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THE HER CAMPUS
CHAPTER
NETWORK
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
Eligible applicants will demonstrate:
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Noticeable passion for Her Campus
Experience in journalism, public relations, event planning and marketing
Stellar leadership skills
Clear and effective communication skills
Timely responsiveness to emails
Flawless writing and editing skills
Attention to detail
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
Campus Correspondents are responsible for:
• Editorial Creation
-- Create new content for each required content section on a weekly basis (no web experience
needed).
• Generating Publicity
-- Publicize the Her Campus brand while raising awareness about your on-campus chapter.
• The Growth and Management of a Dedicated Team
-- Build and lead a staff on your campus, including an executive team.
• Participate in Marketing Opportunities
-- Work with the Her Campus National team on marketing and event programs that include
elements, such as sponsored content and campus sampling for national clients.
HOW TO APPLY
Campus Correspondent applications* require the following:
• Cover Letter (PDF files only)
-- Teams of two require a joint cover letter.
• Individual Resume/CV (PDF files only)
-- Please emphasize experience in journalism, online media, marketing/public relations/event planning, entrepreneurship, general leadership experience, etc.
• Individual original writing samples (PDF files only)
-- Exampes: Published newspaper or magazine articles, press releases, original articles that could
appear on HerCampus.com
-- Choose a writing sample that demonstrates your ability to write professionally with clarity and
coherence.
-- If you don’t have any published work, you should submit an original article that could appear on
HerCampus.com
• 3 on-campus publicity ideas
-- Teams of two require three joint publicity ideas
• Minimum of 5 students on campus interested in joining your team
You can fill out the application form with the documents mentioned above. PDF files only.
*Applications with a team of two Campus Correspondents are preferred.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The acceptance, orientation and onboarding process can potentially take six weeks
to two months to complete, but you will be assisted the entire way by our Community
Management Team.
If your initial application is proven eligible to continue, applicants will be asked to:
• Submit a work product test
• Complete a brief phone interview with Cara Chiaramonte, Community Development Manager
• Acquire 100 email signatures from students at your school to demonstrate campus support
Upon acceptance, new Campus Correspondents will be expected to:
• Sign confidentiality agreements
• Read through resources carefully and take short quizzes to orient you with the HC site and prepare
you to lead your chapter
• Prepare your first week’s worth of digital content and submit it two weeks prior to your launch date
for HC National review
• Practice uploading content to the site
• Recruit writers and build a team on your campus
-- Team should consist of an executive board, writers, marketers and social media mavens
-- Executive Board should consist of: Campus Correspondents (Editor-in-Chief/President), Senior
Editor, Events Director, Marketing & Publicity Director and Social Media Director.
Want to initiate the application process?
Please fill out the application form!
Questions?
Email [email protected]
WHAT FORMER & CURRENT CAMPUS
CORRESPONDENTS HAVE TO SAY...
“Her Campus has opened
up more doors for me than I can
possibly imagine... This organization
has truly taken my love for writing,
passion for success, dedication to
leadership, and confidence to be a
woman and placed it on the highest
pedestal ever imagined.”
- Jessica K.,
Campus Correspondent,
Bryant University
“My time working
for Her Campus
has been my
happiest time in
college.”
“Since day one of my
involvement, Her Campus has
continued to excite, motivate
and transform me as a female
journalist. The events they put on,
the articles that are submitted and
the organizations they partner with
empower women to exceed as
individuals and teammates, and I
couldn’t be more proud to be part
of a group like that.”
- Adrian T., Campus Correspondent,
University of Iowa
- Hillary J.,
Campus Correspondent,
Ohio University
“Being part of Her Campus has
changed my college experience
in so many ways. I feel as though
I am making a difference, and
I have met so many fantastic
young women and professionals
in the process. The doors that
Her Campus opens for you lead
to remarkable places...”
- Tiffany W., Campus Correspondent,
University of Arkansas
“Her Campus is
bringing college campuses
nationwide closer together.
I have never felt more
connected with my peers...”
- Colleen O., Campus
Correspondent, Sacred Heart
University
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