As I'm sure you've all seen, our incredible Herald Bale has had to step back from the position. Thankfully he's planning to stick around and enjoy the club as a regular member; unfortunately, this means I have to hire a new Herald.

Some things I'm looking for and to consider:

• Requirements of the position on the wiki.
• Strong leader of the team of artists on the Herald staff, managing the workload and keeping up with graphics requests.
• Community leadership. I'd like the Herald and their staff to actively foster our community of artists, including active participation in #art-chat.
• Talent as an artist. The Herald doesn't have to be the club's best artist, but you need to be able to contribute meaningfully and understand the work your staff is doing.
• Ability to work as a member of the Dark Council, providing input into a range of projects, vendettas, and support for clan requests.
  
• Note any relevant Brotherhood experience you have. There are no required ranks or experience, but you should have a strong familiarity with the club and understand what it means to be a leader here.
• Discuss your views on the Herald office and what you think could be done better, or what's working today.
• Discuss any plans or changes you have in mind beyond the basic functioning of the Herald office, including any major projects you're interested in pursuing.
• Share some examples of your art.

Send your applications to me and Atra by May 24. Finally, I have pulled down the vacancy announcement for M:Herald. I'll leave it to the next Herald to reopen applications for that job when they're ready.