Part time Brand Ambassador

About the role

The Brand Ambassador supports marketing & sales by promoting all company and related subsidiary and affiliate company brands through a variety of customer and dispensary facing activities, helping to coordinate marketing activities, providing merchandising support and educating dispensaries and budtenders.

Responsibilities

• Work with Regional and State Marketing and Sales team to schedule and provide regular presence in dispensaries
• Educate, Engage, and Inspire customers and dispensary staff as the face of our brands and related company brands with knowledgeable insights about our products, promotions, and through budtender trainings
• Schedule and attend customer and account appreciation events
• Initiate, coordinate, and participate in our brand and related company brands events including brand partner and foundation supported events
• Maintain and track display and swag stock levels and distribute to accounts, dispensary staff, and customers per direction
• Absorb and act on competitive information
• Effectively execute new launch materials and visual merchandising at store level
• Ensure proper placement of select POP materials to increase share of shelf at dispensaries
• Produce layout plans for stores and maintain store shelves and inventory
• Promote our brand and related company brands to retail store personnel and consumers in a professional manner
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with all in-store personnel
• Seek out and report new opportunities, areas for improvement, competitive information/activity, etc.
• Update and submit weekly recaps and photos about time in field including store visits, events, budtender engagement, and visual displays
• Remain up to date with industry’s best practices
• Maximize customer interest and sales levels by displaying our products appropriately

Requirements

• Live in their territory
• Previous industry experience is preferred
• Background check and motor vehicle check required
• Clean driving record required

Qualifications

• Previous cannabis industry experience and/or related retail experience
• Previous customer service or event experience
• Degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
• Previous brand ambassador experience
• Proven working experience in brand ambassadorship, marketing, or merchandising a plus

Skills

• Ability to build relationships and rapport with internal and external partners
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• High level of organization
• Excellent execution and follow-through
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to be assertive, yet diplomatic
• Ability to work weekends and evenings
• A reliable vehicle or transportation for travel to in-state events, retail locations and any field related work
• Up to date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices
• Commercial acumen and the ability to “decode” customers

Benefits

• Not specified

Pay

• Not specified

Schedule

• Not specified