Join The Berkeley Pulse
A student-run media community which is centered on creative craft and open community.
You may apply to more than one department. The general-interest form is the best place to begin; leadership and specialized creative teams use focused application pathways.
Fill out our short interest form
OR
One welcoming path, several ways to participate
Share your interests
Use the general form and choose primary and secondary departments if you have them.
Meet the community
Attend an opening event or Pulse Lab and connect with the people doing the work you care about.
Choose your lane
Participate as a community member, contributor, project lead, editor, or formal leader.
Make something
Pitch, submit, edit, photograph, film, design, organize, or join a supervised first assignment.
Choose the application(s) that fits your interest(s).
Leadership & Officers
Support an executive team, pursue Senior Editor, or apply for the open Vice President of Community & Events role.
Multimedia
Create photography, video, interviews, visual essays, and multimedia coverage across Pulse projects.
Social Media & Design
Shape campaigns, graphics, digital storytelling, audience engagement, and The Pulse’s public voice.
Sports Journalism
Cover Cal Athletics through features, interviews, analysis, profiles, and game-day reporting.
Cultural Journalism
Report on campus life, arts, culture, politics, identity, and the Berkeley and Bay Area communities.
Creative Writing
Develop and publish poetry, fiction, essays, hybrid work, and collaborative creative projects.
Our community is
always open. Leadership
has a process.
Applications and Placement
Anyone can attend, create, connect, and contribute. Leadership positions carry recurring responsibilities and are appointed through applications, conversations, and demonstrated follow-through.
August 31
Leadership applications open publicly.
September 5 to 16
1on1’s with department directors, supervised participation, Pulse Labs, and events.
September 14
Final deadline for first-round Fall leadership consideration
September 20
First-round appointments, provisional roles, and project placements announced.
September 21
New leaders enter the confirmed workflow