Student Media Business Manager - Student Employment

Salary: $16.60 Hourly
Location : Chicago, IL
Job Type: Student Employment - FWS Required
Job Number: 01311
Department: Student Media SE
Opening Date: 08/06/2025
Summary

The Student Media Business Manager is responsible for all advertising and underwriting that comes into the department. The Business Manager will create press packs for the department, develop relationships with area businesses, invoice all businesses, and maintain the revenue spreadsheets. The Student Media Business Manager works with the Student Media Leadership Committee in finding identify potential revenue and building relationships within the community. Since this position deals with the financial state of the department, it will be expected that the Business Manager keep the information regarding the financial state of the department confidential. It is required that any student in this position MUST BE a business major. It is also preferred that this student receive internship credit while in this position.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Is in charge of securing advertisements and underwriting for the Department of Student Media.
• Sends out press packets to local area and national businesses
• Build working relationships with local area businesses.
• Bill businesses for advertisements and underwriting run online or on-air
• Recording invoices and payments received in an excel spreadsheet
• Maintaining and organizing department log book
• Making copies of checks received for the Department for recording keeping.
• Giving received checks to Director of Student Media for deposit.
• Maintaining price sheets for the department
• Works with the Student Media Designer and client on any potential advertisements that need to be created.
• Familiar with all FCC rules and regulations regarding underwriting and on-air announcements.
• Attending staff meetings
• Is a leading member of the Student Media Leadership Team
• Maintain weekly-posted office hours in The Xavierite office (6 hours per week).

Qualifications
MUST BE A STUDENT AT SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Must be Federal Work Study Eligible

Must Include a Resume and Cover Letter

Additional Expectations

We inspire success by working together to provide meaningful, personalized service in a spirit of excellence. SXU seeks candidates that deliver value-added services in a responsive, collaborative, effective, and respectful manner.

The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.

Saint Xavier University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors protected by law. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant.