Staff

Spring ’22 Collage Staff

Editor in Chief	Kirstie Frank
Associate Editor	Lena Eccles
Lead Designer	…
Assistant Designer	…
PR/Social Media Manager	Breanna Cornell
Literature Editor	Katy Clemens
Assistant Literature Editor	…
Visual Editor	Ava Houghton
Assistant Visual Editor	…
Literature Review Staff	…
Visual Review Staff	Ashley Pinkstaff
Advisor	Robin E. Lee

Join Collage Staff: Apply Online

Applications for Spring 2025 staff are due January 26, 2025. Applicants do not need to be Honors students, but are expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Roles and Responsibilities

Editor-in-Chief

• Highest-ranking member of staff
• Manage team, set meetings, provide updates to staff & adviser
• Final say in design of publication
• Review and edit ALL submissions
• Oversee Collage participation in Student Organization Fair
• Approve Creative Expression winners 
• Ensure finalized magazine is distributed as widely as possible

Associate Editor

• Ensure content quality
• Review and edit ALL submissions
• Ensure staff attend meetings and meet deadlines
• Take place of editor-in-chief when absent
• Provide guidance to editors
• Approve Creative Expression winners 
• Ensure finalized magazine is distributed as widely as possible

PR/Social Media Manager

• Manage social media accounts, draft social media calendar for the semester
• Design and distribute “Call for Entries” flyers and social media posts
• Pitch stories to on-campus media—Sidelines, Student Voices, etc.
• Increase engagement on official MTSU social media accounts 
• Collaborate with student organizations
• Maintain Collage website (see adviser for more information on this)
• Promote Creative Expression winners
• Ensure finalized magazine is distributed as widely as possible

Lead Designer

• Conceptualize and produce appealing layout
• Draft outline to present at first meeting of the semester
• Select colors, layouts, and typography
• Provide final draft to the staff at the design editing meeting
• Embed videos into digital publication instead of QR code

Assistant Designer

• Support lead designer with concept design
• Research current trends and training materials
• Take notes regarding design at first meeting of semester
• Assist pr/social media manager with graphic design elements as needed
• Ensure audio and video submissions are uploaded to Collage SoundCloud/YouTube

Literature Editor

• Lead literature selection and editing meetings; establish deadlines
• Following editing meeting, make the decided upon edits to all pieces
• Determine feature story and ensure completion
• Final say when staff member editing opinions conflict
• Select Creative Expression winners

Assistant Literature Editor

• Communicate with submitters regarding any needed edits
• Ensure deadlines are met
• Act as literature editor when absent
• Take notes during selection and editing meetings
• Collect notes from staff members who might be absent to meetings to share with group during meetings

Visual Editor

• Lead visual selection/editing meetings; establish deadlines
• Following editing meeting, make the decided upon edits to all pieces
• Determine art/photos to include with feature story
• Final say when staff member editing opinions conflict
• Select Creative Expression winners

Assistant Visual Editor

• Communicate with submitters regarding any needed audio/video files
• Ensure deadlines are met
• Act as visual editor when absent
• Take notes during selection and editing meetings
• Collect notes from staff members who might be absent to meetings to share with group during meetings

Literature Review Staff

• Read and grade all assigned literature submissions
• Participate in the selection and editing meetings

Visual Review Staff

• Read and grade all assigned visual/audio submissions
• Participate in the selection and editing meetings