Slate Studios is looking for a sales consultant, senior producers, and winter/spring interns (NYC)
As New York’s premier full-service production studio, Slate Studios partners with luxury fashion and lifestyle brands to tell their stories through compelling photography. We are currently having multiple positions open.
As New York’s premier full-service production studio, Slate Studios partners with luxury fashion and lifestyle brands to tell their stories through compelling photography. We are currently having multiple positions open.
SALES CONSULTANT
Job Description & Responsibilities
- Meet with potential clients in person to discuss our services
- Answer telephone and e-mail communications in a timely fashion and take orders
- Prepare sales reports for scheduled meetings
- Emphasize our service features and benefits, discuss prices, and upsell our entire portfolio
- Build and foster relationships with your existing customers to create new opportunities for revenue growth
- Generate and develop new customer accounts through cold-calling to increase revenue
- Ensure follow-up with existing leads
- Always maintain professionalism, tact, diplomacy and sensitivity to portray the company in a positive light
- Maintain accurate records, including sales call reports, expense reimbursement forms, and other documentation
- Keep sales team updated on all market conditions within your assigned territory
- Build and maintain ongoing awareness of new services, competitor activities, market trends and other research.
Requirements
- 3 -5 years of direct sales experience in fashion/e-commerce industry
- Must have knowledge in photo production
- Demonstrated ability to convert prospects and close deals while maintaining established sales quotas
- Must have experience in Salesforce
- Professional demeanor, selling style, and appearance
- Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with customers
- Self motivated with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team
- High level of integrity and professional work ethic
- Must be results driven and have a proven track record.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent problem solving and organization skills.
- Must be self-motivated and possess a tenacious work attitude.
- Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Strong analytical skills and understanding of brand positioning.
Job Type: Commission
SENIOR PRODUCER
Responsibilities
The Senior Photo Producer duties will include Management of Accounts including Casting, Booking Teams, Billing, Estimating/Invoicing, establishing vendor relationships, and daily production duties of the studio.
Requirements
Must have extensive knowledge of:
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- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Bridge
- Capture One Pro
- Quickbooks
- Must have 2+ years professional photography/production experience
- Must have experience in e-commerce, social content creation + management
- This is a 5x day per week commitment.
DIGITAL MARKETING INTERNSHIP
Responsibilities
- Monitor social media and media landscape
- Help manage marketing and social media calendars
- Help develop content for social media and email marketing
- Meet deadlines in a timely manner
- Respond to user comments and questions in a professional, helpful manner, while maintaining the voice of Slate Studios
- Produce inventive ideas to solve various marketing needs and take on tasks as they arise
- Find creative opportunities for media trades, event sponsorship, affiliates, etc
- Edit blog copy and formatting (in Google, Word Doc, Tumblr)
Requirements
- Ability to multi-task with a high level of attention to detail while remaining poised under pressure
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Pursuing a major in communications, marketing, advertising, or photography
- Creative, positive, eager to learn
- Maintain active, personal social media accounts
- Knowledge of Hootsuite & Buffer a plus!
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong passion for photography and digital e-commerce
- Self motivated – ability to focus and complete duties independently
- Must have a flexible weekly schedule
- Confident, creative thinker – ability to speak up and contribute in a team environment
- Imaginative writer
- Graphic design skills including creating basic ads, flyers, brochures, invitations, etc a plus!
- Knowledge of video editing software a plus!
STUDIO INTERNSHIP
Responsibilities
- Learn about handling & setting up studio equipment
- Work directly with studio Producer to assist on setting up shoots
- Learn about photography setups and working with a Photographer & Digital Tech
- Organize and clean working studio
- Arrange equipment and filing systems
- Assist in cooperation with team members to finish projects for shoots
- Interact with clients in a professional, helpful manner, while maintaining the voice of Slate Studios
Requirements
- Ability to multi-task with a high level of attention to detail while remaining poised under pressure
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Pursuing a major in photography, or have a strong passion for photography
- Creative, positive, eager to learn
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Self motivated – ability to focus and complete duties independently
- Must have a flexible weekly schedule
- Confident, creative thinker
- Ability to speak up and contribute in a team environment
Please email resume, recent headshot, and Linkedin profile to info@slate-nyc.com. In the subject line, please include the position you’re applying to and your name.
