In-Store Events and Pop-Up Shop Manager - Sustainable Fashion and Apothecary Brand
ABOUT US:
Ash & Rose is a local woman-owned design studio and boutique offering beautiful handmade apothecary candles and bath products, jewelry and accessories.
We are located in Framingham, MA, and participate in many pop-up events in and around Boston.
ABOUT THE JOB:
We’re seeking a driven, entrepreneurial go-getter to manage and handle the day-to-day operations of our in-person events business. Our ideal candidate is high-energy, extroverted, and loves starting conversations and building relationships.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing our schedule of in-store events in Framingham and pop-up shopping events in Boston.
- Promoting events on social media, and marketing on event listing websites, as well as capturing photo and video at each event.
- Working with team on visual merchandising plan to maximize sales.
- Creating and executing strategy to build our email list and social following by engaging with people at in-person events.
- Planning inventory needs for each event, including labeling and packing products for off-site events.
- Driving a company vehicle to events. Must be comfortable driving and parking in the city.
- Attending and personally running the vast majority of events, including set-up and break-down, with part-time helpers to assist you.
- Engaging in community outreach and networking to discover new opportunities, and following up on leads.
- Collecting contact info and following up with event attendees to build relationships after each event.
This role requires full weekend daytime availability, and some weeknight evenings. You will typically work 4 days per week, including Friday-Sunday, including holiday weekends, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, and 4 weeks advance notice is needed for time-off requests. We don’t work on Thanksgiving or Christmas. Our whole team takes a week off from Christmas through New Years.
We're looking for a candidate who can commit to an intense schedule of events through the holiday season of 2024, at a minimum. The opportunity to continue in this role or move into other roles in our company will be discussed at year end.
We offer a competitive hourly base pay, plus a performance-based bonus, to be discussed during the interview process.