Marquette Wire Applications
The Wire is hiring executives for the 2025-2026 school year. If the application is still listed, that means we’re accepting applications on a rolling basis.
We will be uploading assistant and reporter positions as applications become available.
Executive positions:
To apply for the executive positions listed, please email your cover letter and resume to our Tribune/Wire Student Director, Sophia Tiedge, at sophia.tiedge@marquette.edu. Please include any relevant job experience, what job you’re applying for, and explain why you think you’re a good fit for the job in your cover letter.
If you have any questions about the job responsibilities, feel free to ask during your interview.
Executive News Producer:
As the Executive News Producer, you are responsible for hiring and collaborating with assistant producers, journalists and content producers to create/produce the Marquette Minute/Weekly News show. This role includes attending production and TV staff meetings to best plan content for broadcasting. You are expected to be able to record and edit content.
Design Chief:
The design chief is responsible for overseeing the hiring and training of all design staff, attending the entirety of Tribune production sessions, and coordinating with the managing editor of the Marquette journal to oversee design for the magazines.
Marquette Radio executive applications:
To apply for the executive radio positions listed, please email your cover letter and resume to our Radio manager, Matthew Poulton, at matthew.poulton@marquette.edu. Please include any relevant job experience, what job you’re applying for, and explain why you think you’re a good fit for the job in your cover letter.
2025 MUR Audio Content Producer Application
2025 MUR Music Directors Application
2025 MUR Programming Director Application
2025 MUR Publicist Application
2025 MUR Technical Director Application
News reporter and assistant news editor applications:
To apply for the News Desk, please email a resume and brief cover letter to Executive News Editor Mia Thurow at mia.thurow@marquette.edu. In your email, please include which position you’re applying for, as well as a ranking of your top three preferred beats. In your cover letter, you may list any relevant work experience and explain why you think you’re a good fit for the job and beat(s). Feel free to include any questions about positions or beats in your application, as well.
Positions:
- Two Assistant News Editors
- Four News Reporters
Beats:
Bilingual news
- Perfect for someone with experience in speaking or writing in Spanish, or someone who is interested in improving their Spanish skills. This beat focuses on covering happenings within Marquette’s Hispanic community, ideally written in English and occasionally Spanish.
Clubs and organizations/student life/events
- This position focuses on new and unique student groups and the latest happenings on campus. If you enjoy learning people’s stories and covering a variety of events, this may be for you.
Crime/breaking news
- The ideal candidate for this beat has a flexible schedule and willingness to break news as soon as it happens. The focus will be on events happening on or near campus, such as MUPD-related incidents, weather updates or safety alerts.
Milwaukee/local news
- If you have an interest in finding and reporting on stories outside of Marquette’s campus, this is the position for you. Having a car or being willing to use public transportation (a bus pass is included in your tuition) is important for getting around the city in this role.
Student government/politics
- This position will largely focus on covering MUSG updates and what is going on in the statewide and national political scene. Availability to attend MUSG meetings and political events is key.
Sustainability/science
- This beat focuses on STEM developments in Milwaukee and at Marquette, as well as topics like the environment, nature, climate change and more.
If you would be interested in drawing weekly comics for the Marquette Tribune, please reach out to Marquette Tribune manager Sophia Tiedge.
If you have any questions, please contact Tribune/Wire Director: Sophia Tiedge
Volunteers:
Anyone interested in volunteering their time for the Wire should reach out to Sophia Tiedge. In your email please specify where you would like to volunteer (print, radio, design, photography, etc.) and she will connect you to the proper executive.
If you are interested in running a radio show, email MURadio General Manager Matthew Poulton. Please know that the show schedule for the semester has already been finalized so there are limited slots for show openings at the current moment. We do registration, time selection and training at the beginning of each semester.
