About Chu Chu Chinatown
We are an art retail store that sells handmade work by local artists plus donated art supplies. There is a teaching studio in the back that offers pottery and art workshops and our in-house artists have their own studio spaces in the back.
Our art supplies are donated by the community and the proceeds help fund free senior art programs at three different senior centres that we sponsor. We also mentor up and coming artists and provide intern opportunies to learn how to run a studio, make products to sell, attend art markets, marketing strategies, teach workshops and more.
Our primary goal is to build community through art in the neighbourhood. We have a great small team of fun, positive and supportive creatives that lift each other up and help create an inclusive space.
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Job Summary
We are currently seeking a creative candidate that is available on Saturdays to run the retail store with opening and closing of the shop. You will be responsible for cleaning the small store, customer service sales, pricing new product, revamping displays and ensuring all products have prices.
Our retail shop currently does not get high traffic so when it's quiet, there is opportunity to make new products, take photos of inventory for online store and in the future process online orders.
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Responsibilities:
- greet customers and inform them of what our buisness does (handmade gifts, donated art supplies, promoting classes, free senior art programs)
- aid customers with shopping (make suggestions, highlight different products)
- customer sales (cash/credit transactions, packaging)
- dusting shelves and reorganizing products
- vacuuming and general cleaning of shop
- identifying products that need re-ordering and re-making
- updating weekly store hours and avaialble classes on outdoor retail frame and indoor signs
- posting stories on social media
- opening and closing with attention to security protocols
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Requirements/Skills:
- available Saturdays 10-4pm and potentially one weekday 1-5pm
- positive and friendly attitude with strong communication skills
- confident and assertive, can identify potential customer issues
- experience with cash and of Square POS system
- ability to stand for 6 hours and use stepladder or ladder
- ability to problem solve, execute tasks in a timely manner while always putting customer service as the priority
- strong work ethic, performs tasks quickly and accurately
- change and make creative store displays as decorations or with product
- good knowledge of various art supplies
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Benefits:
If you do not have all the requirements above, we are willing to train the right person with the right attititude and fit!
We also offer an intern and volunteer opportunities along with your retail hours for you to learn the following:
1. Making your own art to sell in the retail store
2. Painting murals on our store front that switches seasonally
3. Make creative displays with provided art supplies to decorate the store
4. Offering studio space to practice your own work
5. Provide training to teach an already existing class or teach your own.
6. How to run a pottery and art studio
7. Attend art markets or festivals with potential of selling your own work
Please send your cover letter and CV to [email protected]
Pay: $18.25-$20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
