The Peak Publications Society, the student newspaper of Simon Fraser University, is seeking a Business and Advertising manager. This is a unique opportunity to grow your media, business, and people skills within an academic environment where the challenging exchange of thought and ideas is encouraged.
The successful candidate will:
• Manage all of the Society’s day-to-day financial affairs, including accounting;
• Sell and manage the Society’s advertising;
• Have chief responsibility for the Society’s budget;
• Hire temporary employees;
• Advise the Board of Directors on all financial decisions;
• Produce a “diversions/etc” page in every issue.
The Business Manager will also complete a large and varied assortment of other tasks when they become necessary or to compensate for other employees who are unable. The successful candidate will be expected to conceive of additional projects designed to improve the Society and work on them without necessarily being assigned to do so.
The successful candidate will have experience and skill in financial management, accounting, and sales (especially of advertising). Equally important are business and people management skills, as the position works with student groups, editors, and elected Board of Directors. Personal abilities of patience, flexibility, time management within a fast-paced environment that demands daily resourcefulness, a consistent customer service focus, and an ability and desire to fit into the culture of a student organization are also required.
Applicants should have at least 1-2 years of experience in a student publishing/journalism environment. Experience with Sage Accounting software and a class 5 driver’s license will be considered strong assets. The position is compensated with an annual salary of $40,000 plus commission on ad sales, annual support towards medical/dental, generous vacation, and flexible hours.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. PST on December 12, 2014. It is the society’s desire to have a new member of our team hired and in training on December 29, 2014. Further questions may be forwarded to David Proctor at [email protected].
