Internship Opportunities

OAKLEY BRAND AMBASSADOR – Contact nicholas@thirdchannel.com

THE POSITION

  • Become an expert on Oakley’s Brand, products, and visual merchandising to help optimize in-store product displays in order to generate sales.

  • Are you “on brand” for Oakley? Our ideal Oakley candidate is someone who is passionate about the Oakley brand and participates in Oakley sports and activities (Snow sports, Water sports, Cycling/Mountain Biking/Moto X, Baseball, Golf and/or Women’s active wear – Do you have pictures of YOU participating in these activities? – Oakley is big on visual representation).

  • Are you actively enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student? (We are looking for actively enrolled students to bring an on campus presence for the Oakley brand).

  • Help educate sales associates on the newest styles and technologies to ensure that employees are up to date and knowledgeable on everything Oakley.

  • Visit national stores assigned to you in your area including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Zumiez, Hibbett Sports, and Sports Authority amongst others.

  • Follow visit schedule for stores in your region (visits are typically 1x a month, 2x a month, or once every other month, with each store visit lasting 1- 2.5 hours).

  • Manage a monthly calendar of retail store visits to meet the needs of Oakley in your market.

  • Use ThirdChannel technology, on a smartphone or tablet, to collect crucial store information which will be relayed back to Oakley in real time.

  • Drive your own car to get to and from retail stores. Most stores will be within 30 miles of the city center for your territory. If a store is farther, you will be compensated extra for your travel time.

THE SKILLS

  • Must have and be able to demonstrate extraordinary communication & organizational skills.

  • Be comfortable working on your own while receiving remote coaching and supervision.

  • Possess an outgoing personality with a desire to positively represent the Oakley brand.

  • Ability to be flexible and adapt to Oakley’s ever-evolving retail landscape (# of stores may fluctuate).

  • Must use digital social sites and understand networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

THE PERKS

  • $15 per hour

  • 60% off of all Oakley apparel and equipment

  • Opportunities to earn free product.

  • Business cards identifying you as a ThirdChannel Agent and representative for Oakley.

  • Training tools and handouts delivered by ThirdChannel.

  • Opportunity to work at special Oakley events in your area and execute marketing events in store.

  • Using this opportunity to gain real life sales and marketing experience.

  • Being able to add Oakley to your resume as a Retail Intelligence Agent

Barkley: Kansas City, MObarkley-logo

  • Barkley is an advertising agency in Kansas City that works with clients from Vanity Fair lingerie to Applebee’s to Coleman to Dairy Queen.
  • Every summer they have a mentorship every summer where college students, and grads, can do real agency work as well as an intern project.
  • Applications can be found here.
  • The deadline is November 30th.
  • If you have any questions about it, talk to our president Leigha Van Sickle. She worked there last summer. ljvansic@uark.edu.

Firehouse: Dallas, TX

  • Firehouse in Dallas is looking for interns for summer 2016. Please see this link for more information: http://thefurnace.firehouseagency.com/2016/02/17/wanted-2016-summer-interns/
  • The agency folks are in the process of deciding which departments will have interns. At this point there may be a media planning/buying internship. Firehouse will be adding information later so watch for updates. The application deadline is April 1.

Sullivan Higdon & Sink

  • Sullivan Higdon & Sink, is reaching out to inform you that we are accepting applications for our 2016 summer internship program.
  • With offices in both Kansas City and Wichita, they are looking for a group of smart, dedicated, sheep-hating college juniors who are interested in spending the summer learning about a career in integrated communications.
  • They are looking for talented students in all of the following disciplines:
  1. Account Planning and Strategy
  2. Account Service
  3. Print and Broadcast Production
  4. Copywriting
  5. Design and Art Direction
  6. Digital
  7. Media Planning and Buying
  8. Social Media
  9. Content
  10. Motion or Video
  • At SHS, we are all about hating sheep. But hating sheep is hard work. It’s about art and science. Certainty and hunches. Tenacity and flexibility. We are looking for individuals who can balance those forces and engineer strategies, ideas and applications that are genuinely remarkable.
  • Apply online (by March 18): http://weloveinterns.wehatesheep.com/.

Institute on Political Journalism

  • The Fund for American Studies is currently accepting applications for the 2016 Institute on Political Journalism (IPJ) in Washington, DC. Please forward the announcement below to any PRSSA members/students who may be interested in spending this summer in our nation’s capital.
  • Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with George Mason University, the program is an 8-week summer academic internship program that offers undergraduate students real-world experience in journalism or public relations through:
    • A guaranteed internship at a news outlet or public relations firm
    • Courses for credit in economics, journalism and public policy
    • Exclusive lectures, briefings and professional development seminars
    • Housing in the heart of Washington, DC
  • Building on what you have taught them in the classroom, we are committed to providing an educational experience that will prepare your students for successful careers as reporters, radio & television producers, editors, and skilled professionals in strategic communications. With the Presidential election and the historic battle taking shape over the future makeup of the Supreme Court, your students will have a unique chance to be at the center of the action.
  • Students should apply by March 16 for admission and scholarship consideration. Visit http://www.DCinternships.org/IPJ to learn more about the program and admissions process.

