YOUR INFORMATION
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Applying for (circle one): Fall Spring
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Major: __________________ Minor: _________________ Expected graduation date: ____________
Hours completed: ______ Overall GPA: ______ GPA in major: _______
Do you have a car in Bowling Green (circle one)?
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School address:
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Home address:
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Cell phone: _____________________ Preferred email address: _____________________________
WHAT IS THE COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD?
The College Heights Herald is a professional news organization operated by college students.
Through a twice-weekly print edition, a continuously updated website at wkuherald.com, social
media and apps for moblie devices, the Herald provides readers with accurate, fair and balanced
articles that meet the highest professional standards. Founded in 1925, the Herald is the main
source of WKU news and events for students, faculty, staff and alumni. It is recognized nationally as
one of the top college news organizations. The Herald has won 15 national Pacemaker awards and
five Gold Crown awards.
WHY WORK FOR THE HERALD?
Students who produce the Herald are honing skills that give them a competitive edge when entering
the work place. They learn to gather information, write, edit, produce, photograph, sell and design. More
important, they learn to make judgments and decisions, and they learn to take responsibility for those
decisions.
COMMITMENTS
Working for the College Heights Herald requires a time commitment. While most staffers are paid, this is
a job, and editors and managers will expect you to complete your assignments in a timely fashion. Please
answer the following questions to help us determine how much time you can commit to the newspaper.
Attach a separate sheet if you need to.
• What extra-curricular activities are you involved in or plan to join?
• Will you have a part-time job? If so, where and how many hours do you plan to work?
• Please attach your upcoming semester’s class schedule.
WHAT WE OFFER
EDITORIAL • Please circle the position(s) you would be interested in working in.
Positions and responsibilities change each semester depending on the needs and talents of the staff, but below are a general idea
of the positions available. News and sports staffs are typically organized around beats, which require a greater time commitment,
but they also offer general assignment positions.
KEY EDITORS • Managing Editor News Editor Digital Editor Sports Editor Features Editor Photo Editor
Design Editor Opinion Editor
NEWS • Assistant News Editor Academics Administration Campus Government City Facilities Police
General Assignment
DIGITAL • Social Media Manager Web Producer Multimedia
SPORTS • Baseball Cross Country Football Men’s Basketball Spring Football Swimming Track and Field
Volleyball Women’s Basketball Women’s Soccer General Assignment
FEATURES • Features Reporter
DESIGN • Page Designer
COPY EDITING • Copy Desk Chief Copy Editor
PHOTOGRAPHY • Assistant Photo Editor Photographer
OPINION • Cartoonist Columnist
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING • Marketing Director Public Relations Staff
• Now that you’ve read through available positions, tell us the top three choices you’re interested in.
1st ______________________
2nd ______________________
3rd ______________________
• The Herald covers many stories on the weekends. In a month how often do you typically travel on the
weekend? For example, how often do you leave Bowling Green and spend the weekends in your hometown?
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ADVERTISING • Please circle the position(s) you would be interested in working in.
SALES • Account executive Junior account executive
CREATIVE • Creative director Graphic designer
OTHER • Promotions Marketing Circulation/Delivery
• Now that you’ve read through available positions, tell us the top three choices you’re interested in.
1st ______________________
2nd ______________________
3rd ______________________
• Advertising account executives have sales deadlines on Mondays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. As a salesperson,
would you be able to meet these deadlines? As a member of the creative staff, would you be available for ad
production on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and ad corrections on Tuesday and Friday mornings?
• Delivery of the print edition is between 7a.m. and 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
EXPERIENCE
• List any experience relevant to the position(s) you are applying for including high school, college and
professional. Attached resume perferable.
• Do you have experience with any of the following?
Adobe InDesign ______ Adobe Photoshop ______ Adobe Illustrator ______
Flash ______ HTML/Web Design ______ App development _____ AP Style ______
List any additional relevant skills: ______________________________________________________________
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ASSESS YOURSELF
Please answer the following questions to help editors and managers determine where you will best fit in on the Herald
staff. (If necessary attach a separate sheet of paper.)
• Briefly assess your strengths and weaknesses. What areas do you excel in? What areas could
use improvement through the course of the semester?
• What do you hope to learn/gain from working at the Herald?
• Why are you qualified for the position you are seeking? What sets you apart from other
candidates?
REFERENCES
Please list three people, not your family, who can serve as references. These people could include high school teachers,
professors or former employers who can attest to the quality of your work. Journalism references are preferred, but
any former employer or teacher will do. Please include their name, title, telephone number and e-mail address.
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CLIPS
If you are applying for a writing, design, photography or a cartoonist position, please include three samples of your
work. If you do not have samples that have been published, please include samples that have been completed for
class or in leisure time. Please attach them to your application. Applications that do not include some type of sample
may not be reviewed.
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST. Applications are reviewed in a timely manner. Staff positions are highly
sought after and competitive, if you are not hired at first, don’t fret. The Herald hires for positions throughout the
semester if they become available. Stop by the office periodically to see if a position is open. Persistence pays off.