Kickstart Your Career at the Media Sales Academy
The Media Sales Academy is a FREE six-month fellowship and internship program that will provide you with the tools and resources necessary to kickstart your career at any radio or television station. There is more to local and national news than meets the eye. Behind every news segment or popular morning show is a team of media sales professionals working to help companies and organizations meet their business objectives and goals through media sales.
If you’re a creative individual with a forward-thinking and solutions-driven mindset, a career in media sales is for you!
What is Media Sales?
A career in media sales means you are generating revenue by identifying and assisting clients with growing their businesses. Sales professionals sell advertising space distributed across many communication platforms such as television, radio and the internet. Through customized advertising or media campaign packages, media sales professionals work with a range of businesses to fulfill their clients’ needs and goals. These needs and goals could include a campaign for a large regional or national brand or a local shop looking for more extensive exposure. From selling ads that air during the Super Bowl to helping a local business increase brand awareness, a career in media sales promises to be exciting and rewarding.
Top 5 Reasons to Apply:
- Gain valuable real-world experience through paid internships at TV and radio stations.
- Get matched with a mentor in the industry.
- Learn from faculty leaders and top executives of major media companies
- The opportunity to win cash prizes in a sales pitch competition.
- Network with top media companies at our exclusive career fair.
Apply Today!
Become a Future Leader of Broadcasting. Apply Today! nabfoundation.org/msa
For more information contact Program Manager, Paloma Johnson-Walker, pjohnson-walker@nab.org.
Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Currently enrolled as a rising Junior or above (30 credits)
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
- You are pursuing a degree or interested in Advertising, Sales, Marketing, Economics, Consumer Insights, Operations Research or Business, with a desire to learn about different opportunities in the broadcast advertising field
- You have strong written and oral communication skills and are organized, detail-oriented, and a team player
Program Calendar
| Application Window Open | May – Sept. 2024 |
| Accepted Fellows Notified | Rolling Basis |
| Opening Session | Nov. 2024 |
| Sales Pitch Competition | Feb. 2025 |