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Intern - Sales
Tribune Company
Washington, DC, United States
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Overview
WDCW-TV is recruiting for a sales intern to join its team.
Sales Department Interns play an important role in promoting the station image to the advertising community by assisting the account executives, sales management, the research director, and the traffic department.
Responsibilities
Students interested in the sales and marketing will learn to use many effective tools used in the selling process. Students will learn to develop presentation materials utilizing industry specific selling tools, research relevant market competitors to understand the competitive landscape, enter linear and digital insertion orders and complete tasks as requested by the sales executives. At times students will accompany sales management and account executives on sales calls.
At the conclusion of the sales internship each student will understand the basic principal of sales and how to effectively sell ROI investments to advertisers.
Qualifications
Internship Eligibility
• Must be 18 or older and eligible to work in the US. Registered students in good standing at an accredited college or university preferred.
• Must be able to work the hours required by department.
• Students can receive university or college credit for participating in this program but need to handle paperwork involved.
Required documents:
• (1) Resume and (1) cover letter
• Letter certifying academic eligibility from a college/university adviser that also outlines any college/university requirements.
• (2) letters of recommendation from an academic professional
• Transcript (unofficial copy is allowed)
Company Info
Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is home to a diverse portfolio of television and digital properties driven by quality news, entertainment, and sports programming. Tribune Media is comprised of Tribune Broadcasting's 42 owned or operated local television stations reaching more than 50 million households, national entertainment network WGN America, whose reach is approaching 80 million households, Tribune Studios, and a variety of digital applications and websites commanding 60 million monthly unique visitors online. Tribune Media also includes Chicago's WGN-AM and the national multicast networks Antenna TV and THIS TV. Additionally, the Company owns and manages a significant number of real estate properties across the U.S. and holds a variety of investments, including a 31% equity interest in TV Food Network and a 32% equity interest in CareerBuilder.