Marketing and Sales Assistant
Summer Job
Term: Part-time summer position, possibility to become permanent.
Canada Summer Jobs funded position eligibility requirements: Applicant must be legal to work in Canada and must be between the age of 15 and 30 at the start of the job.
Hours:
- Approximately 20-30 hours per week.
- During peak times may be up to 35 per week.
- Daytime, weekdays, and weekends.
Note: It will be very busy during Indigenous Day events June 20 – 25, 2022 and during the Calgary Stampede, from July 1-24, 2022, please plan for full-time hours.
Compensation: $17/hour
Work Location:
- Covid-19 health guidelines will be followed.
- Work will take place remotely, and on location at the gallery in Inglewood, Calgary, and in pop-up locations around Calgary and area.
- Applicants must have access to a reliable personal computer, smart phone, and internet service.
Qualifications:
- Positive attitude, sense of humour.
- Ability to multi-task, plan strategically, and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Knowledge of native arts and culture a plus.
- Driver’s license and use of reliable car a plus.
- We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Application Deadline: May 10, 2022
Earliest Start Date: May 10, 2022
Summer contract for 10 – 14 weeks.
Please include three work references.
Job Details
Moonstone Creation Marketing and Sales Assistant
Moonstone Creation marketing and sales assistant builds a loyal customer base through authentic engagement and a strong social media presence, using the website, social channels, newsletter, direct email, and in-person events to enhance online and gallery sales.
Goals:
- Increase customer base.
- Increase tourism visitors to the gallery.
- Celebrate and promote the artisans in the gallery network.
Skills required:
- Ability to understand the philosophy and mandate of the gallery, and to become familiar with the different artists and types of art forms.
- Ability to write independently and self-edit.
- Experience in developing and coordinating print and digital projects.
- Experience creating social media content for a business.
- Familiarity with monitoring insights and analytics for Facebook and Instagram and website.
- Familiarity with shooting short video for social media; ability to edit and use channel tools to augment video content (filters, GIFs, polls, digital editing tools, etc.)
- Comfortable responding professionally to audiences on social media.
- Friendly, comfortable working with the public, doing sales.
- Honest and bondable.
Tasks and Activities
Content Development & Sales Support
- Prepare and publish short, concise descriptions and visual assets of Moonstone Creation products, classes and services for website, Facebook, Instagram, newsletter, print (e.g. brochure), and other media.
- Capture real-time stories of Moonstone Creation at work and behind-the-scenes for social media.
- Create images and write copy, links and updates for static web pages in Big Commerce website including product and course descriptions; sales copy for product; artist bios; general updates on a regular basis.
- Take photos, add descriptions, shipping fees, and upload new products to the online inventory.
- Ensure links, payment systems are functioning.
- Keep track of online sales and payments.
- Set up automated emails (e.g. course registration confirmations)
- Set up forms.
- Evaluate and set up social media scheduling system (eg. Hoot Suite etc.).
- Running errands.
- Assist with product and art creation.
- Assist gallery staff in creation, preparation and packaging of products as needed.
Experience with the following would be an asset:
- Prepare short articles for media release, follow up for media coverage.
- Develop and maintain an editorial calendar that provides a clear schedule of what content is being shared when, to what audience and where (social, web, print, media).
- Evaluation of current followers and customers, tracking response to posts and tracking purchasing trends.
- Photography and videography.
- Image editing using Adobe Photoshop or similar (cropping, resizing, enhancements, etc.).
- Managing an online inventory in BigCommerce, keeping track of stock.
- Stock and transactions reporting.
- Instagram for Business (selling products directly from Instagram posts, or linking to website).
- Creating e-newsletters (using MailChimp or similar) and maintaining a client mailing list.
- Evaluating when and why customers choose to buy.
To apply send an email to Yvonne Jobin yvonne@moonstonecreation.ca with a cover letter, and a resume that outlines your related experience.
For more information about Moonstone Creation Gallery and Gift Shop visit moonstonecreation.ca.