
We're hiring!
Ruby Star Society is hiring! We are filling two part-time positions in our Atlanta studio. Please note that these are local, in-person positions and not open to remote hires.
To apply for either, send an email to rubystarsociety [at] gmail [dot] com with the position you're applying for in the subject of the email. Tell us a little about yourself and why you think you'd be a good fit for the job. We'd also love to see samples of your work.
Both positions are to start the week of July 11.
SOCIAL MEDIA / MARKETING COORDINATOR
We are looking for someone to manage our social media accounts and provide marketing assistance to our Creative Director. This is a part-time hourly position of 20-30 hours per week.
This person will:
- Develop and curate interesting, engaging, and educational content for our social media platforms.
- Create written, video, and photo content that will be used on social media and in other marketing materials.
- Maintain our brand voice across social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and possibly Tiktok).
- Create and maintain a social media calendar
- Create contests, sewalongs, and takeovers
- Manage requests for fabric and giveaways
- Design patterns for free downloads, or work with a pattern designer to have patterns made
- Create and send newsletters
- Monitor our social media channels and engage with messages, inquiries, and comments
- Review social media analytics
- Periodically update our website
- Assist our Creative Director with planning/organizing industry shows
- Attend in-person events up to several times per year
Qualifications/Skills:
- Excellent listening and storytelling skills
- General knowledge of the quilting industry
- Ability to teach and share sewing and quilting skills
- Ability to compose creative, interesting, and attractive layouts for photos and video
- Proficiency with video and photo editing tools
- Strong copywriting and copy editing skills
- Be extremely organized, with great time management
- Be detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
Education and Experience Requirements:
- 1-3 years experience with social media marketing or content development
- Ability to sew and quilt
- Strong experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly Photoshop) and video editing software
- Experience with pattern writing is a plus
GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT / PROJECT COORDINATOR
We are looking for someone to do project management and provide design assistance to our Creative Director. This is a part-time hourly position of 20-30 hours per week.
This person will:
- Assist with graphic design jobs, like catalog layouts, postcards, hang tags, and other marketing materials
- Write copy for catalogs or other marketing like magazine interviews
- Work with pattern designers to create and curate quilts and other projects for our catalog
- Work with sewers to have projects and samples made
- Assist our Creative Director with planning/organizing industry shows
- Attend in-person events up to several times per year
Qualifications/Skills:
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Strong graphic design skills
- General understanding of the principles of branding
- Knowledge of and familiarity with the quilting industry
- Experience with designing quilts and other sewn items
- Strong copywriting and copy editing skills
- Be extremely organized, with great time management
- Be detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
Education and Experience Requirements:
- 1-3 years experience with graphic design
- Ability to sew and quilt
- Proficiency with InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Experience with pattern writing is a plus