On Campus Opportunities
Set yourself up for the future with real experience. Gain invaluable experience and create amazing friendships, while setting yourself up for success in the future. This isn’t a “get me some coffee” position; it’s a “hands-on, work hard, play hard and love every second of it” position. It doesn’t stop once you graduate, either! Nearly all of our full-time employees worked for The Black Sheep in college. If you prove to be a kick-ass member of your campus team and we have an opening, you’re first in line to come work for us in Chicago.
Marketing
Campus Ambassador
Are you an outgoing person at your school? Do you maintain an upbeat and positive attitude in most situations? Campus Ambassadors are the on-campus face of our clients such as goPuff, Head & Shoulders, SmileDirectClub, and Cash App! If you love being put to the test and have strong communication skills, with a natural sense of curiosity, this position would be perfect for you!
Responsibilities:
• Maintain communication with The Black Sheep and your campus-level team via weekly phone calls, emails, and GroupMe messaging.
• Conduct field marketing events on campus and at student events to increase brand awareness.
• Submit 20 required event pictures with a written recap of the event within 24 hours after the event has been completed via our online reporting platform.
• Identify hot spots for events during high traffic times to reach students.
• Build, follow, and commit to a weekly schedule for events based on your availability.
• Follow and build a weekly schedule for events.
• Potentially store and transport activation materials and promotional items, per clients request.
• Some client campaigns require branded posts on your social media outlets.
Time Commitment:
• Depending on the client, it varies between 2-12 hours per week during an active campaign.
Requirements
• Excellent communication skills.
• Outgoing, personable, ambitious, and reliable.
• Interested in learning more about our brand client.
• Involvement in campus organizations and understanding of school culture.
• Previous ambassador or marketing experience preferred, but not required.
• Customer service experience is valued!
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
• Competitive flat rate per event with bonuses.
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Field Marketing Manager
Are you an enthusiastic and optimistic people-person who gets the job done by working with others? If so, you need to join our field marketing team! As a Field Marketing Manager, your job is to put your best foot forward in representing The Black Sheep’s clients while carrying out field marketing tasks on and around your campus.
Responsibilities:
• Pick up materials on a weekly basis from local clients near campus.
• Distribute marketing materials to students on campus during weekly marketing events.
• Take 20 pictures during each event that shows a “360” of the event, start to finish.
• Provide feedback and simple data, such as date, time, and location of the events you and your partner complete on a weekly basis.
• Keep in constant communication with your direct supervisor, a National Marketing Manager, based in Chicago, IL.
Time Commitment:
• 5-15 hours a week during an active campaign.
Requirements:
• Strong communication skills.
• Proactive and creative problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of campus events, high traffic areas, and ideal marketing opportunities
• Outgoing personality.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
• $50 per event
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Media
Micro Influencer
Do you love posting on Instagram or setting up photoshoots with friends? Does getting paid for your creative content excite you? We are looking for exceptional Micro Influencers with a following of 2,500+, who actively post and receive strong engagement on Instagram. The Micro Influencer program is a great opportunity to grow your following and enhance your brand. You will get the chance to use your Instagram profile to create content for housing companies on your campus and a variety of national brands.
We have worked with brands like Dominos, goPuff, Smile Direct Club and Tide Laundry. If social media, creative freedom, and getting paid to post sounds like something that interests you, then this is the job for you!
Responsibilities:
• Post approved content on schedule.
• Strong communication with your National Influencer Manager.
• Submit post insights and analytics on time for payment.
Time Commitment:
• A couple of hours per month to get your pictures taken.
• About an hour a week to edit, submit for approval, post, and submit for payment.
Requirements:
• 2,500+ Instagram followers.
• 10% or more engagement rate.
• Experience with brands or social content creation.
• Willing to be a public profile during the campaign.
• Willing to turn profile into a Creator Profile.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
• $50 per post via direct deposit through a Stripe account.
• If a client asks for you to repost the content on your story, it will be an additional $15.
• For brand deals, you may receive a free product to post with as well as pay.
To be considered you must provide a link to your Instagram, and state how many followers that you have in the “Tell us about yourself” section of the application
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goPuff Micro Influencer
Do you love posting on Instagram or setting up photoshoots with friends? Does getting paid for your creative content excite you? We are looking for exceptional Micro Influencers with a following of 2,500+, who actively post and receive strong engagement on Instagram. The Micro Influencer program is a great opportunity to grow your following and enhance your brand. You will get the chance to use your Instagram profile to create content for housing companies on your campus and a variety of national brands.
As a Micro-Influencer, you will be given the opportunity to promote goPuff this fall. This will include:
Responsibilities:
• Utilizing your personalized goPuff promotional code in all content.
• Producing 2 creative feed posts referencing goPuff on Instagram.
• Promoting the use of goPuff via one Instagram story
Time Commitment:
• Must be on or near campus, for the duration of the campaign.
• Profile must be public for the duration of the campaign.
• Profile must be a business profile for the duration of the campaign.
• Strong communication skills.
Requirements:
• You must have at least 800+ followers on Instagram.
• Must be on or near campus, for the duration of the campaign.
• Profile must be public for the duration of the campaign.
• Profile must be a business profile for the duration of the campaign.
• Strong communication skills.
Compensation:
• $Paid $25 flat rate plus $10 bonuses each unique time someone uses your code for a new user order. These $10 bonuses are uncapped, meaning you can make unlimited money! (Pay will be directly deposited via Stripe).
• Opportunity to grow and establish your personal brand.
• Be a part of a micro-influencer network spanning 250+ college campuses.
