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From time to time a position opens within our small & busy Marketing & Promotions Office.  And, today is that day!

We are currently seeking candidates for our Rams Head Live Marketing Manager position located at our offices in Annapolis, Maryland.  This position is full time and in charge of partnering with the booking team to execute marketing plans for Rams Head Live, one of the Top 10 Clubs in the World.*

If you are the motivated, self-starter type who gets goosebumps reading the job description below, then shoots us an email with your resume to emcnaboe[at]ramsheadtavern[dot]com.  We’ll start interviewing soon in hopes to have our new colleague join our team by mid to late September.

Could you be the next one to rock w/ our team? Details below.

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Company: Rams Head
Title: Marketing Manager, Rams Head Live
Effective Date: August 30, 2011
Department: Marketing & Promotions
Reporting To: Vice President Marketing
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Annapolis, Maryland office with travel to and from Baltimore

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Summary
We are seeking a Marketing Manager to be responsible for developing, executing and communicating tactical marketing plans that support the booking, marketing and financial objectives of Rams Head Live.

Responsibilities
• Coordinate with booking & ticketing to set up timely & accurate on sales
• Prepare, execute & monitor comprehensive marketing/promotional campaigns
• Implement and monitor budgets and projections
• Create & distribute press releases to media outlets
• Coordinate all show press with publicists and managers
• Media buying including: online, radio, TV, print, outdoor/indoor
• Review invoices for accuracy and approve for payment
• Moderate facebook & twitter accounts
• Work with graphic design department on print ads, flyers, postcards and posters for upcoming shows
• Ensure proper communication of day of show promotions to general manager
• Coordinate street team and grassroots marketing efforts in local market
• Assist in the development and fulfillment of sponsorship programs
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Post on the Rams Head blog
• Collaborate with peers to ensure consistency and accuracy of information
• Ensure the financial success of individual concerts
• Assist Marketing team in day to day activities & other duties as needed

Qualifications
• Motivated, driven, resourceful, innovative & forward thinker
• Able to understand marketing strategies and how to execute them
• Ability to build and maintain productive & positive relationships
• Experience in the entertainment industry not necessary
• Ability to work well with others on a team
• Demonstrate logical analysis and problem solving skills
• Demonstrate good listening, written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Reflect an appropriate sense of urgency
• Good computer skills- Microsoft Word & Excel
• Understanding of Twitter & Facebook a must
• HTML, Dreamweaver skills a plus

Salary
• Salary based on experience $30,000 – $45,000

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*We didn’t just assign ourselves Top 10.  We’ve actually be awarded it by Pollstar Magazine. Thanks Baltimore for keeping us rockin’.

Do you ever wonder who does the Marketing for Rams Head? Who puts together the shows, works with the bands,sends the press releases,  contacts the radio and does an awesome job at promoting the shows at Rams Head On Stage? Today, you can find out a little more about the Rams Head On Stage Marketing Director.

This week, meet Valerie W. our Rams Head On Stage Marketing Director.

• What state were you born in? Idaho
• What is your job title at the Rams Head? Marketing Director
• How long have you worked for Rams Head? A year and a half-ish

• Best concert you have been to at a Rams Head Venue? It’s a toss-up between The Civil Wars at RHOS and Beirut at RHL
• At a movie theater which arm rest is yours? I take both on the chair in front of me if I can. Long legs and all that.
• What is your favorite kind of drink? Coffee. No, Beer. No, wine. Nope. It’s coffee.
• What is your favorite book? David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I love me some antiquated shit.
• What is your favorite midnight snack? Popcorn. With good stuff like thyme and garlic butter on it. I have a secret recipe that’s not so secret after a couple of beers.
• What is your favorite movie? The Princess and The Warrior. It’s a German film, so there’s an emergency tracheotomy in the first ten min. It’s better after that.
• Do you like soda or pop? Wait, isn’t soda pop? I mean pop soda? I guess it doesn’t matter because I don’t like either.
• What is your favorite word? What is your least favorite word? I feel like this is the question you knew I’d want to answer. Favorite word right now: piffle. Least favorite: doilies
• What cd is in your cd-player right now? Wait, people still use cds?
• Who’s your favorite singer or band? Louis Armstrong.

Do you ever wonder who does the Marketing for Rams Head? Who designs the posters, menus, table tents? Who books the shows at the clubs? Well, get to know some of the Marketing staff right here! Learn something new about us. Yes, we’re real people, just like you!

This week, meet Jason S. our Graphic Designer.

What state were you born in? Pennsylvania
What is your job title at the Rams Head? Graphic Designer/Awesome
How long have you worked for Rams Head? 3 months
Best concert you have been to at a Rams Head Venue? Social Distortion

What was your first concert? (Without supervision) Smashing Pumpkins at Beaver County Community College’s Golden Dome circa 1993

 What is your favorite book? Watership Down

What is your favorite midnight snack? Iced Tea Mix with a spoon

 What is your favorite movie? The Natural

 Do you like soda or pop? Pop is better than Soda. But they only serve Soda here.

 T.V. show you secretly enjoy? Clean House

 Movies or TV? Movies

 Where’s the coolest place you have gone on vacation? Zagreb, Croatia

 What cd is in your cd-player right now? What’s a CD?

Some examples of Jason’s awesome skills:

Do you want to see INXS rock Rams Head Live this Wednesday night? We do! Email ramsheadlive09@gmail.com with 3 songs you would be most EXCITED to hear and if your songs match the 3 songs we’re most excited to hear, you could win a pair of tickets to see them LIVE! Subject line for email: INXS Rules

Attention: All Jonny Lang fans report to the comment section now! Tomorrow night he will be playing at Rams Head Live and we have a pair of tickets to give away. In order to win these tickets all you have to do is go to the comment section of this post and write the correct answer to the following question: How many films and sitcoms combined has Jonny Lang appeared in? Name them.

The winner will be announced tomorrow sometime during the day so get your answers in and continue to check back here to find out the correct answers and winner. Good luck!