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Sales Manager sells
local ads for the Other Press, coordinates and recruits ad sales vol-
unteers, and coordinates national ad sales. Other responsibilities
include general office employee obligations. This position is a 12
month contract, with an evaluation by the Other Publications —
Society Board after three months. The position pays 15 hours a
week at $ 9.75/h (plus 25% commission on the ads you sell)

   
 

  

 

 

How to apply

1 Mail your resume and cover letter to:
Attn: OPS Board Chair

The Other Press

room 1020, 700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

2 Email ( we can handle attachments) your resume and cover
letter to:
submit@op.douglas.be.ca_ with “ad manager”

(or something like that) in the subject line

3 Fax your resume and cover letter to:
604.525.3505 Attn: OPS Board Chair

a Get on with your life. Perhaps volunteer some hours at the
Other Press while you're waiting to hear back from the board. Or
you could attend a seminar on how to sell advertising.

The next Other Press ad seminar will be posted in the OP
office (room 1020, Douglas College). Or call 306-6530 and leave a
message for our current Ad Manager, who will get back to you at
his convenience (which is pretty darn quick).

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Duties

e¢ Administer local-.ad sales strate-
gy, including insertion orders, ad
deadlines and ad rates

e Coordinate the classifieds section

e Liaison with the Bookkeeper on
invoicing and commissions.

e Liaison with the Coquitlam Ad
Sales Manager about new and
upcoming ad sales and commis-
sions

¢ Communicate with Production
staff about new and upcoming
ads, about design and changes in
ad material

¢ Coordinate at least two ad sales
seminars per semester

© Coordinate in-house promotions
and distribution strategy

e Attend staff meetings, giving
sales reports when necessary.

e Attend OPS Board meetings and
give comprehensive written sales

reports to the board.

National Advertising:
Campus Plus (C+)

¢ Communicate with C+ (our
national advertising agency) ona
weekly basis Re: national advertis-
ing; ensuring all ads run as sched-
uled; that copies of issues are sent
to C+

 

 

Using your experience at the Other Press, and contacts with
publishing UberhaUs, Canadian University Press (CUP), you will
have access to the world’s power centres, including CUP’s exclu-
sive national advertising agency, Campus Plus. Whether you use this power for good or evil, is all up to you.
You're now in a position to take over the world. Next, the solar system...

 

 

*No prior experience is necessary, but a background in Sales, Marketing or Business will definitely improve your chances. You know what? Excellent communication skills won't hurt. Nor would being a
Douglas College student.