Social Media Manager
Do you love social media because it’s a great place to see and be seen? Are your social media profiles personal and funny to a fault? Are you up to date on the latest online trends and memes? If so, then we don’t just WANT you manning our feeds, we NEED you manning our feeds! Whether you’d like to come aboard your school’s local Black Sheep team or help us start a branch at your campus, join The Black Sheep as a Social Media Manager! You will manage, promote and grow your school’s The Black Sheep branch social platforms by overseeing a small team of Social Media Contributors whose primary focus will be on creating the digital microcontent that students know and love.
Responsibilities:
• Attend and lead weekly The Black Sheep meetings on campus.
• Grow and maintain an Instagram and Twitter.
• Recruit and oversee a team of Social Media Contributors.
• Overtime, recruit and oversee a Video Production Manager and their team of Video Team Members.
Time Commitment:
• 5-10 hours per week.
Requirements:
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• A great sense of humor and awareness of both internet and local trends.
• A phone capable of image editing apps, content scheduling apps.
• Willing to cover the responsibilities of their social or video team should there be a shortage of staff.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
To be considered you must provide a link to your personal Twitter, and any other Twitters that you’ve managed in the past within the “Tell us about yourself” part of the application. Don’t worry, we won’t judge you like other companies would — the weirder the better.
Compensation:
Unpaid, but seeking class credit is encouraged.
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Social Media Contributor
Do you love social media because it’s a great place to see and be seen? Are your social media profiles personal and funny to a fault? Are you up to date on the latest online trends and memes? Then join The Black Sheep as a Social Media Contributor! This role works with their Social Media Manager and fellow Social Media Contributors to ensure that funny, timely content keeps flowing on Instagram or Twitter.
Responsibilities:
• Attend one weekly all-staff meeting prepared with potential content topics and ideas.
• Grow and maintain the assigned Twitter or Instagram.
• Be ready and willing to live tweet popular events such as football or basketball games.
Time Commitment:
• 3-6 hours per week.
Requirements:
• A great sense of humor and awareness of both local and internet trends.
• A phone capable of light image editing apps, content scheduling apps.
• Strong finger on the pulse of their student community.
• Ability to be an enthusiastic team player and to take on tasks as necessary.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
To be considered you must provide a link to your personal Twitter, and any other Twitters that you’ve managed in the past within the “Tell us about yourself” part of the application. Don’t worry, we won’t judge you like other companies would — the weirder the better.
Compensation:
• Unpaid, but seeking class credit is encouraged.
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Video Production Manager
Do you think videography is a great way to see who people really are? Do you have great ideas for funny videos, and want to manage a team of like-minded individuals to make them happen? Join The Black Sheep as a Video Production Manager. You will be asked to collaborate with our Digital Marketing Strategist from our corporate office to outline and execute a video production schedule that sees new campus-focused videos released in bi-monthly cycles, from planning, to shooting, to editing, and distribution of the video.
Responsibilities:
• Attend local weekly meeting with the rest of The Black Sheep.
• Production of locally shot 5-minute on the street, interview style videos on a bi-monthly cycle.
• Edit video based on feedback from our Digital Marketing Strategist.
• Submission of final draft of video by established deadline.
• Use social media to share published videos.
• Help recruit new members to the video team.
• Weekly phone conversations with our Digital Marketing Strategist based out of corporate offices in Chicago, IL.
Time Commitment:
• 3-4 hours per week.
Requirements:
• Access to or ability to rent video shooting equipment.
• Strong management skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Comfortable front-of-camera presence.
• iMovie or Windows Movie Maker is adequate, but Final Cut or Adobe Premiere is preferred.
• Outgoing, social personality.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
• $50 per video via direct deposit through a Stripe account.
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Video Team Member
Do you have great ideas for funny videos, and want to join a team of like-minded individuals to make them happen? Join The Black Sheep as a Video Team Member. In this position you’ll work with your local Video Team to outline and execute a campus-focused video.
Responsibilities:
• Attend local weekly meeting with the rest of The Black Sheep at your campus..
• Assist in producing locally shot, 5-minute comedy videos on a bi-monthly cycle.
• Specific production responsibilities based on team role.
• Use social media to share published videos.
Time Commitment:
• 2-3 hours per week.
Requirements:
• Strong organizational skills.
• Video specific skill set: Videographer or video editing experience.
• Comfortable front-of-camera presence.
• iMovie or Windows Movie Maker is adequate, but Final Cut or Adobe Premiere is preferred.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
• Unpaid, but seeking class credit is encouraged.
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Data
Student Data Collector
Are you a detail-driven student constantly striving for accuracy and improvement? Do you love taking notes in class, making sure you get every possible bit of information you can? Are you interested in giving feedback to local businesses? If so, The Black Sheep is looking for someone to collect information about local businesses, and you would be perfect for this job!
Responsibilities:
• Review housing properties by request of owners to make sure their customer service and training are all up to speed.
• Visit specific properties to make sure all staff treats students the way they’d treat their managers and visiting parents.
• Submit online inquiries to test each property’s online response time and customer service.
• Call each property to ensure they have been properly trained on how to handle student inquiries over the phone.
• Live chat on the property’s website to ensure a speedy and convenient experience.
• Enter collected data and required photos into the proper feedback forms.
Time Commitment:
Maximum 3 hours per property.
Requirements:
• High attention to detail and surroundings.
• Proactive and creative problem solving skills.
• Deadline-driven mindset.
• Strong communication skills.
• Legally allowed to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
$75 per property
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