About This Role:

As a Live Personal Shopper, you will host shopping events for our video marketplace through our ShopThing App! You will host shopping events in real-time by creating shoppable videos in under 30 seconds of amazing daily finds. You’ll curate a selection of items with luxury retailers in your market, film short videos showcasing the product, build relationships with sales associates and retailers, respond to customer inquiries and coordinate purchase orders with the fulfillment and operations team.

This is an exciting on-air position with a strong sales-focus - you will have monthly quotas to meet with events hosted, items posted and sales achieved. We offer a competitive salary, incentive plan and benefits (full-time).

Your Responsibilities will include:

• Host on average a minimum of 5 shopping events per week, with an average of 50 products per event
• Build relationships and work with retailers and store sales associates to curate a selection of products available for purchase by our customers daily
• Much like an influencer, you will build a loyal clientele through follower count on the ShopThing marketplace and customer service via app
• Meet or exceed monthly sales goals as directed by ShopThing
• Establish and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction by responding to customer inquiries (pre and post events) through chat via app
• Develop long lasting relationships with sales associates and customers that lead to an increase in sales
• Create and manage your shopping schedule, with regards to what retailers to visit and length of time spent at each location.
• Adhere to quality and quantity standards, as directed by your manager and the ShopThing leadership team. Specific targets of events and products at any given time will be directed by ShopThing
• Ensure accuracy and quality of products received for fulfillment purposes
• Work cross-functionally to ensure successful completion and execution of events and order fulfillment

Your Skills and Qualifications Include:

• Strong passion for shopping, fashion, style and luxury goods
• Comfortable in front of the camera (on screen personality)
• Strong product knowledge in the luxury space as well as trends
• Requires 80%+ travel within your market, therefore a car is required (a portion of your mileage and parking beyond your commute will be reimbursed)
• Comfortable driving to and from the Cabazon outlets multiple times a week
• As a predominately iOS platform, an iPhone is required
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holiday availability
• Strong customer service skills
• Able to adapt quickly in an ever-changing start-up environment
• Experience in retail, sales, fashion and entertainment is considered an asset

ShopThing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for every person who walks through our doors. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. ShopThing celebrates and embraces diversity.

There's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for an optimist with grit and determination, who is excited to face the challenges of a growing startup. ShopThing is the type of company where you can grow, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the exact job description.

About ShopThing

We’re on a mission to transform the way people shop and sell through live video commerce. Having raised our Series A financing round from top VCs, we are gearing up to take over the l-commerce space, one live shopping trip at a time, and bring the $430 billion gig economy to North America with the help of top-tier retail brands, influencers and 500,000+ users.