Pro­gram Hosts Needed

QVC, the leader in video com­merce and mul­ti­plat­form shop­ping, is search­ing for can­di­dates to be a part of their on-air team as Full-time Program Hosts. To qual­i­fy for this role, can­di­dates should have pri­or host­ing expe­ri­ence on tele­vi­sion, dig­i­tal plat­forms, or live broadcasts.

The ide­al Pro­gram hosts is a mas­ter­ful sto­ry­teller with a pas­sion for shop­ping and lifestyle prod­ucts. They should pos­sess a com­mand­ing pres­ence along with high cred­i­bil­i­ty and trust­wor­thi­ness, which allows them to share prod­uct knowl­edge and infor­ma­tion gen­uine­ly and con­fi­dent­ly. Enthu­si­asm, sin­cer­i­ty, and gen­uine­ness are also essen­tial traits for a suc­cess­ful candidate.

Hosts must be quick on their feet and have the abil­i­ty to engage and enter­tain their audi­ence, along with an abil­i­ty to impro­vise. They should also pos­sess an ele­vat­ed sense of fash­ion and inspir­ing lifestyle while being friend­ly, warm, and relatable.

The objec­tive of this Pro­gram Host role is to pro­vide a dif­fer­en­ti­at­ed shop­ping expe­ri­ence that is both infor­ma­tive and enter­tain­ing. The posi­tion requires full-time avail­abil­i­ty, includ­ing overnights and week­ends. The job loca­tion is sit­u­at­ed in West Chester, PA, and can­di­dates should be will­ing to relocate.

Sean De Simone at QXHcasting@gmail.com.

Loca­tion

Full-time posi­tions are locat­ed in West Chester, PA.  All hires must be will­ing to relo­cate, and you must be avail­able to work all shifts includ­ing overnights and weekends.

How to Apply 

Inter­est­ed Pro­gram Hosts should email a let­ter of inter­est with a recent­ly updat­ed resume accom­pa­nied by a pho­to or head­shot and any any video links of your host­ing work to the Cast­ing Direc­tor:  Sean De Simone at QXHcasting@gmail.com

Please make sure to include a tele­phone num­ber, email address and the city and state where you are cur­rent­ly locat­ed in your submission.

About QVC^®

QVC is a world leader in video com­merce across broad­cast, stream­ing, mobile, and social plat­forms, offer­ing engag­ing, inter­ac­tive shop­ping expe­ri­ences for mil­lions of peo­ple world­wide and large audi­ences for thou­sands of vendors.

QVC broad­casts to over 350 mil­lion house­holds across sev­en coun­tries, includ­ing the US, UK, Ger­many, and Japan. They are a sub­sidiary of Qurate Retail Group, which also owns the Home Shop­ping Network.

QVC con­nects shop­pers to inter­est­ing per­son­al­i­ties, engag­ing sto­ries, and award-win­ning cus­tomer service.

QVC: A His­to­ry of Home Shop­ping Dominance

QVC, stand­ing for “Qual­i­ty, Val­ue, and Con­ve­nience”, holds the title of the largest cable tele­vi­sion shop­ping busi­ness in the US. Here’s a glimpse into their journey:

• Ori­gins (1986): Found­ed by Joseph Segel in 1986, QVC aimed to be an alter­na­tive to the already estab­lished Home Shop­ping Net­work. Part­ner­ing with cable com­pa­nies and lever­ag­ing the grow­ing cable sub­scrip­tion rates, QVC quick­ly gained traction.
• Ear­ly Growth (1986–1992): Strate­gic alliances with indus­try giants like Sears and advance­ments in telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion played a cru­cial role. QVC’s inter­ac­tive approach, com­bin­ing tele­vi­sion, cable, and tele­phone lines, res­onat­ed with the increas­ing mail-order shop­ping trends.
• Reach­ing New Heights (1990s): By 1993, QVC’s two chan­nels reached a stag­ger­ing 45 mil­lion cable-equipped homes and 3 mil­lion satel­lite dish cus­tomers. This peri­od wit­nessed their rise as an indus­try leader.

Along the way

Based in West Chester, Pa., and found­ed in 1986, QVC has retail oper­a­tions in the U.S., the U.K., Ger­many, Japan, and Italy. World­wide, QVC reach­es 350 mil­lion homes via its 12 broad­cast net­works and reach­es mil­lions more via mul­ti­ple stream­ing ser­vices, web­sites, mobile apps, and social pages.