Job description
Job Summary
We are looking for candidates with fashion degrees or currently studying towards a fashion degree at a Greater Manchester university (other degrees and candidates will be considered). Some of our current staff are students at the University of Salford, MMU and University of Huddersfield. You should have customer facing experience from within a retail background. Our customer core demographic is 18 to 60 years of age and we are ideally seeking candidates with a similar demographic. All of our events take place in the evening with a typical shift beginning around 3pm and finishing around 1am. Those candidates without transport will be given a lift home at the end of the shift.
The shows take place Monday to Saturday and are usually held in village halls, schools and churches. The role is flexible... you can choose which days you wish to work so it can be worked around a university degree or another job.
On arrival at the venue, you will help unload the clothing and set up the show. Once the show starts you will be modelling some of the clothes we have on sale (9 outfits). Afterwards, the guests can try on and shop the clothing. You will assist customers with sales, tidy the stock and help take till payments.
At the end of the night you will help pack up and load everything back into the van. You will then travel back to the office with the team. You are paid from the time you leave the office (Stalybridge) in the van until you return back. Most shifts are between 9 - 11 hours long.
WE HAVE POSITIONS AVAILABLE STARTING IMMEDIATELY AND FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2022.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Modelling ladies clothing (from high street brands)
- Taking payments at the till
- Helping in the changing rooms
- Customer service
- Unloading and reloading clothing and rails from the van
- Tidying and re-hanging stock
Qualifications and Skills
- MUST HAVE A MINIMUM 1 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE preferably within fashion retail or promotions background (may suit those working towards a university fashion degree)
- Our core demographic is 18 to 60 years of age, all ages considered but must be physically fit.
- MUST fit one of our samples sizes (dress sizes 8, 10 or 12, height 5'4" or taller)
- Impeccable customer service skills
- Well presented appearance which is brand appropriate and suits our audience demographic (our shows are very informal, you don't have to be a supermodel)
- Retail experience
- The ability to work well with a small team, with a happy pitch in attitude
- Tidy and organised
- Physically able to carry boxes and other items
- Flexible, able to work various evenings of the week
- Happy to travel in a van (do not suffer from travel sickness)
- Due to the office location and hours of work your own transport is ideal (but not essential)
Please submit cv, full length photograph, height and dress size.
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £10 /hour
Work Remotely
- No
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- You will be modelling ladies clothing, do you fit into a UK size 8, 10 or 12?
- Can you work evenings? - shifts usually start from 2pm and end around 1am
Experience:
- customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: On the road