Brand Ambassador Dress It Up Dressing
- Date Posted September 25, 2018
- Location Austin, TX
- Category Business / Culinary
- Job type Part-Time
Dress It Up Dressing is a certified B-Corp that passionately manufactures a line of premium salad dressings. We do so with the belief your salad dressing should be as healthy and nutritious as the salad it dresses.
We have created a line of dressings that use only high-quality ingredients to offer the quality and taste of home-made conveniently. Our dressings transform an ordinary meal into an elegant affair.
As a Certified B Corp, Dress It Up has a mission to be a company that benefits their employees, their community, and the planet. This mission is exemplified by our ongoing efforts to support sustainable farming practices and facilitate access to healthy food for children.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We are looking for several personable, enthusiastic people with a passion for food and good health to conduct in-store demonstrations in Whole Foods, Central Market and other specialty markets in the Austin, Texas area. We are looking for people willing to work mostly weekends with a flexible schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
- A love of good food and good health
- Enjoy engaging with customers
- Excellent presentation skills and an eye for detail
- Knowledge of food handling and food prep
- Cooking expertise a bonus (not to prepare food but to talk w/ customers)
- Must be a self-starter who is able to work independently
- Must have own reliable transportation (need to transport inventory and demo set-up)
- Job involves lifting up to 30 pounds
- Job involves standing for three to six hours
- Must be responsible, reliable and trustworthy
- Collegial and able to work with the team remotely
- Experience in event marketing, demonstrations, or retail/grocery desirable but not mandatory
- Excited to be part of the DIUD team selling healthy and delicious salad dressings
- Must have Food Handler Certificate
DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Attending initial training via on-line conference calls as well as ongoing trainings and/or team meetings
- Learning about the product in detail so as to be able to explain dressing highlights to customers and enthusiastically sell DIUD
- Setting up and breaking down work area within a store—table, banner, product, etc.
- Preparing veggies to sample for product demonstration
- Effectively interfacing and communicating with store personnel
- Reporting sales, inventory, paperwork and demo log in a timely manner (HR paperwork, expense reports, sales log, etc.)
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:
- Sales and marketing experience
- Customer service experience
- Knowledge of a food start-up and the consumer packaged goods industry
- Being part of the DIUD team
- New and exciting ways to change the way you dress (your salads)
COMPENSATION:
- $15 per hour; $45 per 3 hour demo