Posted May 11, 2011 Drum Corps International seeks a qualified full-time Merchandising Manager for its Indianapolis headquarters. The Merchandising Manager is responsible for the marketing, promotion and sales of all goods that are distributed and sold by Drum Corps International. This includes apparel, novelty, DVD and CD products as well as downloadable and streaming media. This person works closely with the Marketing department to execute new product launches each season. This person displays excellent communications and organizational skills with demonstrated interpersonal abilities. The Merchandising Manager will have direct supervision responsibilities over the merchandise/inventory-related areas of the warehouse and will train any part-time assistance and onsite crews. The Merchandising Manager travels throughout the year to trade shows and other sales opportunities and takes part in considerable travel during the summer months in order to attend DCI-sponsored events.
Drum Corps International – Corporate Overview: Drum Corps International, Inc. (DCI) has operated for more than 35 years as a non-profit sanctioning association and event promotions organization focused on servicing the world's most elite and exclusive marching musical organizations — commonly known as competitive drum and bugle corps. The worldwide popularity and influence of Drum Corps International and its member organizations continues to grow. As a youth activity, the world of competitive drum and bugle corps is an intense, choreographed musical experience staged on football stadium fields by students achieving high levels of excellence in performance. Through the drum and bugle corps experience, young people develop life skills including self-discipline, teamwork and leadership. Drum Corps International contracts more than 100 tour events throughout North America and directly produces several Premier Events as part of an eight-week, summer-long tour culminating with the annual World Championships, held in August each year. The performers engaged in the drum and bugle corps experience are both musicians and athletes, and their performances rival the levels of excellence achieved by Olympians. Through their achievements in marching music, Drum Corps International participants are considered to be "the standard of excellence" for high school and college marching bands throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South Africa. Drum Corps International is a non-profit corporation, as specified under IRS 501(c)(3) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Drum Corps International – Corporate Overview: Drum Corps International, Inc. (DCI) has operated for more than 35 years as a non-profit sanctioning association and event promotions organization focused on servicing the world's most elite and exclusive marching musical organizations — commonly known as competitive drum and bugle corps. The worldwide popularity and influence of Drum Corps International and its member organizations continues to grow. As a youth activity, the world of competitive drum and bugle corps is an intense, choreographed musical experience staged on football stadium fields by students achieving high levels of excellence in performance. Through the drum and bugle corps experience, young people develop life skills including self-discipline, teamwork and leadership. Drum Corps International contracts more than 100 tour events throughout North America and directly produces several Premier Events as part of an eight-week, summer-long tour culminating with the annual World Championships, held in August each year. The performers engaged in the drum and bugle corps experience are both musicians and athletes, and their performances rival the levels of excellence achieved by Olympians. Through their achievements in marching music, Drum Corps International participants are considered to be "the standard of excellence" for high school and college marching bands throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South Africa. Drum Corps International is a non-profit corporation, as specified under IRS 501(c)(3) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).