We are looking for innovative, motivated and forward-thinking new team members to help oversee the growth of the business and manage key success KPIs. Your role will be to work collaboratively with the team to grow Studio Badge into a well-known and loved lifestyle brand, and a leading example of premium African creativity, quality and excellence.

We are currently hiring for three roles:

1. Marketing and Sales Manager

2. Product and Operations Manager

3. Social Media Intern

 Studio Badge is the right fit for you if:

• You are curious, motivated and ambitious
• You bring a positive attitude to the team
• You are a critical thinker and love thinking about how to solve problems and deliver success
• You are passionate about seeing African businesses win
• You love business, startups and retail, and are excited about the idea of building a homegrown, global brand
• You are prepared to use your hands (we make physical products!)
• You understand that no task is too small or too big when you’re building a brand
• You are obsessed with great customer service

See descriptions below and apply here - https://forms.gle/PpAFEhNHEZvvcgQu6

Marketing and Sales Manager

Responsibilities
1. Partnerships, marketing and brand growth - explore fresh, creative ideas to grow the brand.
a. Actively exploring new partnerships, retailers, products lines, store updates etc. to continue to push the SB brand forward
b. Managing marketing efforts and ensuring that the Studio Badge brand is being showcased in a beautiful way

2. Coordinate marketing: social media/digital, newsletters, activations, etc.
a. Co-own branding and marketing vision and strategy for SB
b. Curate, produce and schedule digital media content, tailored to different customer segments
c. Execute creative, SB activations (e.g., events, experiences, pop ups, etc)

3. Admin and sales management (in store and e-commerce)
a. Manage company P&L, budget and goals / targets
b. Maintain daily financial records (sales, expenses, etc.)
c. Manage website and in person sales
d. Regular audit of orders, purchases both in-store and online/remotely, deliveries and customer interactions

Qualifications: University degree, at least 3 years of experience in marketing, retail, production, sales and/or startups

Skills: Must be extremely proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint. Digital media content planning, production and creation (photos, videos, blog posts, recipes, etc.). Big plus if you know how to use Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Compensation: Base salary and bonus / commission structure based on ability to achieve goals and hit targets

Product and Operations Manager

Responsibilities
1. Product development
a. Oversee prototyping and development of new products
b. Manage wholesale and custom orders

2. Production coordination
a. Manage workshop production
b. Manage production team (craftsmen, etc.)
c. Coordinate production schedule both for in-house and wholesale orders
d. Oversee quality control efforts at all stages (workshop production to finished product)
e. Oversee procurement and tracking of materials and keep track of inventory (i.e. goods to sell)

3. Retail merchandising and physical appearance of SB
a. Coordinate day to day operations of retail store
b. Ensure that all retail outlets are representative of the Studio Badge brand (clean, neat, beautiful, aligned with the minimalist and bold aesthetic of the brand)
c. Brainstorm and execute ways to regularly refresh the aesthetic of the space

Qualifications: University degree, at least 3 years of experience in management, retail, production, sales and/or startups

Skills: Must be extremely proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint. Project management skills preferred.

Compensation: Base salary and bonus / commission structure based on ability to achieve goals and hit targets

Social Media Intern

Responsibilities:
• Come up with ideas for fresh, engaging and exciting content in different formats (photos, stop motion, reels, etc.) and copy for our different audiences and platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc.)
• Create and collaborate with other creatives, influencer, etc. on content for the Studio Badge brand
• Collaborate with team to create and maintain a social media calendar to ensure regular content on different platforms
• Maintain an up-to-date presence in order to increase engagement and grow a following
• Manage regular and authentic engagement with customers and other relevant brands across all social media platforms.
• Create regular engaging newsletter content for our subscribers (e.g. recipes, origin stories, etc.)
• Track business trends and spot opportunities to target potential client partners across a variety of industries based on consumer activity on social platforms
• Run digital ads to increase sales and followers across platforms

Qualifications: Very strong writing skills with the ability to write engaging content for various audiences; have a sense of humor, quick-wittiness, and seek creativity of thought; great eye for mobile photography and content creation; tech savvy with a passion for mobile technologies, innovation, and emerging categories; preference for candidates based in Accra

Skills: Ability to use graphic design / content creation software (apps like Canva, Adobe suite, etc); strong knowledge / interest in running social media campaigns and engagement on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc; stong writing skills; creativity

What Studio Badge offers:
• Stipend
• One on one mentoring
• Professional skills building
• Professional network development
• Action plan for career goals
• Potential to join the team full time