Promotions Internship
93.1 WXRT-FM, Chicago's Finest Rock, is looking for Marketing and Promotions interns and offers a non-salaried internship program designed to give hands-on experience at major market commercial radio station with the goal of exposing the individual to all aspects of radio. Areas covered include promotions, marketing, public relations, special event management, programming, and sales-related activities.
The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, energetic, and dependable individual with a great attitude and good communication skills, who is willing to take the time and energy necessary to learn the inner workings of a major Chicago radio station. Proficiency in Microsoft Word is essential, as well as the confidence to work with and interact with XRT staff, clients, advertisers, event promoters, and listeners. Students must be receiving college credit for the internship and are expected to work 25-30 hours per week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Interns will need transportation to get to and from events while interning for the radio station.
Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Representing WXRT in a public relations capacity at station events, including street festivals, XRT concerts, broadcasts, sales promotions, etc.
Organizing, preparing, coordinating, and executing promotional events for WXRT Maintaining the XRT VIP listener program both on-site at events and in the office
Interacting with listeners on a day-to-day basis whether it be fulfilling contest prizes, answering questions, etc.
Brainstorming new ideas for the radio station, it's clients, and advertiser Monitoring the inventory of station promotional items such as banners, t-shirts, stickers, hats, hoodies, etc.
If your interests lie in the broad spectrum of the communications industry, and you're looking for a great opportunity to gain invaluable experience, apply now! Fax or mail a cover letter and resume to:
WXRT-FM
Kristin Kusnik
Promotions Manager
455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax - 312.245.6075
(NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE)
