The Post and Courier Columbia Advertising Intern

About the job The Post and Courier Columbia Advertising Intern


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 in Columbia. This position will report to and support our Publisher for The Post and Courier Columbia in generating advertising revenue and providing our advertising partners quality service and strong campaign results.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in advertising sales efforts in Columbia
• 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 Columbia
• Assist in day-to-day office management and organizational tasks for The Post and Courier Columbia
• 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia.
• Pursuing a Bachelors degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English or relevant field.
• 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.
• Effective project management 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.