Saturday, March 5, 2011

Oakland Local Intern

Oakland Local - Oakland's local news and community site - is seeking sales and marketing interns to work on sales and marketing promotion programs. Stipend plus commission, plus pride at keeping local dollars in the community.

Help support local media by helping local business sell to our communities.

Job requirements
* Bright, energetic and service-oriented personality with VERY strong networking abilities and good follow through
* Strong communication skills
* Able to travel around Oakland, CA
* Experienced in marketing products to retail businesses, yellow pages sales or other sales is a big plus
* Able to work evenings and weekends, with notice, if needed
* Have your own laptop

Who we need?
* Are you an entrepreneurial, computer-literate person, 18 or older, with interest and/or experience in sales, marketing and promotion?
* Able to be part of a team and take direction, but also make it happen on your own? * Have that drive and focus to sell?
* Want to be part of an exciting local endeavor that's making positive social change and building community in Oakland?
* Do you have references that will speak to your work ethic, persuasiveness, problem-solving skills, ability to learn new things?
* Looking for a 10-15 an hour a week job that can grow into something more?

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in selling our services/product to local businesses such as coffee shops, restaurants, dry cleaners and more.

Who we are
Join the advertising and sponsorship team at Oakland Local, the most visited community news nonprofit in the East Bay and named "One to Watch for 2010" by Mashable.com - the most visited tech blog on the Web.

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