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AY CBWS Northfield Arts Guild Shop and Marketing Assistant (WS-NST3)

Northfield, MN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own front-line sales and guest services in the Guild gift shop while leading social media planning, campaigns, and analytics to drive audience engagement and event postings.

  • Manage point-of-sale transactions, customer questions, and packing requests
  • Lead design and execution of social media campaigns and monitor analytics
  • Track and coordinate event postings and social media takeovers

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Regularly serve as point of sale receptionist in the Guild gift shop
  • Processing sales transactions of merchandise, tickets, and class registrations
  • Packaging merchandise to customer’s specifications
  • Assisting customers with questions
  • Tracking attendance in gift shop and gallery
  • Answer Guild phones and direct calls or take messages
  • Review and analyze the Guild existing social media plan and campaigns on Facebook and Instagram
  • Make thoughtful recommendations for effective revisions to the social media plan that aims to increase the effectiveness of our use of each platform
  • Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns
  • Manage and track event postings on Facebook; Take over Instagram/Arrange for takeovers during agreed upon times

Requirements

  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Experience with the major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube
  • Knowledge of social media analytics to track audience engagement and campaign performance
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • IMPORTANT: STUDENTS MUST HAVE A STATE OR FEDERAL WORK AWARD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY BASED WORK STUDY POSITIONS.
  • Students who are unsure if they have a state or federal work award - please contact finaid@stolaf.edu to find out what type of work award you have.
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Northfield, Minnesota, USA
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