Marketing and Customer Services Vacancy

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Smile Plastics reimagines waste into art work, creating 100% recycled decorative plastic panels for artists and designers. Founded in 1994, Smile Plastics was one of the first companies to recycle plastics, launching with a range of striking multi-coloured panels made from old squeezy bottles. Its products have been used extensively in residential and commercial spaces all over the world including The Body Shop, V&A Museum, Selfridges and the Wellcome Trust.

After a period not trading, Smile Plastics has recently been taken on by a couple of designers determined to bring the much loved products back to the market and to extend its offering to finished products as well as educational and community programmes.    This is a very exciting time to join Smile Plastics, offering the successful candidate an insight into a dynamic start up environment and a chance to make a huge impact in the business. We require a self starter with a passion for design and sustainability who can support the team through marketing and customer service activities. 

Responsibilities

-      Creating marketing campaigns

-      Identifying and contacting key potential clients

-      Identifying opportunities to increase product awareness and sales

-      Creating strong regular content across our social media channels

-      Customer services – responding to customer enquiries, sending out samples and processing orders

-      Some book keeping

-      Creating and maintaining a customer relationship management system

Successful candidates will have:

-      Determination and motivation to achieve results in an uncertain environment

-      Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and hit the ground running. Ability to both identify problems and find creative solutions

-      Great oral and written communication

-      Good experience using social media across a range of channels including instagram and twitter

-      Ability to work flexibly depending on the work coming in

-      Good experience of using the Microsoft suite including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

-      Great customer service skills and the ability to network and build rapport with a wide range of people.

-      Other desirable (non essential skills)

• Experience of updating wordpress websites
• Knowledge of materials, plastics and recycling
• Knowledge of using the Adobe Creative Suite

Smile can offer:

-      Experience of working in a dynamic start up environment

-      Opportunity to gain significant responsibility with potential to make a real difference to the bottom line

-      Support to fulfil your ambitions in the role

-      The potential to have a permanent position in the future if the fit is right

Further info

-      The role can be between 3-4 days a week, depending on your availability

-      There is an option to work remotely or at a site in East London.

-      Compensation: unpaid but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed

Interested candidates should send their CV and covering letter to Rosalie McMillan at info@smile-plastics.com