MESG NEWSLETTER
May 1, 2016
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MESG At A Glance
- Social Events
- [Sat. 5/7]: Spring Social - Kentucky Derby Edition
- Professional Events
- [Tue. 5/10]: Shape Your Summer
- MESG Reads
- DreamWorks Bought by Comcast for $3.8Bn
- Beyonce Shakes Up the Music Industry with 'Lemonade'
- New Job Opportunities
- Internships:
- Hardpressed - Part-time intern
- Sesame Workshop - MBA Fellow
- Full-Time:
- DISH (Sling TV) - Marketing manager
- Job Opportunities (posted in prior weeks)
Social Events
Spring Social - Kentucky Derby Edition! (Sat. May 7th)
Couldn’t get an RV to drive down to Derby? Come join fellow MESG members for our first annual Derby Party in Chicago! We will have frosty beverages, watch the race, wear crazy hats, and party all afternoon. Get your tickets ASAP! Sign up here.
Professional Events
Shape Your Summer (Tue. May 10th)
First-years, if you are wondering how to make the most of your summer, be sure to join Career Services and a diverse panel of second-year students for a lively discussion. Shape Your Summer takes place on Tuesday, May 10th from 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM in Harper C25. The panel will discuss ways to prepare for your internship, challenges you may encounter, how to effectively resolve those challenges, and lessons learned. They will also share key recruiting information such that you can be prepared for the fall and full-time recruiting. Please register in GTS via the Programs tab as lunch is provided.
MESG Reads
DreamWorks Animation Bought by Comcast in $3.8Bn Deal
On Thursday 4/28, DreamWorks officially sold itself off to Comcast's NBCUniversal for $3.8Bn. NBCUniversal aims to leverage DreamWorks brands including Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon, and Shrek to further expand into theme parks, toys, and children's television.
Read more about the deal here.
How Beyonce Shook Up the Music Industry (Again) with 'Lemonade'
Beyonce's sixth solo album, Lemonade and its one-hour visual accompaniment, released exclusively on Jay Z-owned Tidal last week, have shown tremendous success, with upwards of 450,000 albums sold as of week ending 4/28, and over 1.8M tweets referencing Beyonce the day of release. Tidal's high-profile exclusives (including Prince's 300-digital song catalog and Kanye West's The Life of Pablo) have tripled its subscriber base to 3M between September 2015 and March 2016, lighting a fire under competitor streaming services Spotify and Apple Music.
Read more here.
New Job Opportunities
Internships
Hardpressed - Part-time intern (apply by Fri. May 6th; GTS #2341544)
Hardpressed is a Chicago-based fitness startup that stresses the use of controlled lifting speeds and strict form in a time-intensive program to build muscle. The company is looking for a part-time intern to help the management team develop a growth strategy, marketing strategy, investment plan, and operating model. The intern will also work closely with and be guided by a Booth alum who is acting as an advisor to the company. Apply via GTS and e-mail Andrew Leventhal with your resume and a brief description of your interest in the role/company.
Sesame Workshop - Summer 2016 MBA Fellow (apply by Thu. May 19th; GTS #2341541)
Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit educational organization (the one behind Sesame Street) looking for a summer intern to conduct rigorous strategic business and mission-impact analysis and make recommendations around a major project or initiative. Work will include industry/market and competitive analysis, financial modeling, business plan development, and identifying and assessing various strategies/paths. Apply via external website here.
Full-Time
DISH (Sling TV) - Marketing Manager (apply by Sat. May 21st; GTS 2342284)
Sling TV, DISH's over-the-top televesion service offering, is seeking a marketing manager to foster relationships with strategy & creative partners and identify opportunities to promote Sling TV and drive activation. The manager will have latitude to use creativity to open up new parternships for Sling TV. Apply via external website here.
Job Opportunities (posted in prior weeks)
Pandora intern - product management
- Apply ASAP via external website here.
Comcast intern - marketing insights
- Apply ASAP via external website here.
Fandango intern - strategy
- Apply ASAP via LinkedIn here.
DreamWorks summer internships
- http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/jobs/
- The recruiter has offered to personally review Booth applications if Career Services flags the names. If you choose to apply, please apply online (this is required for all applicants) and then email Heather Trompeter. She will ensure the recruiter gets all information directly.
Ticketmaster full-time - finance manager
- Apply ASAP on LinkedIn here
Warner Bros. intern - finance
- Apply ASAP via external website here
Warner Bros. full-time - business planning & analysis senior analyst
- Apply ASAP via external website here
Sony Pictures full-time - manager, digital distribution
- Apply ASAP via LinkedIn here.
DISH (Sling TV) full-time position - brand manager
- Apply by Sat. May 7th via external website here
- GTS #2338468
- Job Req #2016-34794
- Reach out to Booth alumna YaoYao Wang if interested
NBCUniversal full-time - manager, business development
- GTS #2341554
- Apply by Thu. May 19th on external website here
Sony Pictures full-time - sr. manager, business development
- GTS #2342372
- Apply by Thu. June 30th on external website here.
- Work authorization is required.
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