Featured Employer: Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc

Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. (commonly known as Bridgestone/Firestone) was started as a single production plant in 1934 and is now the world’s largest tire and rubber company. Their corporate headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bridgestone now has a need for a Marketing Intern in Nashville:

Interactive Marketing Intern (Paid) – Lead a marketing project for the company; Assist in website management, online advertisement, e-mail and social media marketing; Gain exposure to broader marketing programs. (Note: You do not have to be a graduate to apply for this position; you may be a sophomore or higher pursuing your degree in Marketing/Mass Comm.)

The application deadline is June 15, 2012. Find out more and apply now at Lightning Jobsource!

Featured Employer: Channel 4 News in Nashville!

WSMV-TV is stationed in Nashville, Tennessee and broadcasts the news to counties in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky. They air the news during multiple time-slots in the morning, on week nights, and over the weekend.

Now WSMV-TV has posted seven jobs in Nashville, TN! Be sure to log into Lightning JobSource to read the full descriptions of all of WSMV-TV’s job postings.

Associate Producer (Degreed, Entry Level, Full Time) – Assist the producer in preparing newscasts; Write scripts for local newscasts.
Application deadline is July 16, 2012.

ENG/SNG Tech (Degreed, Experience Hire, Full Time)
Application deadline is June 20, 2012

Investigative Reporter (Degreed, Experience Hire, Full Time)
Application deadline is July 9, 2012.

Sr. Writer Producer (Degreed, Experienced Hire, Full Time)
Application deadline is July 9, 2012.

Technical Producer (Degreed, Experienced Hire, Full Time)
Application deadline is July 10, 2012.

WSMV-TV also has a need for two producers.

Producer (Degreed, Experience Hire, Full Time) – Envision, craft, and manage entire newscasts; Come up with daily story ideas; Write TV and online content; Copy and edit tapes on deadline.
Application deadline is July 9, 2012.

Find out more and apply for these jobs now at Lightning JobSource!

Featured Employer: ModusLink

The ModusLink Global Solutions company has been around for over thirty years. They offer supply chain management solutions to other companies and businesses. ModusLink has 30 solution companies in 15 countries, including the United States.

The company currently has two job openings in Smyrna, Tennessee.

Customer Account Coordinator (Degreed, Entry Level) – Communicate between company employees and clients on programs and projects; Manage various projects and help to ensure that they are done in a timely manner; Maintain a daily communication with customers.

Supply Chain Analyst (Degreed, Entry Level) – Use programs like Excel and Access at an advanced level; Work independently and gather data to produce high-quality analysis;  Bachelor’s degree required, with a focus on statistics or supply chain preferred.

Deadline for both applications is June 30, 2012. Find out more and apply now at Lightning JobSource!

Featured Employer: International Paper

International Paper’s global headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee. The International Paper company has locations in over 40 countries and employs around 83,000 people. The company ranked at number 111 on 2012’s Fortune 500 list.

MTSU Seniors and Graduates now have a chance to work at International Paper in Memphis:

Strategic Planning Analyst (Degreed, Entry Level) – Work with and maintain data with the office of Strategic Planning and Marketing Analysis; Conduct a series of reports used for industry analysis and business planning; Partake in various research projects.

The application deadline is June 18, 2012. Apply at Lightning JobSource.

Featured Employer: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

The first Cracker Barrel store was opened during 1969 in Lebanon, Tennessee. Now, the company’s corporate headquarters remains in Lebanon. They currently operate over 600 restaurants in 42 states. In March of 2012, the company was ranked in Fortune’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” annual list for food service.

MTSU students and alumni now have two opportunities to work in the corporate headquarters:

(Update: 5/16/12 | Due to overwhelming response, this position has closed) Social Media Internship (paid) — Work directly with Cracker Barrel’s Digital Marketing department using social media to deliver Cracker Barrel updates.

To apply for either job log into Lightning JobSource!

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