Save-A-Lot looking for college interns to 'hit the road'

ST. LOUIS — Save-A-Lot, a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, on Monday launched a national search for a team of two interns to serve as brand ambassadors — or more aptly titled Road Scholars — for its 2012 Fuel Your Family Road Trip campaign.



The winning team will hit the road at the end of July for a four-week tour to 12 U.S. cities to personally bring the brand to consumers and help show people how Save-A-Lot can help families with savings of up to 40%, compared with traditional grocery stores.



Throughout the four-week road trip, the Road Scholars will attend community events, conduct random acts of kindness and sampling, host customer appreciation events at Save-A-Lot stores, and share tips for affordable, easy road trip snacks, and breakfast and lunch ideas.

As part of the national search for this year’s Road Scholars, teams of two are invited to submit their resumes, writing samples and a 90-second-or-less audition video explaining why they deserve this unique internship. Videos will be evaluated based on originality, creativity and poise, as well as applicants’ ability to create social media buzz for their videos. Candidates must be college graduates or enrolled in an accredited college and have strong communications, social media and interpersonal skills.



This year’s Fuel Your Family Road Trip route will include stops in Florida; Georgia; South Carolina; North Carolina; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Maryland; and New York.



The experiential program was created to give consumers the opportunity to personally connect with the Save-A-Lot brand and raise awareness of Save-A-Lot as a destination.



In 2011, the road trip team of Abby Tinberg and Bob Ringer visited 10 U.S. cities.