Details
Pay: Paid
Internship Type
Media Management
Description
The World's Largest College Media Agency in the Nation!!! Texas Student Media (TSM) properties include The Daily Texan, Texas Travesty, Our Campus, TSTV, 91.7 KVRX, and Online properties for all the aforementioned. The Daily Texan, specifically, has been printing for 109 years - a tradition that will be your responsibility to keep alive.
Internship Duties
Texas Student Media sales position differs from other college media opportunities because it provides absolute real-world experience. Although this position qualifies for the College of Communications' internship program, we are far from getting coffee and filing papers. We are more akin to the fast-paced and high-responsibility work model you will see in Media Sales positions at renowned newspapers, television networks, and radio stations. After the hiring process, you will be trained in all media and the persuasion process of selling. By the end of the training program you will be expected to be proficient in:
Print, Radio, Television, and Online Media
The execution of advertising efforts in these various medias
The real-world, everyday experience of sales training acquired through formal training events, guest speakers, and the trial-and-error journey you will embark on while keeping up your monthly quotas
Billing process
Presentation skills
Experience with client relationship management
Time management skills
Upon completion of the two week training process, you will be given a parking garage pass for the San Antonio Garage; yours for the longevity of your employment.
Qualifications:
You must have a car
You must be able to make MWF meetings from 8:30 am - 9:15 am
You must be willing to make 5-10 cold calls a days to clients that you are not familiar with
You must be able to setup and execute 15 in-person client meetings a month
You must be in good standing with The University of Texas: grades and conduct specifically
Be able to devote at least two semesters to the TSM internship
Skills Required
The only skill we look for is an interest in media and to succeed. The skills we will tap into are;
Print, Radio, Television, and Online Media
The execution of advertising efforts in these various medias
The real-world, everyday experience of sales training acquired through formal training events, guest speakers, and the trial-and-error journey you will embark on while keeping up your monthly quotas
Billing process
Presentation skills
Experience with client relationship management
Time management skills
Include in Application
Resume and a cover letter
Contact
Brad Corbett, jbcorbett@mail.utexas.edu
512-475-6719 office