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Intern/Assistant
The Spero brand is growing rapidly, and the team is expanding. I am currently seeking to immediately employ a new team member. The position starts as a paid internship offering where much of the value you receive will be experience. However, there is room for this to grow into a full time position, if the intern proves able to create great value for the brand during the internship.

Pay: $100 per week
Expected hours: 10-20 hours per week
What you'll get out of it:

• First-hand experience in the music industry
• Contacts around the country with some of the most prominent musicians and industry professionals
• Applicant must have a strong sense of user experience and how it motivates simple, elegant, and interactive design.
• The ability and resources to create and execute your own entrepreneurial ideas
• Connection into an international community of successful people in the entertainment industry

Summary of position:
There are several campaigns that I would like to execute, and many little maintenance tasks that need to be handled to keep the Spero brand progressing steadily. Here are a few specific things in the pipeline:

• Research clubs and contact managers in the UK to fill some dates in between my currently scheduled performances and potentially expand my tour.
• Compose and send emails to various music blogs to publicize the release of my new "Live in Toronto" album, being offered for free on my website at gregspero.com
• Create and send emails to music business blogs highlighting the success of our recent Video Competition for my new album gregspero.com/makehills
• Help with logistics at some of my shows (such as running the merchandise booth, managing email list signups, and helping with setup/takedown of equipment)

I have a plethora of resources with which I will provide the intern, and will give him/her specific direction and guidance. However, I will also expect the intern to act as an entrepreneur, creating and executing their own ideas within the context of my career, and I will provide any resources that will help the student's entrepreneurial endeavors in this context.

In working with me, the intern will also be interacting with people in the music industry, including the top jazz musicians in the city, producers and hip-hop artists in New York, and movie producers in LA (as I also do some acting). The student will refine his/her skills in communication with first-hand experience interacting with the upper-level of the entertainment industry, and will learn to step out of his/her comfort zone, spot unique opportunities, and capitalize on them to the fullest extent.

Ideal qualities of applicant:

• Ability to communicate effectively via email and phone
• Ability to research and record data in an organized fashion using Google Docs or Excel (this is easy to learn)
• Knowledge of music software, and/or the willingness to learn new software (specifically Ableton would be a big plus)
• Transportation ability, ideally via car
• Ideally 21+, as some of my shows are at 21+ venues
• Recent graduate is ideal. Current students will also be considered.

I will provide:

• All necessary computer software
• $100/week payment
• Financial resources to cover expenses
• Contacts and databases
• First-hand guidance and direction
• Official internship credit via my music corporation "Greg Spero Productions LLC", in accordance with what the University will allow.

Please send cover letter and resume to greg@gregspero.com

Designer/marketer
You will be invited to work in a powerhouse of entrepreneurial, goal oriented, and top notch talents who are motivated to grow our brand into something bigger than imaginable. We challenge and support each other to flourish in our careers. You will be rewarded by exposure to investors, labels, celebrities, and general audiences alike. Our loose framework allows you to create your own space and role in our team. If this is your calling then don’t pass up this opportunity to join our team.

• Designer must have a good grasp of brand motivated designs and design consistency throughout all media.
• Must see the big picture and be attentive to details. Be goal oriented and complete tasks on time with the highest quality of work.
• Applicant must have a strong sense of user experience and how it motivates simple, elegant, and interactive design.
• Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and integration with html/php/javascript/flash is a plus
• Must know how to optimize images and videos for the web.
• Must be able to create attractive, engaging print marketing material that encourages audience to take action.
• Must be self sufficient in creating and supporting innovative marketing campaigns that leverage the current technologies to virally spread the brand.
• Having basic web development skills is a requirement.

Please send cover letter, resume, and portfolio to greg@gregspero.com

Writer/PR
You are the voice of Spero and you will do whatever it takes to spread Spero's message of love, compassion, and sharing around the world. With the growing recognition of Spero, your voice will be heard by many ranging from new audiences to world renowned figures in the entertainment industry. Showcase your creative prowess by spearheading marketing campaigns that push the frontier of marketing innovation. How will you contribute to the A-team and push yourself to grow?

• Create engaging copy and ideas that will amplify the Spero brand on the web and in print.
• Engage your entrepreneurial spirit to create and support fresh outside-the-box marketing campaigns.
• Engage the audience through a witty and slick style while delivering a clear message to audiences.
• Proactively stream media through social networks with little given direction. Create timely updates before, during, and after major performances. Understand Spero and relevant news/media supplements and grab big chunks of audience mind share . We want you to deepen Spero's messages and carve out your own space in Spero's marketing efforts.
• Reach out to blogs, news streams, and create new symbiotic partnerships with similar mission and goals.
• Have a strong business sense when it comes to attracting investors, labels, and artists for support, subsidies, and co-branding.
• Be comfortable with disseminating information to a large audience through direct mailings, email updates, social networks, and location based marketing.

Please send cover letter, resume, and portfolio to greg@gregspero.com