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Travel Brand Promoters - College Campuses

Work & Travel Promotional Executive

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Travel Brand Promoters - College Campuses:

Positions available in all colleges for the academic year of 2010/2011

Calling all enthusiastic and energetic students!
Have you a keen interest in Travel? Why not get involved with Irelands leading Student and Youth Travel Company? Working a few hours each week this opportunity will enable you to build your CV, gain valuable work experience in marketing, promotions and the travel industry whilst earning travel vouchers redeemable in any USIT nation-wide. We are looking for a number of people to fill positions in colleges all over Ireland

The purpose of the position:

Act as the USIT point of contact on campus whilst increasing the profile and awareness of USIT products, ISIC, J1, language programmes, work and travel programmes and other services to students and staff.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Increase awareness of USIT products and services during the college year, through ongoing promotions via postering and leaflet distribution on and off campus.
• Assistance at road shows and promotions on campus: ISIC, J1, Work and Travel. /li>
• Identify key events in your college for USIT to attend and/or sponsor.
• Represent USIT on campus at such events.
• Build relationships with Student Unions, career guidance counsellors, language and other college departments.
• Generate ideas for promoting USIT products and services on your campus.
• Ensure regular feedback to the Marketing Dept, through the completion of bi- monthly reports.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• A keen interest in travel and/marketing.
• Participated on a USIT work and travel programme e.g. J1/ Work in Canada/Volunteer/ Summer in Europe.
• Previous promotional experience.
• An approachable, outgoing, enthusiastic and energetic outlook.
• Willingness to assist in various promotions throughout the academic year.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ample time to dedicate to fulfilling the tasks above.
• Keen eye for detail.

Payment:

Payment is made in the form of travel vouchers redeemable in any of our offices nation-wide for any USIT product. Full product training will be provided.

To apply for this position:

Please forward your CV and cover letter to email: lisa.collender@usit.ie

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Work & Travel Promotional Executive

Location: Usit, 19/21 Aston Quay, Dublin 2

Principal Accountabilities

• To be responsible for the Business Development and promotion of all Work and Travel and Volunteer Abroad products in particular the J1 & Work in Canada programmes
• To prepare and deliver presentations on the J1 and the USIT portfolio of Programmes to large audiences at Universities, Colleges, Career Fairs and Exhibitions.
• To recruit and manage Campus reps in key colleges, liaise with them, report back to USIT on activity.
• Be a key interface with the Colleges, Student Unions and Adminstrators and to build good working relationships.
• To be proactive and creative in approach to promoting USIT.
• To be aware of and counteract competitive promotion on various campuses in relation to all work & travel programmes.
• To assist with promoting USIT Work Programnmes using social networking media, as well as creating Pod casts to publish online.
• To be responsible for training of all College Reps on all work & travel products through out the year.
• To organise additional staff (when required) to assist with the activity.

Special features:

• This position will involve working 3-4 out of 5 days out of office with some overnight stays.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent presentation skills and experience delivering in front of large audiences. Approx 6-8 presentations per week.
• High Energy levels and lots of enthusiasm.
• A interest in Work abroad & Volunteer programmes and any previous experience on a Work Abroad programme an advantage
• Proven track record and experience in promotion and development
• Multi-tasking, excellent organisational skills and PC literate – excel, powerpoint etc.
• Full clean drivers licence (please don’t apply if you don’t have a full drivers licence)

Salary €22K + bonus, expenses & travel concession

To apply for this position:

Please forward your CV and cover letter to opportunities@usit.ie

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