Part Time Brand Ambassador-Cincinnati, OH

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.

We require a background check and motor vehicle check. You must have a clean driving record.

How you’ll make a difference (required duties and 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 collect 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

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

Summary

Hourly compensation commensurate with experience from $18.00 - $22.00 per hour. Prorated PTO, sick, and holiday pay. Schedule This job requires hours outside of "normal business hours." The scheduled hours will be primarily Tuesday-Saturday with some exceptions for events. Hours are part-time, will vary, but will be less than 30 hours per week. This position does require evening and weekend work depending on the event schedule. This position is not exempt from overtime pay.

Work Environment And Physical Demands The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Code of Conduct

All employees are expected to represent values and maintain the standards contained in the Code of Conduct.

E-Verify Participation Notice

This Employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. What is E-Verify? E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from and employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.