Employment

Editorial

If you are interested in writing for a specific section, see below for more information. If you have general questions about writing for the Herald, please email Ryan Rainey at .

Bloggers

We’re seeking students interested in writing posts for one of our blogs. If interested, e-mail one of the editors listed below.

News reporters

As the backbone of the paper, the news section contains some of the most exciting writing gigs at the Herald, giving student journalists unmatched access to state government and the inner-workings of the city and campus communities. Our city beat covers events like The Mifflin Street Block Party and Freakfest as well as city meetings and area crime. The campus beat covers student government, events on campus and higher education issues, while the state beat covers things like the upcoming election and happenings down at the Capitol. For more information on how to get involved, email Katie Caron ([email protected]).

Interested in writing in-depth and feature pieces on whatever is on your mind? Join Editor-at-large Pam Selman in exploring topics from sexual assault on campus to writing about a trip to the resident State Street psychic. Writing for the EAL is all about producing out of the box pieces while also looking at hard-hitting stories. Writers can report as often or as infrequently as they choose, and pieces are worked on over a longer period of time. Questions? Want to take the dive? Contact Pam Selman: [email protected]

Sports reporters and writers

Ready to be more than just a Badgers fan? Then write for the sports section, where you’ll have the opportunity to profile Wisconsin athletes, write game recaps and break down upcoming matchups. No previous experience is needed, and if you’re interested email sports editor Ian McCue at [email protected].

Opinion writers

The Opinion Section is where the real politics of the paper happen. Columns are on issues relevant to students and are where news items are "interpreted" by columnists. We’re a great place for anyone who’s looking to practice and perfect their writing skills, or is just looking for an outlet for their thoughts on relevant issues. Email oped@badgerherald if interested, we welcome all writers!

ArtsEtc. writers

The Arts section is your places for all things entertainment-related. We cover local shows, local restaurants, local events, movies, CD releases, plays, art exhibits and anything and everything else that’s happening in the arts world. If you’ve dreamed of interviewing musicians, giving your take on the newest TV shows or telling fellow students about the tastiest restaurants, email us at [email protected]. We welcome writers with any arts interests and have opportunities to cover all that Madison has to offer.

Comics

BY GOLLY YOU TOO COULD BE A BADGER HERALD COMIC ARTIST. think you’ve got what it takes (yes of course you do) – send samples of your comic to and maybe you too can join the distinguished ranks of the Badger Herald Comics Page.

Your submission should be 5.5 in. by 1.67 in. @ 200 dpi and 8-bit grayscale AS WELL as being representative of the very best you can muster.

GO FORTH AND COMIC.

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Multimedia

Associate Multimedia Editor

Newspapers and news organizations all over the world are changing. At the Herald’s Multimedia Department, we bring interactive, popular and quality multimedia content to our small pocket of Wisconsin, giving students the opportunity to create an innovative experience for one of the most-read news websites in downtown Madison.

The Herald is looking for a paid Associate Multimedia Editor who can work evenings two nights per week. The job will require work with online multimedia features such as interactive timelines, videos, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and minor HTML. Only an interest in learning is required, but experience is highly encouraged. For more information on this opportunity, contact Ramsey Statz at rstatz@badgerherald.com by Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m.

Senior Video Reporters

The Herald has two openings for senior video reporters, who complete one 1-3 minute video per week. Applicants should have extensive video experience and be familiar with local news. For more information, contact Ramsey Statz at rstatz@badgerherald.com by Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m.

Videographers

We are looking for videographers interested in capturing local events, conducting field interviews, and editing the raw video to produce online pieces to be featured on BadgerHerald.com. To apply, send an email with a description of your past video experience to multimedia@badgerherald.com.

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Photo

Photographers

The Badger Herald wouldn’t put out such a beautiful print and online product without the photo department, which gets access to some of the most exciting events happening in Madison on a daily basis. If you have a DSLR and a love for photography, email our photo editor, Andy Fate, at [email protected].

