The Current is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications, with sister altweeklies located in Orlando, Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore. T-S is an equal-opportunity employer.
Advertising Sales
Be a part of the heartbeat of the city! The San Antonio Current is hiring an Advertising Sales Account Executive to sell print & online advertising and event sponsorships. We give our readers the inside scoop on dining, nightlife, arts, politics, events & more every single week and produce 3 large events each year. Do you have energy, a sense of humor and a drive to work with local businesses in a fast paced environment? Are you excited to be reading this? Then we want to meet you!
As an Account Executive you will:
-Develop partnerships with local retailers, restaurants, bars, agencies & major accounts
-Practice consultative sales methods to sell and promote the Current
-Develop sales strategies & determine new business opportunities in print, sponsorship and online
-Meet and exceed all sales and revenue targets
-Create, develop, and maintain multifaceted, integrated marketing programs.
-Have the freedom to expand your own business in an environment that cultivates growth and success.
Contact us if you have the following qualifications:
-The drive to exceed expectations and outperform your peers.
-Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed revenue goals.
-Enjoy working independently & thrive on being rewarded for the energy that you will put into your work.
-A BIG plus: Demonstrated experience in sales - print, online & event platforms.
-Another BIG plus: Strong media sales track record with proven success in creating sales presentations and developing long-term relationships with clients.
-Sense of humor, high energy and drive to be the best!
-EXCELLENT written and verbal communication skills.
-PC literacy is necessary.
We will provide you a competitive compensation package that includes base, commission, and bonuses. We also provide full benefits, 401K and a great work environment!
Send resume and cover letter (resumes without a cover letter will not be considered):
Lara Fischer, Advertising Director: jobs@sacurrent.com
The Current is San Antonio's free, award-winning, alternative newsweekly, featuring local writers and critics covering music, arts, politics, news, food & drink, and every other crucial Alamo City topic. Our influential readers pick up the Current at more than 900 local businesses and access us daily at sacurrent.com.
Marketing Internships:
If you are outgoing, fun, eager to learn and are looking to gain experience in marketing, sales & events, then we want to hear from you.
Send an email and let us know why you are the best!!
Email Lara Fischer: lfischer@sacurrent.com
Journalism Internships (unpaid)
The
San Antonio Current, the award-winning altweekly newspaper of the
nation’s seventh-largest U.S. city, hosts one to three
college- and
graduate-level editorial interns during the Fall, Spring, and Summer
semesters. Start/end dates and hours are flexible and can be tailored
to fit work and school schedules. Applicants should be skilled in basic
story research and composition. Camera and web skills a plus.
We
are currently accepting applications for Summer 2013 internships.
Interested? Send a resume and two published writing
samples (links to web-published articles are fine, too) to:
Bryan Rindfuss, Calendar Editor, brindfuss@sacurrent.com.
Interns work approximately 20 hours per week.
Duties include:
• Contribute original copy to the paper on a weekly basis,
including calendar write-ups, news items, and
stories.
• Contribute photos w/ stories as needed/appropriate.
• Generate story ideas for paper and contribute to
story-arc development
• Attend weekly staff and story-development meetings
• Post and edit stories as requested
• Participate in copy-editing of galleys during editorial
production
Web assistant Internships (unpaid)
The
San Antonio Current, the award-winning altweekly newspaper of the
nation’s seventh-largest U.S. city, will host one to two
college- and
graduate-level web interns during the Fall, Spring, and Summer
semesters. Start/end dates and hours are flexible and can be tailored
to fit work and school schedules. Applicants should be skilled in HTML, CSS, Wordpress, CMS and use of Adobe Creative Suite. Must have your own laptop with Adobe CS.
We
are currently accepting applications for Summer 2013 internships.
Interested? Send a resume to:
Jaime Monzon, Web Editor, jmonzon@sacurrent.com
Interns work approximately 20 hours per week.
Duties include:
• Sending out our weekly newsletters.
• Corrections made in our CMS.
• Attend weekly staff and story-development meetings
• Post and edit stories as requested
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