Sales Account Representative

Job Description
 

Compensation includes: Salary, Commissions and Benefits. Red Zebra Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

6.   Actively manage and develop up to one hundred accounts at all times.

Interested Sales Candidates should send their resumes to espn980salesjobs@redskins.com.

Sales Account Executive for ESPN Deportes

Marketing and Client Services Internship

About Red Zebra Broadcasting:
Red Zebra Broadcasting is owned by RedZone Capital, LLC, which founded the company as a platform for the acquisition of radio, television, internet and other entertainment enterprises.  The company currently consists of thirteen radio stations, four in the Washington, D.C., market that operates under the banner of ESPN980, WXGI-AM in Richmond, VA, WXTG-FM in Norfolk, Virginia, and a series of music and talk radio stations in Virginia, giving Red Zebra a presence in four of the largest Virginia radio markets. Six of the thirteen Red Zebra stations are part of The Washington Redskins Radio Network and air a 24-hour sports talk format including “The Sports Reporters”. 

Principal Job Functions:
The purpose of this internship is to give students a unique opportunity to learn and provide support in the day to day operations of the Marketing & Client Services departments. Responsibilities may include designing and creating new sales materials, planning and assisting in the execution of station promotional events,  editing digital sound clips, supporting the sales and marketing teams, client and market research, and working at station remote broadcasts including home game dates and training camp. Interns may also work with clients on day to day projects involving game day marketing campaigns and on-air advertising. Interns will also have the opportunity to learn new broadcasting and marketing software.

Skills and Abilities Required:
Applicants must be dedicated, hard-working, self motivated and open to learning new skills through hands-on experience. Must apply creativity and initiative to all projects. Clear verbal, written and typing/computer skills are essential. Knowledge of media, sports and entertainment industries is preferred. Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word programs are used daily.

Requirements and Reporting Structure:
This is an unpaid internship and students must earn college credit. Students must be entering at least their junior year in college to be considered. Possible office locations include:
Red Zebra Broadcasting Corporate Headquarters and Studios – Rockville, MD
FedExField – Landover, MD
Redskins Park – Ashburn, VA

If Interested: Please email a cover letter and resume to Michelle Nichols, nicholsm@redskins.com.  No phone calls please.

  Street Team Position

Principal Responsibilities:

As an ESPN 980 and ESPN DEPORTES 730 Street Team member, you will gain a first hand perspective into the many aspects of the sports radio, marketing and advertising industries. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Setting up event and staging elements, attending promotions which include Redskins Games, Remote Broadcasts, station events, and sales appearances, support programming staff during live broadcast, and listener interaction. Assist in the fulfillment of prize giveaways including mailing of prizes, sending names to will-call and handling of completion of release forms by required winners.  Communicate with station prize winners in coordinating prize pick-up hours, details of trip giveaways, tax issues, cash prizes via collective or local contesting, etc. Assist with the coordination of promotional materials, Event Prep sheets and on-air Contesting Sheets.  Updating station’s Winners database and organizing prize sheets.

Skills and Abilities Required:

Applicants must be dedicated, hard-working, self motivated and open to learning new skills through hands-on experience. He/she must apply creativity and initiative to all projects. Clear verbal, written and typing/computer skills are essential. Knowledge of media, sports and entertainment industries is preferred. Must have access to reliable transportation, a clean driving record, and a comfort level driving large station vehicles, including Ford Expedition and the Ford Econoline van.   Proficiency in all Microsoft Office software programs, with a strong emphasis on Power Point and Excel required. Adobe Photoshop experience is a plus. Be able to lift at least fifty pounds and be able to learn how to set up station display materials. 

 Be able to work well in a team environment.  Fluent in Spanish a major plus, but not required!    A winning personality!

TIME COMMITMENT: 

Please understand that you will be REQUIRED to work WEEKDAYS (daytime) & weekends, as needed.  And you MUST be able to work a minimum of 6 to 8 hours per week and a minimum of 10 to 12 hours a week during football season. 

Sound like you?  Send your resume and cover letter to Michelle Nichols, nicholsm@redskins.com

Click HERE to view Red Zebra Broadcasting's EEO report for June 2008 to May 2009. 

Red Zebra Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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