It finally happened. Today I accepted a position with the Hutchinson News. Next Tuesday marks the starting of my next chapter: Tim Schrag the copy editor/page designer. Growing up I never thought this would be my first professional job. When I took editing and design my sophomore year at K-State I didn’t think I would end up in this area of journalism either. (That was one of the best classes I had in the Miller School because I had to work for the “B” I ended up with. It also taught me about the importance of good copy editors and design) Up until a few days ago I really thought the first gig I’d get out of college was going to be some type of entry-level reporting job.
Taking all of this into consideration I’m really looking forward to these next few weeks. Some of my closest friends come from copy editing/page design backgrounds (All of them could take me to school if we had a competition), I come from a writing and editorial supervision background, but there are few things I do clearly understand from this:
1) I’m glad I have these people in my life because they challenge me to do better.
2) It’s good to have friends to bounce ideas off.
3) None of us ever stop learning and this will be a good way to improve my craft.
Tim Schrag 