Full Time Patagonia Environmental Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Specifications: 

• Starting Wage: $25.00 - $28.60 /hr
• Employment Type: Year Round (11-month) 
• Shift Type: Full Time hours available
• Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age 
• Housing Availability: No  

Activism/ Social Media Focus Summary:

As the Retail Activism Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the activism programming for the store. Your energy and passion for the local community help set the tone for all store employees, encouraging a team approach to environmentalism and social justice.

• Contribute to a welcoming energy store that invites the best ideas from diverse, varied voices, including, but not limited to the team and local community.
• Lead engagement and education for the staff 
• Promote and oversee Activism Hours for the staff, ensuring new staff are trained and current staff are engaged 

As the Retail Marketing Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the events programming, social media and local email marketing for the store. Your energy and passion for the local community help set the tone for all store employees, encouraging a team approach to retail marketing.

• Creatively plan and execute events that include a wide range of subjects.
• Include the store team and their ideas for events, social media and marketing, encouraging new ideas from all employees.
• Collaborate with your Retail Team Leader Partners to educate your team on Patagonia brand marketing campaigns. 

When not scheduled for your focus area duties, the balance of weekly hours will be scheduled as an Assistant Store Manager. 

Job Responsibilities:
Customer Service That Is Not Bound by Convention

• You empower the staff to offer outstanding service through consistent personal examples and encouragement.
• You offer proactive coaching (both constructive and complimentary) to continually elevate customer service.

Being Business-Minded

• In conjunction with your Store General Manager, you strategize to meet expense and profit goals for the store.
• You have a keen eye for the look and feel of your store and know that powerful visual merchandising, good habits, store cleanliness and maintenance all support a strong business.

Developing Leadership

• You hire with a focus on diversity and include staff who represent the community where your store is located.
• Your staff never have to guess how they’re doing since you provide ongoing feedback, coaching, training and acknowledgment.

Being Action-Oriented, Taking Initiative and Delegating

• You partner with the In-Store Visual Merchandiser or Visual Team Leader to identify and execute regular priorities.

Leading By Example and Actively Coaching

• You lead by example and inspire your team to live Patagonia’s mission, both in the store and in the community
• You serve as a role model and coach for the team by identifying and delegating daily priorities of your store's Retail Environmental Activism Program.
• You value and enjoy team-based ideation and problem solving.
• You maintain positive relationships with management, team members and store partners.
• You keep lines of communication open among management and team members by ensuring that expectations are upheld and objectives are met.
• You identify growth opportunities for team members within the Retail Environmental Activism Program and partner with management to address them.
• You ensure optimal inventory levels on the sales floor.

Valuing And Demonstrating Quality in All That You Do

• You ensure the safety and well-being of all customers and employees.
• You assist management in the hiring of people who pursue passions that are related to our products and philosophy.

Being a life-long learner.

• You demonstrate initiative and seek opportunities to grow your own skills.
• You welcome feedback and you grow from it.
• You assist in training and development of all team members and foster an environment of continued learning 

Creating A Safe Store Environment

• You maintain a safe and secure environment for your team and customers and resolve any concerns quickly.
• You are deeply committed to creating a working environment that is supportive, positive, respectful and free from harassment.

Job Requirements:

• Proven service experience and thriving when managing a team-based atmosphere
• Passionate about communities, the environment, and caring for others
• Experience successfully leading in an atmosphere with ambiguity, learning on the fly, demonstrating sound judgment, and solving problems creatively
• History of building and maintaining relationships with ease and desires to put the customer at the center of everything they do
• Experience managing a team of people and a passion for growing and developing employees.
• Demonstrates highly developed emotional intelligence.
• Ability to make sound judgment calls and manage all operations in the absence of the General Manager.
• Flexible amidst competing priorities and adaptable to the fast-paced environment of a retail store while rallying the team with positivity.
• Interest and aptitude for strategic business planning that responds to a specific community.
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent; Business area training or education preferred
• 1-3 years of retail supervisor experience; ski industry preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment, multitask and manage multiple customers
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, holidays, and weekends
• Must be able to communicate fluently in English.