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Design

Page Designer

As a designer, you would work with writers, editors and photographers to layout the next day’s pages, learning the ins and outs of the Adobe Creative Suite as you go. You would be required to work a total of five days every two weeks, with hours starting sometime between 4 and 5 p.m. and finishing when the pages are ready for print. No experience necessary. Please email applications to design@badgerherald.com, as well as any questions.

Applications can be found at https://badgerherald.com/about/applications/2011/pagedesigner.pdf

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Contributing to The Badger Herald is a great way to get involved on campus, gain experience necessary to succeed in these difficult times and make some great friends while you’re at it. The Herald is a way of life. We’re very proud of what we accomplish together, and we encourage you to contact us to figure out how you can fit in.

Here are some specific openings, but if you have other ideas, contact us!

Department	Position	Application Deadline
Advertising	Advertising Executive	Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 5 PM
Design	Page Designer
Web	Application Developer	Ongoing
Editorial	News Reporters	Ongoing
Editorial	Sports Reporters	Ongoing
Editorial	Opinion Writers	Ongoing
Editorial	ArtsEtc. Writers	Ongoing
Editorial	Bloggers	Ongoing
Editorial	Comic Artists	Ongoing
Photo	Photographers	Ongoing
Multimedia	Videographers	Ongoing

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Business

The Badger Herald Business Department is currently looking to hire a Business Associate for the 2011-12 school year. We’re especially interested in students who have a few years before graduation as opportunities for advancement are available. Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.

The Business Associate works with the Business Manager and Advertising Executives to assist clients with questions regarding their accounts, is responsible for weekly and monthly billing, and performs numerous miscellaneous duties to ensure smooth operations within the Business Department.

This salaried position requires 10-15 hours weekly.

To apply, send your r?sum? and a cover letter via email to Peter Hoeschele at phoeschele@badgerherald.com

Applications will be accepted until Monday, May 2nd at noon. Interviews with qualified candidates will be scheduled between May 3rd and May 6th. If you have any questions, please email phoeschele@badgerherald.com or call +1 (608) 257-4712 ext. 203.

Design

As a page designer, you would work with writers, editors and photographers to layout the next day’s pages, learning the ins and outs of the Adobe Creative Suite as you go. You would be required to work a total of five days every two weeks, with hours starting sometime between 4 and 5 p.m. and finishing when the pages are ready for print. No experience necessary. Previous work along with your application is recommended.

Click here to view the application. Submit your completed applications along with your r?sum? to design@badgerherald.com or drop them off at our office no later than Friday, May 6, 2011, 5 PM. Interviews will be conducted the following week.

Web

The web department maintains and develops badgerherald.com, touting 650,000 monthly page views.

The associate web director works with the web director to develop badgerherald.com. The associate will be responsible for ensuring accurate posting of News, Opinion, Sports and ArtsEtc. stories online five nights biweekly. Typical hours are from 11 p.m. until the entire paper is sent to the printer, generally around 2 a.m. Flexibility is crucial for this position.

The associate will also aid in design and programming, so applicants should have some web design and programming experience. Knowledge of XHTML and CSS are crucial. Applicants with PHP and MySQL experience preferred. Familiarity with modern web principles and AJAX would be ideal.

We’re especially interested in students who have a few years before graduation and would be interested in sticking around for the long haul. 🙂

Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.Deadline for associate web director first round applications is Monday, Dec. 6, at 11 p.m., but we may hire the first sufficiently qualified candidate, so apply ASAP!

To apply, download an application and return it to Charlie Gorichanaz either in person or by e-mail. The Badger Herald offices are located at 326 W. Gorham St. in Madison, two doors down from Silver Mine Subs. Please e-mail if you have any questions or concerns.

Online content

The associate online editor works with the online editor to oversee development of the Badger Herald wiki and video production. Flexibility is crucial for this position. It will involve researching articles for the wiki, possible reporting on breaking news and developing stories to frequent website updates and organizing a team of volunteer video reporters to capture campus events, put together video features and more.

