Apply to become a brand ambassador for Samsung!

The AroundCampus Group, LLC (AC) is looking for enthusiastic, driven, and well-connected college students to build brand recognition of Samsung, one of the most widely respected brands around the world.

Brand Ambassadors will connect with relevant local merchants and students across their campus to increase adaptation of Samsung Pay, and will work an average of 6-8 hours per week for the duration of the campaign during the spring 2017 semester.

As an AC brand ambassador you will:

• Work with an AC campaign manager to provide insight into your campus and develop a marketing plan tailored specifically for your school

• Demonstrate Samsung Pay technology to local merchants requesting adoption and promotion of the product

*AroundCampus Group to assist ambassadors in selecting the merchants, creating a plan for merchant visits, and nurturing initial relationship. Samsung to provide technology to ambassadors for use during the campaign

• Encourage local merchants to launch a promotional “deal” for customers using Samsung Pay

• Test Samsung Pay capability at local merchants

• Place Samsung Pay sticker at participating merchant locations

• Promote the availability of Samsung Pay at local merchants to students on campus

• Improve your marketing, communication, event management, and leadership skills

• Gain experience working independently and/or as a team member

• Work on a flexible part-time schedule, an average of 6-8 hours/week for select weeks for the duration of the campaign

• Self-report all campaign activities through photos and feedback surveys

You may be a good fit for this position if:

• You’re a marketing or business major, or are actively taking related classes

• You’re a self-starter, highly motivated, and energetic

• You’re a strong communicator, have great public speaking skills, and are adaptable

• You’re reliable – you can get things done without direct supervision

• You’re effective at multi-tasking and can meet deadlines & campaign goals

Preference will be given to candidates who:

• Have previous sales or marketing experience

• Have previous retail experience

• Have previous brand ambassador, promotion, or social media marketing experience

• Have sophomore standing or higher - first years may still apply!

AroundCampus Group is a 42-year-old college-obsessed media and marketing company with deep campus relationships and a national footprint of over 250 campuses. Our ever-advancing goal is to produce relevant media and facilitate meaningful moments for college students, parents, and faculty to encounter, experience, and engage with exceptional brands through an omni-channel approach. AroundCampus is built to perform multi-directional campaigns, meeting its target audiences where they are, when they’re listening, and communicating with them in their language.

We are the industry-leading publisher of over 400 college and university AroundCampus™ daily planners, parent guides, campus handbooks and directories, food and entertainment deal books, media guides, class schedules and much more.

We are the curators of the AroundCampus™ digital experience – a lifestyle hub for college students with content written by students for students. We couple engaging content with hyperlocal information about dining, entertainment, and services surrounding our partner universities.

We are the operators of UConnection, the nation’s largest dining and nightlife deals app. In August of 2016, the UConnection app will roll out to over 250 college communities.

We are the innovators behind the world’s only college community beacon network, UBeacon. This infrastructure provides proximity marketing capabilities and analytics.

We are the producers of dynamic on-campus marketing solutions for regional and national brands seeking feet-on-the-ground and digital brand representation, engagement, and market research facilitated by our network of more than 800 active ambassadors across 250 campuses.