The Post and Courier Advertising Intern - Winthrop

Evening Post Publishing; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

A media company is seeking a highly motivated Advertising Intern in Rock Hill, SC, to assist with print, digital, and event marketing. You will participate in advertising sales, provide quality service to partners, and assist in client campaign management. The ideal candidate is a Winthrop University student majoring in journalism, marketing, or business, with strong communication and organizational skills, able to work independently and proactively. This internship offers valuable industry experience in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at Winthrop University.
• Studying journalism, marketing, business, or relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work independently remotely.

Responsibilities

• Participate in advertising sales efforts in Rock Hill.
• Participate in live and virtual trainings on marketing trends.
• Provide excellent customer service to advertising partners.
• Assist in management of clients' digital marketing campaigns.
• Conduct pre-call research and build client proposals.

Skills

Self-starter

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Planning and organizational skills

Strong copywriting skills

Computer proficiency

Ability to work independently

Ability to learn new technology quickly

Education

Currently enrolled at Winthrop University

Studying journalism, marketing, business, or relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Software

Job description

The Post and Courier Advertising Intern - Winthrop

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Post and Courier seeks a highly motivated college intern to learn all facets of print, digital and event marketing while assisting with our advertising sales efforts Rock Hill, S.C. This position will report to and support our Publisher for The Post and Courier Rock Hill in generating advertising revenue and providing our advertising partners quality service and strong campaign results.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in advertising sales efforts in Rock Hill
• Participate in live and virtual trainings to better understand current trends and capabilities in digital and print marketing
• Provide excellent customer service to advertising partners
• Assist in management of clients digital marketing campaigns
• B2B marketing efforts, including but not limited to creating sales collateral, developing prospect/target lists, conducting pre-call research on prospective partners and building client proposals
• Attend local events, meetings and conferences on behalf of The Post and Courier Rock Hill
• Assist in day-to-day office management and organizational tasks for The Post and Courier Rock Hill.
• Assist as needed in Evening Post Publishing advertising division initiatives
• Bring new engaging ideas and be willing to take on new challenges
• Prioritize, manage time and meet multiple deadlines
• Proactively stay ahead of industry best practices and trends through research, networking, training and education
• Work collaboratively across departments
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Maintains a weekly journal of activity and attends check-in meetings as assigned.

Requirements, minimum education level, and experience:

• Currently enrolled at Winthrop University.
• Studies in journalism, marketing, business, or relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• Ability to work independently remotely, if necessary, in a suitable workspace that meets safety guidelines.
• Reliable access to internet service.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a collaborative, team environment.
• Background in HTML emails, video editing, graphics for use on the web and social media.
• Incredible attention to detail & capable of multi-tasking and coordinating several projects at once.
• Ability to segment social media audiences.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong copywriting skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas.
• Computer proficient with Microsoft Office and Adobe Software.
• Ability to quickly learn and become proficient in new technology.
• Ability to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
• Positive, professional demeanor, strong work ethic, and passion for the position and its opportunities.

Physical Requirements, Work Environment and Travel:

Regularly required to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time. The job requires reaching with hands and arms, bending and stooping; light to moderate lifting of 15-30 pounds. The job requires hearing, speaking and writing with close eye work on a computer screen.

The worker is generally subject to inside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

Local travel may be required occasionally.