2011-2012 Staff Applications

Advertising Manager
Applications due Friday, April 8, to The Chimes
office, located in the Upper SUB.
Label each page with your name, major, phone, box# and year.

Application Questions:

1. Why are you interested in being the advertising manager?

2. What is your projected date of graduation? (Only students graduating May 2012
and later will be considered, as the position is one year in length.)

3. What kind of experience do you have that you feel will assist you in being the
advertising manager? (Please list all coursework that is applicable, high school
newspaper experience, Chimes experience and job-related experience.)

4. What is your understanding of the responsibilities of an advertising manager?

5. The advertising manager is responsible for raising thousands of dollars of the

overall budget. How will you deal with the stress and demands that entails?

6. What is you vision/goal as advertising manager?

7. This position will take 10-15 hours of your week. Does this work with your class
schedule? (Please fill out your anticipated work schedule on the attached sheet.)
Do you feel you can handle the time commitment the position requires?

8. How comfortable are you with leadership? You will have an advertising
representative underneath you.

9. Would you actively solicit advertising in the community at Biola and outside of
Biola?

10. What would you do if an advertiser called and yelled at you because you placed
an ad incorrectly or didn’t place it at all?

11. Are you interested in journalism and why?

* Include a letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with you and your
work/skills.

* Interviews will be scheduled individually. Make sure your contact information is

located at the top of your application.