Flytedesk powers media and advertising on college campuses. We build the technology that college media organizations and universities use to manage their operations. We build the technology that small businesses use to reach students. We work with brands, campaigns, and causes as their college partner in understanding, reaching, and driving outcomes with students.
We have a presence at almost every college in the country and the ability to reach 20 million students through campus billboards, student influencers, campus email newsletters, college newspapers, digital ads, SMS, and more.
We started flytedesk as the tool we needed at our college newspapers and have grown to become the single largest funding source for student journalism. Brick by brick, we’re creating a sustainable business model for college media by providing a coveted service to advertisers. We’re mission-driven, profitable, newly remote, and unrelenting in pushing our business and customers forward.
the program
Back-to-school season at Flytedesk is always intense, and this year it’ll be doubly so. In addition to our normal course of brand advertising work, we’ll be working with some of the biggest names in politics and advocacy to turn out youth voters for the midterm elections.
The 2022 elections will be extremely consequential, competitive, and expensive, and the youth vote will be a critical deciding factor. Elections and Advocacy is one of our favorite verticals and we partner with a ton of phenomenally inspiring organizations and candidates.
This fellowship is designed for individuals who care deeply about politics and media and want to be on the front lines in 2022. We offer fair warning that elections can be challenging and very time-intensive work, but this experience is an opportunity to make an impact by helping organizations reach and engage the important college audience. We’ve designed this program to give hands-on experience with every type of media, as Flytedesk operates a multi-channel platform that includes: digital, print, social, outdoor, influencer, SMS, guerilla/street team, and more. It is a great crash course for future work in the media industry, at an advertising agency, or in politics.
From day 1, each fellow will be responsible for essential aspects of flytedesk’s campaign execution. In addition to daily tasks, Fellows will go through an intensive one-week training program that will cover the broader media and political advertising industries, as well as specific training for the program.
skills
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Excellent attitude and a willingness to tackle any and all tasks (no matter how large or small)
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Capacity to multitask and meet deadlines
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Extreme attention to detail and highly organized
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Ability to learn quickly and perform new skills with a high degree of accuracy
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Work well both independently as well as part of a high-performing collaborative team
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Comfortable receiving feedback, and eager to grow and learn
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Personal drive for excellence and accountability
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Previous experience using Microsoft Excel & Google Suite, Slack, Airtable, MailChimp, SurveyMonkey, Adobe Suite (Photoshop), and/or Google Analytics.
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Student media experience is a plus!
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