Part time Retail Associate / Administrative Manager

at  Stitch and Tickle

Part time Retail Associate / Administrative Manager
We are looking for one or two part time (15-30 hours / week at this time) Retail & Administrative Associate(s) to help in a variety of tasks, as necessary.
Stitch and Tickle is a small lifestyle retail boutique and handmade leather bag studio located in the heart of Sowa, Boston. We source items that are ethically produced, primarily handmade or designed/made by other small businesses. A vast majority of our products come from women owned businesses and are handmade. Our goal is to offer items that are unique, timeless and beautiful, to complement our own line of products. We thrive to provide a unique shopping experience and excellent customer service to our wide range of customers, both in-store and online.

QUALIFICATIONS:

About you:

• You are enthusiastic about Stitch and Tickle’s vision and aesthetics;
• You are friendly, enjoy dealing with customers and selling;
• You can manage a high customer traffic on market days while still providing great customer service;
• You are reliable and timely;
• You have a can-do attitude, are a hard worker & able to work independently;
• You are able to multitask, solve problems, and finish your work in a timely fashion;
• You pay superior attention to details, are organized and comfortable performing tasks on the computer;
• You are able and willing to work at least one weekend day a week.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :

• Open and close the shop on your own,
• Greet and engage customers. Share information about the products as needed and try to generate sales;
• Pack and ship web orders ;
• Receive inventory in Shopify and merchandise in the shop;
• Maintain the website including listing creation, writing copy, organizing collections (we use Shopify and will train the right person);
• Help with Social Media posts and weekly marketing emails (Photography and editing experience a plus)

• Regular restocking, merchandising and cleanup of the shop & studio + organizing of stock shelves;

• Some assistance with leatherworking as needed and/or if time allows(will train - primarily preparing and finishing).
  Hourly rate $18-22 based on skills & experience.

• Open and close the shop on your own,
• Greet and engage customers. Share information about the products as needed and try to generate sales;
• Pack and ship web orders ;
• Receive inventory in Shopify and merchandise in the shop;
• Maintain the website including listing creation, writing copy, organizing collections (we use Shopify and will train the right person);
• Help with Social Media posts and weekly marketing emails (Photography and editing experience a plus)
• Regular restocking, merchandising and cleanup of the shop & studio + organizing of stock shelves