Sales and Marketing Assistant

Do you like heavy metal?

Do you like craft beer? Have you ever seen a print magazine before? If so, you’re in luck because Decibel Magazine is looking for someone to assist in advertising and sponsorship sales and account maintenance for the magazine, our Metal & Beer Fests and our annual Tour.

Attributes & Personality

• The candidate should have sales skills and/or experience. Do your friends tell you that you talk a lot? Good!
• A passion for metal music and its extreme subgenres.
• An interest in craft beer and brewing is a plus
• Strong interest and/or experience in live events. You’ll need earplugs

Skills

• Ability to write clearly
• Self-motivated
• Must be responsive to emails and texts in a timely and professional manner
• Comfortable working under deadlines
• Comfortable talking on the phone and with face-to-face interactions
• Social media skills (TikTok, especially) a plus

Metal & Beer Fest + Decibel Tour Responsibilities

• Secure commitment forms for both sponsors and breweries
• Confirm beer styles appearing at event from each brewery
• Keep track of pricing info, kegs or cans, ABV, etc.
• Acquire high-resolution logos and confirm links
• Send announcement assets to partners, and coordinate date and time of announcements
• Coordinate collaborative announcements on social media
• Coordinate passes, tables and any other needs sponsors may have for event dates
• Confirm working guest lists in advance of fests

Magazine and Digital Ad Responsibilities

• Send ad art reminders
• Collect assets for digital campaigns (links, images, text, etc)
• Traffic ads
• Send insertion orders
• Gather addresses for mailouts to new advertisers
• Communicate regularly with accounts receivable about delinquent accounts

Location & Compensation

Ideally, the candidate: lives in the Philadelphia area and can do in-person work as needed.

Please send your resume, as well as a cover letter telling us why you would be the perfect addition to the Decibel team.

The position is: part-time, 25 to 30 hours a week

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Philadelphia, PA 19107