Join Epigram’s Business Team and gain practical business experience at the heart of student life! Applications are currently open for Epigram Business until 29 March.
Being part of our team is a fantastic opportunity if you'd like to develop your skills in leadership, marketing, accounting, event management, logistics, and more. Apply through the link here.
The available positions for Epigram Business 2021/22 are:
Managing Director (President)
About you
- Highly organised
- Experience leading a team
- Strategic and creative thinker
- Good communicator
About the role
- Collaborate with stakeholders (Senior Editorial, the SU, third-party suppliers) to develop the society’s strategic plans and operationalise them throughout the year
- Break down long-term goals into realistic short-term tasks for each team and provide support for tasks as needed
- Ensure that work is appropriately and fairly delegated between Business and Editorial team members
- Regularly engage with individual business team members to help them innovate/improve their practices to better achieve their goals
- Alongside Editors-in-Chief, you are also a point of contact for any confidential support needed by members regarding any issues and should direct students to further wellbeing support as needed
Deputy Director (Secretary)
About you
- Highly organised
- Good communicator
- Creative problem-solver
- Flexible and supportive
About the role
- Ensure the two Senior Editorial and Business teams communicate regularly and collaborate on decision-making and projects
- Oversee business functions to ensure they are on track with their tasks and that these tasks are achieving the society’s strategic goals
- Support Managing Director with managing the business team, resolving conflicts/roadblocks, and communicating with other stakeholders
- Organise distribution for each print run with facilities managers and team members for delivery
- Oversee achievement of the Bristol SU’s Balloon Accreditation Scheme
Head of Ads & Sales + Executives
About you
- People person
- Creative innovator and collaborator
- Good at managing others
- Interested in sales, marketing, or entrepreneurship
About the role
- Support and manage a team of Ads & Sales Executives to offer promotional opportunities to local and national businesses (e.g. digital/print newspaper adverts, on-campus digital screen slots, sponsored articles, social media stories...)
- Refine your and your team’s sales pitches to potential clients, finding good fits between our offerings and their needs
- Manage CRM (customer relationship management) database to track sales outreach efforts across teams
- Create incentives for clients and our sales team collaboratively with the Treasurer, e.g. bundle discounts for our clients or sales commissions for our team
- Learn to negotiate with clients, collaborate with other functions, and manage a team to successfully carry out sales campaigns
Head of Finance (Treasurer) + Assistant
About you
- Detail-oriented
- Capable of communicating financial information as understandable recommendations
- Strategic planner
About the role
- The Society Treasurer works closely with other functions to inform their decisions from a financial point of view
- Create and manage finances with an annual budget tracker, cash flow statement, etc
- Inform strategic decisions for Senior Business and Editorial with key financial information/projections, ensuring the sustainability of our operations
- Communicate with the Bristol SU Finance team to pay and receive invoices to and from suppliers into our account
- Determine KPIs to motivate, benchmark, and track the performance of Ads & Sales, Marketing, and Socials teams
- Draw up and process invoices with clients to support sales
Head of Marketing + Assistant
About you
- People person
- Creatively minded
- Good at spotting opportunities to collaborate with others in mutually-beneficial ways
- Eye for good design
About the role
- Marketing takes charge of our social media strategy and campaigns (e.g. our seasonal competitions, offering prizes to students from local businesses)
- Create, plan, and run engaging social media campaigns
- Design and coordinate creative on-campus promotional campaigns to engage students with Epigram’s brand in person
- Collaborate with and support Editorial by creating campaigns that highlight the value of Epigram to our students and readers
- Explore partnerships with local and national brands to support Epigram and deliver value to our readers
Social Secretary and Equalities Officer
About you
- Empathetic
- People person
- Good listener and communicator
- Interested in events and creatively minded
About the role
- Work to bring teams together by running frequent and inclusive socials for team members across both Business and Editorial teams
- Help Editorial teams (sections) replicate socials themselves and encourage them to do so at least once per month
- Collaborate with Managing/Deputy Director to advise on individual members’ skills when launching new projects
- Carry out annual inclusivity report with BME Editor to understand if any groups are underrepresented in our journalism and amongst our society members and generate key recommendations for the Senior team
- Work with Senior Editorial to ensure that internal communications (e.g. Epigram Newsletter, Slack announcements, awards ceremonies) are celebrating the contributions of all teams
Head of Alumni
About you
- People person
- Excellent communicator (representing Epigram’s current team to former members)
- Interested in networking opportunities
- Good at collaborating with other members to create events and opportunities for current and former staff members to network and support one another
About the role
- New role as of 2020 in an effort to involve our alumni with the current team, garner financial and mentorship support, and keep them connected with the University
- Builds and maintains relationships with former members of Epigram
- Creates and runs quarterly newsletter for Epigram alumni
- Promotes subscription offer to UK resident alumni and manages postage of print issues to subscribers
- Works with DARO (Development and Alumni Relations Office) for ideas and outreach support
- Helps create a larger sense of community around Epigram and offer career/mentorship support between current and former members
Click here for more details about the application form.
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If you have any questions, please contact Edward Fraser at managingdirector.epigram@gmail.com.
