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Job Title - Sales and Marketing for a Fashion Brand
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys being part of a small independent ethical business. We are looking for someone who is:
- A highly efficient people’s person
- Loves customer service
- Can build comprehensive marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and sales
- Has initiative, is resourceful, and passionate about selling face to face
- Would be excellent at dressing customers in elegant timeless designs
- Has a great eye for style and beauty
- Wants to be part of a socially responsible fashion business
- Is happy to work alone and as part of a small team
About the role: Working hours: 5 days a week 9.30 – 5.30, with half hour lunch break. Mon – Friday. Occasional weekend work when required for shows.
Salary: 30K per annum plus commission which can be at least 5k per year.
To apply: please email your CV with a covering letter to Ruth Guise and successful applicants will receive an application for completion.
Your role will include but not be limited to :
General Administration and Sales
- Proficient use of Apple Mac, Microsoft Office, google docs
- Answering all customer enquiries via email and telephone
- Impeccable face to face customer service and phone etiquette
- Seeing and selling to customers in the showroom and at shows
- Styling customers so an eye for detail, style and colour is essential
- Use of Adobe Creative Suit (Photoshop/Illustrator)
- Creating sales
- Taking orders
- Arrange appointments
- Organising fashion shoots
Digital Marketing on all platforms
- Marketing strategy
- Google Analytics
- SEO
- Content writing/editing
- Website management CMS Shopify
- Creating newsletters
- Email marketing using Mailchimp
Desirable Attributes:
- Highly efficient and reliable
- Excellent Customer Service
- Proficient in digital marketing tools and platforms, including social media management and analytics software.
- Solid understanding of sales principles and CRM systems
- Creative thinking with the ability to develop innovative marketing solutions.
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting data and making strategic decisions.
- Have initiative and be resourceful
- Organised and thorough, with attention to detail
- A beautiful eye for colour and style
- Passionate about fashion and fabrics
- Passionate about dressing people in gorgeous outfits
- Can do attitude and happy demeanour
- Reliable
- Excellent telephone manner
- Have good IT skills
- Initiative and ability to work alone and part of a small team
- Punctual and ability to work to deadlines
- Beautifully presented
Desirable Skills:
At least 5 years Administration experience (Essential)
At least 3 years face to face Customer Service (Essential)
At least 3 years Experience with Sales (Essential)
At least 5 Digital Marketing (Essential)
Where will they be working:
At Shibumi office and showroom in Horsley, Gloucestershire. Shows and events when required.
To start: ASAP
What is Shibumi: www.shibumistyle.com
Shibumi is a small independent fashion label created in 2004, which was inspired from a passion to bring more colour and beauty into our world. We are a small family run business in the heart of Gloucestershire and we love what we do. We dress real people in beautiful clothes, from petite to plus sizes included, pieces can be individually designed and everyone is dressed to feel elegant, stunning and taken care of, with attention to detail being vital to us. Our wish is to inspire you to wear beautiful outfits casually as well as just for special occasions. We sell at shows, have a showroom and are online. We have a global customer base with stretching from across Europe to Asia, America, Australia and beyond. Our company has a passionate social responsibility ethic giving a percentage of our sales to global charities. Our manufacturing is done in our studio in India and here in the UK. We care about what we do and all orders are packed with love.