Careers
Texas A&M Student Media is looking for 1-2 sales account executives responsible for generating existing and/or new sales for assigned advertisers through our student publications.
The Marketing Account Executive will consult, promote, and sell innovative marketing and advertising solutions across our multiple platforms (including print, digital, sponsorships, social media, etc.) to current and new customers and create and/or monitor media placement and interface directly with business owners and leaders both on and off-campus. The Sales Account Executive’s key responsibility is to develop solid relationships with media customers, generate leads, conduct client pitches, sell marketing and advertising, while being a productive and successful member of our student media team. This is an exciting opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience while making money in a pre-professional sales and marketing role.
-Anyone with a passion/interest in marketing, sales, account management, and customer service that enjoys communicating with clients
-Flexible hours during the week to put your school schedule first and foremost
-Well organized with a high level of attention to detail
-Must have solid communication skills, displaying reliability and follow through on tasks -Self-starter with confidence, drive and ambition
-Strong desire to exceed the program’s financial goals
-Must be self-aware, highly personable, a good listener and enjoy working with clients in a professional setting -Must be available for training and weekly business desk meeting
Send your resume and 200-300 word brief letter telling us how your skills are best suited for this exciting opportunity at Texas A&M Student Media to: [email protected] and [email protected] by Friday, November 15.
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For the 2024-2025 school year, we are looking to hire students to join our staff. To apply, complete a staff application by submitting this digital application or printing and sending the PDF version on the right to [email protected]. You can also drop it off in our office in the Memorial Student Center suite L400, up the stairs from the pool tables and Smoothie King on the lower level of the MSC.
Upon filling out this form, one of our editorial staff may reach out to schedule an interview. Questions or follow-ups can be sent to [email protected].
Here is a full list of the available positions and their job descriptions:
News Reporter: Research, write and publish stories on an assigned beat, including, but not limited to, Student Government, faculty affairs, Bryan-College Station and state politics. No experience is required.
Life & Arts Writer: Write and publish stories on an assigned beat relating to art, culture and entertainment at Texas A&M. Duties may include student life coverages and features of interesting individuals. No experience is required.
Opinion Writer: Write and publish opinions on a variety of topics that relate to students, A&M and Texas, including criticisms and reviews. No experience is required.
Sports Reporter: Cover assigned A&M sporting events. Write recaps, previews, commentaries and profiles of student-athletes and coaches. Familiarity with A&M sports preferred.
Photographer: Photograph campus life, events, sports, people and news. Equipment is provided by The Battalion. Previous photography experience is required.
Graphic Artist: Create accompanying graphics for articles that are printed in the paper or published online. Responsibilities may include designing page layouts
for the weekly print edition. Familiarity with online design software preferred.
Cartoonist: Create cartoons that resonate with the student body and explore trends, issues and events at Texas A&M. Familiarity with online design software preferred.
Video/Podcast/Multimedia: Create video/audio surrounding the campus community and the news cycle. Experience with audio/visual media is preferred.
Social Media: Create engaging content on The Battalion’s social media channels that relates to students and connects with the community. Familiarity with major social media platforms is required. Familiarity with online design software preferred.
Business: Work with our advertisers for marketing and sales services. Make connections with local and national entities and facilitate advertisements that appear online and in the print newspaper. Salaried position with commissions. Previous experience is required.
If you have a question about a specific role, please email the appropriate editor:
News: [email protected]
Life & Arts: [email protected]
Sports: [email protected]
Opinion: [email protected]
Photography: [email protected]
Video/Audio Producer: [email protected]
Graphic Artist/Editorial Cartoonist: [email protected]
Page Designer: [email protected]
Social Media: [email protected]
Business/Advertising: [email protected]