We’re Growing! Join Us!

Written By VALU COOP

We are looking for community-minded candidates with an interest in supporting the arts and creative communities to join our growing cooperative. Training and experience in sales, customer service, business, and outreach are foundational skills for success in these roles.

SALES & OUTREACH WORKERS

Vancouver Artists Labour Union Cooperative (VALU CO-OP)
www.valucoop.ca

VALU CO-OP is excited to expand our team of sales and outreach workers. With the support and direction of the Sales Working Group Co-Chairs, Outreach Sales workers specialize in establishing new customers and contacts to promote and sell the products and services of the cooperative.

We are hiring two part-time positions to work flexible hours ranging from 10-20 hours/week. The opportunity to expand the positions into full-time work will be available as the cooperative grows.

All VALU workers are covered under an ACWU Collective Agreement with a living wage of $21.54 an hour. The Collective Agreement is up for renewal on April 31, 2021.

WHO WE ARE

Democratically operated by our artist-members, we are value driven and believe in empowering artists and cultural workers through fair, secure, and flexible employment that supports artists to do what they do best—make art. 

We strive to do our work and organizing in an intersectional and anti-oppressive framework that supports our members’ needs, and which contributes meaningfully to our communities.

We are proud to be both a fully unionized organization, and a democratically run workers co-operative—an innovative new organizing model. VALU CO-OP’s founding team are also the founding members of the union which represents them: The Arts and Cultural Workers Union (ACWU), IATSE Local B-778, established in January 2020.

We produce high quality, sustainably made campaign materials and creative services at our Chinatown Studio; including buttons, stickers, graphic totes and t-shirts, and a range of print services. 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for community-minded candidates with an interest in supporting the arts and creative communities. Training and experience in sales, customer service, business, and outreach are foundational skills for success in this role. 

Experience with labour unions, social justice organizations and community organizing is considered an asset, but not required. VALU CO-OP is a value driven organization, guided by our value statement, and we prioritize opportunities for Indigenous, Black and People of Colour (IBPOC). Read more about our Commitment to Anti-Racism.

RESPONSIBILITY 

  • Manage customer facing communication channels

  • Identify and plan sales activities; including lead generation, discovery, qualification and developing strategic partnerships

  • Build relationships with clients and manage the sales process through to procurement

  • Work in collaboration with VALU’s project and production coordinators to communicate crucial messages to clients

  • Ensure that the correct information is being kept to successfully support clients

SKILLS

  • Arts, Union, or Nonprofit Management experience and asset

  • Production or Studio Coordination skills an asset

  • Aptitude for learning new technology; experience using social media tools

  • Proficient in Shopify, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive, and Adobe Acrobat

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral

  • Ability to work collaboratively, and independently, in a dynamic work environment 

  • Curiosity in developing better solutions and organization capabilities; proficient in communicating effectively, and with care, to work among the co-op in achieving this

  • Complex problem-solving skills an asset 

  • A strong interest in cooperatives, the visual arts sector and labour movement 

TO APPLY

Please send your resume and introduction letter to info@valucoop.ca by Sunday, April 4. Inquiries can be directed to the same email address.

VALU CO-OP will continue to accept applications after the closing date.

We are always accepting applications from interested artists and cultural workers to join the cooperative: https://www.valucoop.ca/our-members

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