Bakery & Marketing Assistant Bristol, England
Job description
Company: Chaos Makes Cake
Job role: Bakery & Marketing Assistant
Job type: Part-time (1-2 days per week, with potential to increase)
Location: Bristol. The role is remote 1 day per week, with 1-2 days per month spent at food markets around Bristol.
Pay: £10.42 per hour (est. between £78.15 - £156.30 per week)
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Are you CRAZY about food, keen to learn about marketing and excited to get involved in all aspects of running a small business (on a flexible, part-time basis)?
If so, we have just the job for you!
Chaos Makes Cake is an independent cake shop, based in Bristol. Following 2 years of extraordinarily fast growth, we need an extra pair of capable hands to join our mega friendly, little (but hugely ambitious!) team.
We’re seeking a motivated foodie with a can-do attitude, a knack for spinning lots of plates (pun totally intended) and an interest in learning how to run (and grow!) a small business.
Working as the owner’s ‘right-hand person’, you will get the opportunity to shape the role to suit your skills and interests, and get involved in all sorts of tasks - from product development to writing marketing emails and managing our digital advertising; from attending food events to managing our ingredient supplier relationships and communicating with customers.
This is an entry-level role and we will give the right candidate full training.
Responsibilities will include:
- Content creation
Writing mouth-watering content to promote our brownies and cookies; designing images for social media and for our email marketing, using our incredible product photos and easy-to-use design tools (training will be given).
- Social media marketing
Creating and maintaining a regular posting schedule to grow our reach and brand presence; reaching out to food influencers; engaging with followers; running audience competitions and giveaways; in time, executing and monitoring our paid advertising campaigns.
- Email marketing
Writing and designing emails to launch new products, announce promotions and foster customer loyalty.
- Customer communications
Looking after our customers by responding to inbound emails and messages.
- Website management
Looking after our e-commerce website, www.chaosmakescake.co.uk, including building new product pages and updating content as necessary.
- Supplier liaison and management
Working to build solid long-term relationships with our ingredient and packaging suppliers; managing orders and stock on a weekly basis.
- Market stall attendance
Helping the owner run the Chaos Makes Cake stall at food markets (in and around Bristol).
- A little bit of everything else!
You’ll also be expected to help with all sorts of administrative tasks, including stock ordering, invoice logging, supplier relations and lots more.
Must-haves:
- A genuine, unbridled love of food (especially cakes and all things sweet!)
- Impeccable writing skills - you’ll need to write correctly, but also have a knack for storytelling and ability to use our brand tone of voice
- A friendly, outgoing manner - you’ll need to be able to engage and communicate effectively with customers, both digitally and at in-person events
- The willingness to get stuck into any task, proactively get things done and learn new skills
Brownie points if you also have:
- Basic knowledge of / experience in social media and email marketing
- Basic design skills / experience using design template tools like Canva
- Basic photography / video shooting skills
- Basic understanding of / experience in website management
- Baking / cookery skills - you may need to get involved in brownie production, during unusually busy periods!
To apply, please submit your CV, highlighting your relevant experience and skills. If you get through to the next stage, we will carry out an interview and ask you to create a sample social media post and email, to showcase your writing skills.
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Chaos Makes Cake!
Chaos Makes Cake is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 8 - 16 per week
Salary: From £10.42 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Tips
Application question(s):
- Are you willing to attend food markets 1-2 times per month?
- Do you LOVE food (especially cake!) beyond measure?
Experience:
- content creation (preferred)
- marketing (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol
Reference ID: Chaos Makes Cake - Bakery & Marketing Assistant
