Be part of a dedicated and inspiring team in a creative environment at our retail bead store in Alameda, CA!
We are seeking:
- Assistant Manager in Training
- Volunteer/ Intern
- Jewelry Instructors
Updated 9/14/23. If the listing has not been updated in the last 2 months, please verify that it is current before applying.
Assistant Manager in Training
If you are...
- Experienced making jewelry as a hobby or to sell
- Experienced working in retail 1+ years
- Experienced posting on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest.
- Experienced with established computer programs (such as Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Drive, Microsoft Excel & Word), and can-do attitude to learn new apps. Experience with Dreamweaver, Photoshop-type programs, html is a plus.
- Organized and have attention to detail
And would love to...
- Share your love of jewelry making and hand-crafted jewelry
- Inspire people's natural creativity, guide people toward win-win solutions in designing or repairing jewelry or select jewelry as gifts
- Ring up sales and fill weborders
- Take photos and make social media posts to give people reasons to come in
- Set up email marketing, blog posts, videos for retail and webstore
- Set up displays, keep the shop clean, organized, stocked
- Take free jewelry making classes on own time at Bead Inspirations to enhance technical knowledge
- Collaborate with a talented work team
Your regular 3 day/week work schedule would include...
- Most Saturdays (4-8 hour shifts; current shop hours 11-6)
- Two weekday shifts (current shop hours 12:00-6:00pm)
- Intention to increase to more hours/days over time
- Ability to stand, walk, and work on your feet for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift up to 15 pounds, bend over and climb ladders
- Tendency to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Willing to do a variety of tasks to keep the business functioning
- Competitive wage, depending on experience
- 401k with employer matching for employees over 18 years old with 3 months of service
- Employee discount
- Free jewelry making classes at Bead Inspirations
If you have a passion for helping customers unleash their creative potential, share our love for the world of beads, and want to be part of a team that brings beauty and inspiration to others, we invite you to apply for the Assistant Manager in Training position at Bead Inspirations. Please include your resume and a cover letter explaining your passion for the role and how you envision contributing to Bead Inspirations' mission.
Jewelry Making Instructor
If you are...
- Experienced with jewelry-making
- Eager to teach people to learn techniques that will inspire them to unleash their natural creativity
- Experienced with teaching crafting techniques
Instructors work as 1099 contractors. We would like to be able to offer the following topics: Basic Stringing (Crimping), Basic Wire (Wire wrap), Seed bead techniques. Please contact Vicki Lapp for details.
Volunteer/ Intern
Make a contribution and be part of our creative community, without making an ongoing commitment. This is a great way to gain job experience to prepare you for a paid job, and work with talented and inspiring co-workers. Store credit available as a thank you. Tasks vary, but may include the tasks such as:
- Prepare our beautiful inventory for sale, including counting, bagging, labeling
- Greet and help customers
- Take pictures of jewelry and beads
- Assist Sales Associates
- Add products to our website, and other website maintenance
- Make our store space sparkle with cleanliness
- Set up attractive displays
- Other behind-the-scenes tasks involved with running a retail operation.
About Bead Inspirations
In a world filled with stressors and constraints, Bead Inspirations is a beacon of light, a venue for creativity, self-expression, and the celebration of natural beauty. Customers come to our bead shop to immerse themselves in the illuminating world of gemstones, pearls, glass, crystal beads, inlaid and carved shell beads, pendants, ready-to-wear handmade jewelry, and jewelry supplies and kits. For 19 years, Bead Inspirations has been a source of inspiration, allowing customers to escape the outside world and embrace a realm of beauty and creativity. In addition to offering jewelry making supplies, we offer jewelry-making classes and repair services to restore wholeness to broken jewelry given to them by love ones. Our staff loves to provide knowledge, care, order, guidance, and expertise to customers through our retail shop, webstore, and social media platforms.
Benefits of being part of the Bead Inspirations team
- Get first dibs on new beads when they arrive & use your 20% employee discount
- Earn competitive pay based on experience and responsibilities
- Be on an inspiring team with talented co-workers, who like yourself, are dedicated to doing a great job.
- Learn useful business skills in a creative environment.
- Our customers are regularly telling us how much they appreciate our being here. Wouldn't you love hearing that kind of appreciation every day?
- Many tell us this is their "happy place", and some come here on their birthdays.
- Feel fulfilled as you acknowledge and support our customer's creative spirit.
Those interested in employment can e-mail their cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Bead Inspirations is an equal opportunity employer.