☾ PERFUMERY SALES ASSOCIATE ☾
Our little team is growing again! We are looking for a full time sales associate for our Montréal boutique. Our ideal fit is a person with an existing baseline knowledge on the world of scents and perfume - either from a previous retail standpoint or by way of personal obsession, someone who is empathetic and an open communicator, who is comfortable in both French and English, spoken and written, and someone who is comfortable using social media and has an eye for visual community engagement. Any familiarity with plant-based wellness practices and rituals would also be an asset.
We are a woman-led & queer-operated team whose values are reflected in the products we make and the ways we approach care, self-adornment, and community.
- Position Type: Full time, 4 days per week, 32-35 hrs, including Sunday and weekday evenings until 7:30pm
- Compensation: $18/hr+ based on experience, knowledge of scents and perfumery, and any other special skills relevant to the position, generous employee discounts, welcome package, and PTO.
- Location: 160 Saint Viateur East, Montreal - This is an in-person position at our storefront.
Responsibilities:
- Opening and closing + key holder responsibilities
- After training, exhibiting knowledge of the full range of LVNEA products, as well as items in our boutique
- Provide sales support to customers - offering suggestions and educating them about our company and our products to help them make the best selection suited to their desires
- Handle incoming questions and issues from customers in person and online
- Oversee accurate pricing, product displays, and general presentation of products
- Helping to create, share content, and be featured on our social media platforms
- Engaging with customers via social media
- Maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the shop and shared common areas
- Assist during monthly events like pop-ups, workshops, etc.
Requirements:
- Available 4 days per week, 32-35 hrs, including Sunday and weekday evenings until 7:30pm
- Excellent French and English written and verbal communication skills
- 2+ years experience in retail
- Basic knowledge (fragrance categories and notes) of scents and natural perfume
- Desire to continuously improve eye for quality, sense of smell, and knowledge of perfume, essential oils, and plants
- A creative eye for design; ability to make beautiful shop displays
- Experience using a variety of social media platforms with an eye for engaging visuals
- Punctual, with access to reliable transportation to our shop/studio
- Dependable, self-directed and focused in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- Ability to work happily and efficiently on your own and in a team and help other departments when necessary
- Ability to work a moderately physical job - you will be on your feet for portions of the day and may need to accept/lift packages in the shop, weighing up to 40lbs
- Willing to follow basic Covid protocols like mask wearing while interacting with other staff and customers
Traits:
- Outgoing, warm, friendly, personable and welcoming to customers both in the shop and through online communications
- Able to connect with people from all walks of life with empathy and build strong customer relationships
- Excellent work ethic, trustworthy and communicates with integrity
- Able to thrive working in a queer space
- Genuinely excited about LVNEA
- A team player who is excited and invigorated by many moving parts
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
If you’d like to apply to work with us, please send your cover letter and CV via email to info@lvnea.com with the subject line “Perfumery Sales Associate.”
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☾ COPYWRITER ☾
LVNEA is in need of a copywriter. We’re looking for someone to work on contract for a series of both one-off and recurring projects. Our ideal collaborator is a person with previous experience working with small, artisanal brands in a range of voices, someone who understands the use of SEO in copywriting, as well as being bilingual and able to write copy in both English and French.
This is a remote position, with periodic meetings during the week between 11am and 5pm EST.
If you’d like to apply, please send us your website with examples of previous work, your rate range, and your contact details to info@lvnea.com.
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☾ SHOPIFY WEBSITE + SEO SPECIALIST ☾
We’re looking for a person or small company who specializes in website optimization and SEO. Our web presence has always grown rather wildly and very organically since the beginning of LVNEA, and we’ve reached the point where we’d like to be more hands on and structured with this garden of data. We’d like to find a collaborator for both short term and long term website projects that will optimize our SEO and bring more traffic to the site, improve our user experience and website design, and aid in future digital marketing plans.
Ideally, we’d like to work with someone that has previous experience working with small brands who offer handmade, artisanal products. The right SEO will help the right kind of customer find us, and it’ll be important for the company we work with to understand our ideal clientele. You’ll also need to be knowledgeable about Shopify-hosted websites with custom themes and a variety of integrations.
If you’d like to apply, please send us your website with testimonials from previous work, your rate range, and your contact details to info@lvnea.com.