Shibumi is seeking part-time Community Managers to grow brand awareness of Shibumi in major U.S. beach markets. The Community Manager will execute local partnerships, small and large scale events, and other creative initiatives primarily throughout the summer months in their local beach market. They will also be responsible for market research and local relationship building.
This individual is creative, outgoing, energetic, extremely reliable, and has an excellent work ethic. She/he must be available to work on most Saturdays and Sundays during the spring/summer and have reliable transportation to the beaches in the area.
Shibumi is seeking part-time Community Managers to grow brand awareness of Shibumi in major U.S. beach markets. The Community Manager will execute local partnerships, small and large scale events, and other creative initiatives primarily throughout the summer months in their local beach market. They will also be responsible for market research and local relationship building.
This individual is creative, outgoing, energetic, extremely reliable, and has an excellent work ethic. She/he must be available to work on most Saturdays and Sundays during the spring/summer and have reliable transportation to the beaches in the area.
- Become an expert on Shibumi’s products
- Act as the “face of the brand” within your local beach market, representing Shibumi at select local pop-ups, venues and events
- Regularly visit the beach to manage brand activations, from setup to management to takedown and reporting; transport all promotional materials to and from activations
- Boost Shibumi’s brand awareness through word-of-mouth marketing strategies
- Collect and report customer feedback and trends
- Assist in market research; help identify local events to sponsor/participate in, creative partnerships, etc to help grow brand awareness
- Report to Shibumi corporate on a daily/weekly basis the results of various activations, events, or initiatives
- Visit the beach on available weekends to host daily shade setups, providing Shibumi Shades for beach goers to use for the day for free and managing the shades
- Conduct frequent surveys on the beach
- Help source, manage, and coordinate the brand ambassadors and their beach visits for the daily shade setups
Create occasional content for Shibumi’s Social Media team
The Ideal Candidate Possesses:
- MUST live in or near a major beach (no more than 15 miles away from beach)
- MUST be able to reliably drive to the beach and transport any supporting promo items
- MUST be able to work up to 15-20 hours per week during the spring and summer months, primarily on Saturdays and Sundays
- Related experience as a brand ambassador or a current/prior position in the marketing, beach, or hospitality industry
- A demonstrated love for the beach and a passion to improve the beach experience
- An outgoing, energetic, confident personality
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a scrappy mindset
- A high school degree is required; a college degree or direct experience in marketing and events is preferred.
- Fully remote working
- Competitive hourly pay
- Performance bonus
- Self-reliance with a high motivation to carry out initiatives and establish partnerships
- Organizational skills to effectively manage brand ambassadors