 

The Sells Agency

The Sells Agency visited PRSSA last semester and their internship program is now accepting applications. Here is a link to the internship application. They will also have more information featured on the blog this week.http://sellsagency.com/about/intern-program

 

BBDO

We are pleased to invite your students to apply for the Allen Rosenshine Minority Education & Training (MET) Fund.  Through this program we award internships to minorities, women and individuals protected under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act to encourage the pursuit of careers in advertising.  The program was launched in an effort to improve the level of diversity in the advertising industry.

BBDO will award several MET Fund internships for the summer of 2016 across our U.S. offices located in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Minneapolis, and San Francisco.  Interns receive a $4,000 stipend for the ten-week internship.  If you are selected as an intern, we will try to place you in the office of your choice, but this is not guaranteed.

Applicants must:

  • Be one of the following: a high school senior; enrolled in an accredited two- or four-year academic institution; or a graduate student
  • Be in academically good standing as defined by your academic institution
  • Have a GPA of 3.2 or greater
  • Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • Complete the application form
  • Submit your resume
  • Submit two (2) original signed letters of recommendation
  • Submit a copy of your most recent transcript
  • Submit a minimum 250-word essay explaining why you want to be in advertising and why you want to be in the department you selected

Deadline

The deadline to return submission materials to BBDO is March 11, 2016.

Application Process

Application is here: 2016 MET FUND APPLICATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

It is also posted on our website.  www.bbdoatl.com
Send application form and all required materials via email to: metfund@bbdo.com  

 

The Integer Group

At The Integer Group, our internships offer real-world experience with real clients, and real accountability. We’ll challenge you to be your best! Our Denver program runs from June 6th through August 12th and offers internships in the following areas:

 

Creative
be infectious. One creative act inspires another that inspires another, and so on and so on. We’re looking for writers and artists with a spark in their work that makes us all better. Our interns will experience how the team develops ideas and conceptualizes the creative side of a promotion. Art Director applicants must have solid design & conceptual skills plus experience using the Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign). Writers should be able to turn a phrase. Creative applicants must upload/include a link to their portfolio when submitting their application.

 

Account Leadership
be a leader. Are you a relationship-builder who enjoys the energy of the front lines? We need inspiring types to champion the work, motivate teams and generate client results. Our Account Leadership team is responsible for managing all aspects of the client relationship and collaborating on brand strategy/promotional planning.

 

Insight and Strategy (Account Planning)
be interesting. An ideal candidate is wise to the core and willing to feast at the banquet of life. You must have insatiable curiosity for what’s happening in the world and be able to translate facts into fuel to motivate, energize, and inspire a team to create work they never would have otherwise. As an account planning intern you’ll get to explore research and planning tools that will help you uncover insights into our clients business, shoppers, and brand behaviors.

 

Digitail®
be connected. Our Digitail® philosophy acknowledges that mobile and digital have changed retail forever. If you’re a wired type who wants to help shape the future of retail, #wewanttotalktoyou. Our interns will gain exposure to how some of the largest brands in the world leverage digital media to create an online shopping experience.

 

Media
be everywhere. We believe nothing’s off limits when it comes to making clients famous. We need fearless strategists who are willing to take our clients’ messages where they have never gone before. Our media team develops plans to reach shoppers with the right message, in the right media, at the exact right moment.

 

Project Management
be buttoned up. Great project managers stare down a deadline as if it were a charging rhino with a death wish. Then they turn around with a smile and coach an entire team to the finish line on time and on budget.

 

Business Operations (Finance, HR, IT)
be supportive. Perhaps the other departments aren’t quite a fit for you?  Not to worry!  We need smart, driven people to keep this place running!

 

Intrigued?  Go to jobs.integer.com to apply.  

 

What makes Integer a great place to be?

The Integer Group® ISN’T hiring. We’re assembling. We are putting together the best collection of talent imaginable to create brilliant marketing solutions for our global clients. Because we have offices on six continents, you could potentially work with industry giants in beverage, packaged goods, power sports, and more. As one of the world’s largest promotional, retail and shopper marketing agencies, Integer offers countless opportunities for you to shine—to be yourself AND be successful. Integer is a key member of TBWA\Worldwide, with an expertise that lives At the Intersection of Branding and Selling®. Follow our thinking at shopperculture.com and think about who you want to be.

The Odyssey

Campus Sales Executive Job Description

 

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