Internship Program Description
Country/Americana Lifestyle Rep
Summer 2012 June 4th – August 13th
Overview:
RED Distribution is widely recognized as the industry leader in independent distribution and artist development. A division of Sony Music Entertainment, RED handles marketing and sales for 47 independent record labels, as well as repertoire from parent company Sony Music Entertainment.
‘stache media, the marketing division within RED, provides label services in online publicity, creative services, social media marketing & fan engagement, advertising and consumer research.
RED Music & ‘stache media country label partners include: Broken Bow Records, R&J Records, Southern Ground Records, Stoney Creek Records, Thirty Tigers, Black River Entertainment, Partisan Records, Rainmaker Artists,
Glassnote Records, Root 49 Music, Fat Possum Records
Recent RED and ‘stache media Country/Americana releases include: Jason Aldean, Craig Morgan, Mumford & Sons, Thompson Square, Aaron Lewis, Alabama Shakes, Gretchen Wilson, Sarah Darling, Trampled By Turtles, Sonia Leigh, Andy Gibson, Lissie, Darrell Scott, Jessie Baylin, The Wood Brothers, Dustin Lynch, Heartless Bastards, Blackberry Smoke, Bridgette Tatum
Responsibilities:
We are currently looking for interns to be part of RED’s lifestyle marketing program through ‘stache media to focus on Country and Americana music. Reps will help develop marketing plans tailored for their community using grassroots promotion and will serve as ‘stache representatives to their campus.
Through this internship students will learn valuable real-world skills by having direct involvement with tour marketing, online marketing, lifestyle marketing and retail/partnership marketing within the country music genre. The ‘stache lifestyle marketing program is a hands-on intern program for highly motivated students interested in music marketing. Our program is designed to be an interactive and educational marketing experience for dedicated students with an interest in country music.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.stachemedia.com/lifestyle
We run our internship 3 times per year. Currently we are hiring for summer interns but we also have space in the fall and winter semesters.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have a do it yourself attitude and an outgoing personality. Prior street team or street marketing experience is preferred. Candidates must have a passion for Country/Americana music, marketing, communications, and social media. Candidates must have an ability to work independently and meet important deadlines as well as offer creative insight to projects. Candidates must be extremely focused and hard-working.
All candidates must be currently enrolled in a college or university. Candidates should display strong written and verbal communications skills, as well as ingenuity and an eagerness to learn. Candidates must also possess excellent computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook preferred) and strong organizational skills. Students will be asked to dedicate at least fifteen hours a week to the internship, but we will try our best to work around student’s schedules. Students must provide a letter from their college or university confirming that they will receive school credit. Our internships are for credit only.
To apply, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/25doan6