Experience with the news media and writing would be extremely beneficial, and applicants should have some proficiency with video capturing and editing or be willing to learn.

Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.Deadline for associate online editor applications is Monday, Dec. 6, at 11 p.m., but we may hire the first sufficiently qualified candidate, so apply ASAP!

Advertising

Advertising executives

Are you a freshman, sophomore or junior looking to gain real world experience in advertising?

The Badger Herald is hiring advertising account executives for spring 2011. We’re looking to recruit outgoing, motivated individuals to join our advertising sales staff to help lead the nation’s largest independent student newspaper to success for its 41st consecutive year of printing.

Description:

Responsible for personally managing 30 to 40 clients via phone, e-mail and client visits
Bring in new advertising clients on a regular basis
Meet a sales goal per two-week sales period
Required to be in the office during business hours when not in class
Independent worker
Good communication skills
Positive and respectful attitude
Daily paperwork to finalize sales

If you would like to be considered for the position, please download an application.

The deadline for application submission is Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. Please bring your completed application to our offices above Silver Mine Subs at 326 W. Gorham St.

For more information, please e-mail our advertising director, Bree Bunzel, at .

Creative designers

The Badger Herald is looking for an advertising creative designer! Do you know what a pica is? Do you live for sans-serif fonts? Love the adobe creative suite?

Build your portfolio. Get hands on experience. Do it all with the nation’s largest independent student newspaper.

You will be responsible for designing ad requests from our clients. The position is on your own time, and you will be working directly with the advertising executives to complete artwork before the ads run in the paper. This position is paid.

If you would like to be considered for the position, please download an application, complete it and submit it with samples of your work.

The deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. Please bring your completed application to our offices above Silver Mine Subs at 326 W. Gorham St.

For more information, please e-mail our advertising director, Bree Bunzel, at .

Design

Page designers

Are you interested in graphic design? Looking for some extra cash? The Badger Herald is hiring staff page designers for spring 2011.

If you’re looking for an outlet to showcase your design talents, or interested in learning and gaining design experience at an award winning, independent newspaper, please download an application and return it and a r?sum? to Eric Wiegmann, at . Applications are due by Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m.

Copy editing

The Badger Herald is seeking copy editors for the spring semester. Copy editors need to be detail oriented, aware of current campus, city and state events, have a strong command of English language and grammar and have a commitment to clear, accurate and consistent style. Duties include editing stories for accuracy, clarity, grammatical correctness and adherence to Associated Press Style and Herald Style, as well as some light fact checking. Applicants should have some editorial experience, be familiar with AP Style and be willing to work late nights.

If interested, please download an application and e-mail it with a r?sum? to Emily Campbell at . Applications are due by Monday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m.

Editorial

If you are interested in writing for a specific section, see below for more information. If you have general questions about writing for the Herald, please attend one of the new writers meetings in the fall or e-mail Kevin Bargnes at .

The fall 2010 new writers meetings will be held:

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 5 p.m.

Online content

We’re looking for videographers interested in capturing local events, conducting field interviews and editing the video to produce online news pieces to be featured on The Badger Herald’s website. This is an unpaid position, but video experience is becoming crucial for success in many media related fields. This is an opportunity to put your skills to work on something meaningful to many students on campus.

You could also be a wiki contributor. Within our online articles, we link keywords to articles in the Herald wiki so readers can get background on a topic and find historical information. Many articles are in early stages, and many more articles are yet to be created. If you’re interested in this, please apply to be a wiki contributor and we’ll let you know how you can get started.

The associate online editor works with the online editor to oversee development of the Badger Herald wiki and posting to the website news updates and multimedia, especially video. Flexibility is crucial for this position. It will involve researching articles for the wiki, possible reporting on breaking news and developing stories to frequent website updates and organizing a team of volunteer video reporters to capture campus events, put together video features and more.

Experience with the news media and writing would be extremely beneficial, and applicants should be proficient capturing and editing video. Flexibility is crucial for this position.

Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.Deadline for associate online editor applications is Sunday, Sept. 12, at noon, but we will require all interested to first take some video assignments as if applying for the standard videographer position. So apply ASAP and we’ll try to get you an assignment right away!

Online content

Experience with the news media and writing would be extremely beneficial, and applicants should have some proficiency with video capturing and editing or be willing to learn. Flexibility is crucial for this position.

Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.Deadline for associate online editor applications is Sunday, Sept. 5, at noon, but we may hire the first sufficiently qualified candidate, so apply ASAP!

Web

The web department maintains and develops badgerherald.com, touting 650,000 monthly page views.

We’re especially interested in students who have a few years before graduation and could be promoted to web director as soon as possible.

Applicants who are unsure if they are qualified are still encouraged to apply.Deadline for associate web director applications is Sunday, Sept. 5, at noon, but we may hire the first sufficiently qualified candidate, so apply ASAP!

We’re also seeking multimedia developers to create interactive Flash, Java or PHP applications and other online content. Instead of futzing around on random projects in your dorm room, put your knowledge to use and create informative and fun web applications thousands will see. This is not a paid position, but the experience will look great on your r?sum? and, best of all, you’ll be welcome to free beer and pizza at our all-staff meetings!

Copy editing

The Badger Herald is seeking several copy editors for the fall semester. Copy editors need to be detail oriented, aware of current campus, city and state events, have a strong command of English language and grammar and have a commitment to clear, accurate and consistent style. Duties include editing stories for accuracy, clarity, grammatical correctness and adherence to Associated Press Style and Herald Style, as well as performing some light fact checking. Applicants should have some editorial experience, be familiar with AP Style and be willing to work late nights.

If interested, please download an application and e-mail it with a r?sum? to Emily Campbell at .

Design

Page designers

Are you interested in graphic design? Looking for some extra cash? The Badger Herald is hiring staff page designers for fall 2010.

If you’re looking for an outlet to showcase your design talents, or interested in learning and gaining design experience at an award-winning, independent newspaper, please download an application and return it and a r?sum? to Eric Wiegmann, at . Applications are due by Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m.

Deputy design director

A little more ambitious in graphic design? Do you have mad photoshop skills, but nowhere to show them off? The Badger Herald is hiring a deputy design director for the fall 2010.

The deputy design director manages a staff of designers, ensuring swift page design and strict adherence to design rules. They are responsible for designing many of the paper’s special pages and special issues which require a deep understanding of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. Working closely alongside the Editor in Chief, the Deputy Design Director is last line of defense against design mistakes and misprints. Applicants must be prepared with multiple samples of previous work in the graphic design field.

If you’re fluent in the art of Adobe Photoshop and ready to get some real recognition for your graphic artistry, please download an application and return it and a r?sum? to Eric Wiegmann, at . Applications are due by Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m.

Note: As part of the Deputy Design Director application, applicants will be asked to think, sketch or Photoshop some ideas together. (See application for more information). Examples of special designs can be found at https://badgerherald.com/about/applications/2010/special-designs.jpg.

If you have any questions, feel free to send them to .

Graphic designer

The Design Department is looking to hire students trained in advanced graphic design to layout special pages. These features will showcase different stories in the News, Sports, and ArtsEtc. departments. A qualified applicant would be a UW-Madison enrolled student with extensive knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. This paid position typically only requires one or two nights a week. If interested, e-mail for more information!

Web and online content

Video journalism

We are seeking students interested in on-camera reporting and video production for badgerherald.com. If interested, please send your contact information to , and tell us your year, major, and about any previous experience.

Web

The web department maintains and develops badgerherald.com, touting 650,000 monthly page views.

We’re especially interested in students who have a few years before graduation and could be promoted to web director as soon as possible.

Online content

The associate online editor works with the online editor to oversee development of the Badger Herald wiki (badgerherald.com/wiki) and posting to the website news updates and multimedia, especially video. Flexibility is crucial for this position. It will involve researching articles for the wiki, possible reporting on breaking news and developing stories to frequent website updates and organizing a team of volunteer video reporters to capture campus events, put together video features and more.