History of QVC

The name QVC is an initialism standing for Quality, Value, and Convenience. QVC was founded on June 13, 1986 by Joseph Segel and is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Today it is a multinational corporation, specializing in televised home shopping.

It is present in four countries which are the United States, UK, Germany and Japan.  They sell to over 141 million consumer’s name brand products of all variety.  In order to get enough credibility they launched a two year contract with Sears to sell their products.  They started out with fifty-eight cable systems in twenty states signed on to carry its first broadcast which took place 7:30 PM ET on November 24, 1986.

They were able to reach 7.6 million TV homes.  They set a new record for first full-year fiscal sales for a new public company of $112 million dollars.  In the beginning they broadcast weekdays from 7:30 PM ET until midnight and all day on Saturday and Sundays. QVC.com was founded in 1996 and it attracts more than six million unique visitors each month.

Job descriptions/Average wages

Systems Engineer III: This position is very important to the process of getting the merchandise on the air, making sure that details are seen and that the sound runs correctly. It entails a lot of specific assignments. In order to get this position you must have the proper college and expertise training as an intern. To find out more about this position you would need to contact the QVC headquarters. The average wage for a Systems Engineer III is $84,548 a year.

IT Developer III: This is a very important position that requires a professional who is familiar with IT equipment in connection with television programming. This position has certain specifications that you would need to contact QVC headquarters in order to apply. The average wage is $86,834 a year.

Content Manager: The content manager helps determine what items are going to be presented on air during a specific show. They are familiar with all working parts of the shows and how they are to be presented from merchandise to guests. They too must contact QVC for specific job assignments since QVC is such a specialized type of business it is necessary to find out from corporate what is expected in just about all of their job positions. The average wage for the year is $54,219.

Benefits

Medical Benefits
Healthy Lifestyles
Prescription Drug benefits
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Flexible Spending Account Benefits
Life Insurance/ Disability
401 (k) and retirement benefits

How to apply

In order to apply for a position you need to go to their website and make a request at which time someone will call you giving you an appointment that you can come and do an application and interview with the proper department heads. Visit their website at: http://www.qvc.com/careers