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Quirky Product Testing Program

Great chance to try out cool Quirky products for free.  Just sign up and be willing to test products out for 1-4 weeks, then complete a short online survey.  

Also hiring an Assistant Brand Manager

Quirky is seeking an Assistant Brand Manager that is passionate about innovative and world changing consumer products and getting them out to the world.  Our business is growing at an insane pace and we not only want to make the best possible products, but also make our retail partners as happy as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Support Brand Manager in the development and management of the brand’s global product portfolio and integrated marketing plan, ensuring consistency with brand strategy and brand communication plan, including product development, pricing, promotions, distribution strategy, market research and account management.
• Partner cross-functionally to accomplish strategic goals and actively participate in development of products, promotions, line reviews and other initiatives to drive business results.
• Partner with Quirky Design Staff to develop design briefs to ensure new product innovations are unique and differentiated, including positioning, identifying target consumer usage and insights, pricing, costs, competitive research and more.
• Partner with Account Management team to ensure retail partners are meeting business objectives with line reviews, assortment recommendations, pricing and promotions development, materials and more.
• Partner with Operations and Logistics teams to ensure timelines, demand planning, and backend logistics are executed flawlessly.
• Manage and maintain key information including line chart, price list, and master data.

Qualifications:

• 2-3+ years work experience in brand management, category management, or marketing.  Experience at a consumer products company is a plus, but not mandatory.
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are able to demonstrate leadership skills within a cross-functional team.
• You are intelligent, independent, proactive and show initiative to drive results and problem solve.
• You are good with research, numbers, details, and deadlines.
• You can multitask, prioritize, and juggle numerous projects simultaneously.
• You are efficient and organized and can’t stand it when tasks are not completed with incredible accuracy and approached well.
• You are creative, analytical and strategic with problem solving.
• You are excited to work at a high growth and high energy startup.
• You are passionate about what we do at Quirky.
• You jump in and help out anytime you see a hole in the process.

To Apply: 

Check us out at www.quirky.com.

If you like what you see and want to be a part of it, submit your resume and PERSONALIZED cover letter to me, Tammy. Tell me specifically why you want this job and why you think you’d be great at it. 

Hiring an Account Manager

ABOUT US:
We’re a company called Quirky. What are we Quirky about? We make invention accessible to everyone in the world. We develop two brand new consumer products every week. The ideas for those products come from anyone who has had “wouldn’t it be cool if…” type ideas for decades.

So yeah, two products per week and brand new product lines, that’s why we’re writing this job description. We need an account manager to help rock the world of retail and manage the exciting new partnerships we’re launching.

You may have worked in account management roles in the past, but are you a brand-obsessed, action oriented individual ready to make the shift from your current job into irreverent ‘we’re gonna make invention accessible’ start-up culture? We sure hope so.

If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this newly created role may be perfect for you. 

Responsibilities include:

• Build and manage strong relationships with key retail partners.
• Understand the competitive landscape of each account. 
• Analyze sell-through and react with recommendations to improve business.
• Manage retail calendars for key accounts and work with operations to deliver on projects and purchase orders.
• Create, monitor and maintain sales productivity reports by account and product. 
• Work closely with Sales team/ Brand Manager to ensure all communication is in sync with retail strategy. 
• Plan and travel to meetings, events and stores as needed. 
• Be generally enthusiastic, outgoing, hard working & fun to be around!

Necessary Qualifications:

• 2-5 years experience with a national account.
• Knowledge of retail industry.
• Proven track record of driving projects to completion.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Action oriented and detail oriented. 
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work.
• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Good with technology, numbers, dates, details, and deadlines.
• Super excited to work at a high growth and high-energy startup.
• Passion for what we are doing at Quirky. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a similar role at a well-known, high-end consumer products company. 
• Understanding and appreciation of high-end housewares.
• Understanding of retail planning processes. 

To Apply:

Check us out at www.quirky.com.

If you like what you see and want to be a part of it, submit your resume and PERSONALIZED cover letter to me, Tammy. Tell me specifically why you want this job and why you think you’d be great at it.