Provide administrative support for sales operations including phone coverage, filing, expenses, calendar management, RFPs, insertion orders, client communication, and competitive reporting. Participate in client meetings and brainstorms, learn integrated ad sales and brand strategy, and use Microsoft Office and internal sales tools to support the sales team.
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Felix is a luxury lifestyle magazine currently serving Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. The pages of this glossy publication cover the latest trends in fashion, fine dining, nightlife, arts and culture. Featuring ultra luxe fashion profiles, restaurants, and the season’s must-have accessories from the world’s top writers and stylists.
Luxe Media, LLC and Felix Magazine are the marketing names of The Aparecio Foundation, NFP (“TAF”). Luxe Media, LLC. is committed to developing a fun and productive work culture that is conducive to positive results!
We offer a uniquely open environment that demands initiative and imagination from every single team member that are heard, tested, and genuinely empowered to lead by example and create lasting impacts on our organization, its programs, and the community.
This is an unpaid internship/volunteer opportunity.
The Sales Assistant will be responsible for general administrative support such as: phone coverage, filing, expenses and calendar management.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Handling RFP's (request for proposals), insertion orders, editorial credits, client communication and preparing competitive reports
- Participation for client meetings, presentations and brainstorm sessions
- Learning integrated ad sales, brand essence and sales process
- Use of Microsoft and internal sales programs
- A passion for women’s economic opportunities
- Must be a full or part-time student and working toward a degree
- Must be eligible to receive school credit and commit to 2-3 days a week for 3 months or a college graduate with 1+ years experience
- Excellent command of the English language
- Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team or autonomously
- Ability to work in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment with competing deadlines and priorities
- Integrity, honesty, openness and a willingness to operate as a team player
- A desire to learn advertising sales
- A bachelor's degree and relevant work experience, as well as excellent verbal and written
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint required
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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