation
+    in an official's history
+    '''
+    start_date = models.DateField(_('Start date'))
+    end_date = models.DateField(_('End date'))