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