Job description
About Embr:
We are one of Canada's fastest growing companies! A national, beverage focused experiential marketing agency striving entirely on creating memorable brand campaigns with fair practices. We are an agency that works across all elements of the experiential realm. We know that every team member makes a vital contribution to our success and thus all of our employees, from ambassadors to senior management, are treated with the utmost respect.
We pride ourselves on being transparent with clients, fostering not only business relationships but also friendships. Embr is a start-up in almost every sense of the word, from its corporate culture and close team experiences to an all hands-on deck mentality towards the job. We produce innovative ideas and thorough research with everything we touch, create and execute. All members of our team hard and smart workers, thoughtful, organized and most importantly, fun. We don’t talk in business buzzwords or “marketing speak”, we talk by executing.
Our ideal candidate:
- You are bilingual (fluent speaking in French a huge asset)
- You can lead a team of remote employees while generating rapport and buy-in.
- You're looking to join a talented team and grow with us!
- You're accountable, and own your responsibilities for better or worse, taking initiative elsewhere as needed.
- You don't get stressed easily, and when you do get stressed, you have proven tactics to combat stressful situations and power through.
- You pay attention to detail, no matter the scale of the task. Even the most unglamorous task plays an important role in getting the job done.
- You are willing to go above and beyond, in order to contribute to the success of your team, and the company
- Decision oriented and able to troubleshoot effectively and easily
- Comfortable working as an Independent Contractor with our services and having a great entrepreneurial mindset.
Job Description: Territory Retail Supervisor for Liquor Tastings (Independent Contractor Role)
- Have a thorough understanding of each brand's needs; making sure we execute to meet those needs at all liquor store retail activations within your designated region.
- Recruit, hire, schedule, and train a team of Brand Ambassadors on a consistent basis to work with you across all brands and tastings in your assigned territory.
- Be the point of contact for all in-field ambassadors, solving any problems quickly and effectively.
- Conduct retail store pre-calls and audit calls and participate in secret shops as required.
- Track Packages for stores, via our online system and ensure all assets arrive.
- Aid with emergencies and troubleshooting retail samplings, on weekends & during key business hours.
- Have a thorough understanding of each brand's needs and product/kit elements and making sure we execute to meet those needs at all activations within your region
- Be the point of contact for all in-field ambassadors, solving any problems quickly and effectively.
- Ensure that all field data is collected with accurate information
- Aid with emergencies and troubleshooting on weekends during key tasting hours, when required
- Be the face of Embr Events on-site – communicating key wins and troubleshooting when required.
Compensation:
- Ranges from $35-$42/store staffed. One individual per 4 hr shift. The rate is based on successfully staffing the shift, having the rep trained and activating on time, auditing the store, as well as ensuring the rep completes their online report correctly.
- $25/hr for any additional meeting status calls or work or driving in field, when required.
- Phone levy at $25/month.
- Mileage budget of $2.50 an in-store tasting.
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Pay: $24.00-$28.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have any liquor sampling/bartending experience?
- Do you have any Brand Ambassador/Product Demo experience?
- Do you have access to a reliable vehicle?
- Are you comfortable managing a team of remote Brand Ambassadors?
- Are you comfortable working in a high-paced environment?
- Have you had previous experience as an independent contractor?
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:
- Supervisory: 2 years (preferred)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
