Full Time, Temporary with opportunity for extension Clerk Grade 1/2
The Online Shop Administrator is an exciting new role created to assist with the creation of the creation of the Australian Museum’s new online shop. By taking carriage of the content for the shop, and the creation of associated social media and promotional content, you will be contributing to the expansion of one of the most loved Museum shops in Australia. You will need a background in retail and solid experience using Shopify (or equivalent), with a good understanding of how digital and social channels work for retail in order to optimise content to generate site visitation and sales. This is a 6 month temporary role with the opportunity for extension, with an immediate start.
This is a greenfield opportunity at Australia’s first Museum for a creative and motivated candidate who demonstrates the following skills and experience;
Previous experience setting up and running an online store;
A strong background in retail and solid experience using Shopify (or equivalent), with a good understanding of how digital and social channels work for retail in order to optimise content to generate visitation and sales.
Excellent writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation and communication skills.
Experience in product styling and staging for online use, including Photoshop experience.
Experience in online and social media marketing with social analytics tools knowledge.
Adequate knowledge of web design, web development, Instagram and blog posts.
Positive attitude, attention to detail, and customer-oriented with good multitasking and organisational ability.
To express your interest contact Serafina Froio, email Serafina.Froio@austmus.gov.au
It is with regret that the Museum Shops Association of Australia & New Zealand Executive Board have made the decision to cancel the upcoming MSAANZ 2020 conference and accompanying Supplier Showcase scheduled in Melbourne for late July, due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and restrictions on gatherings and international travel.
While this conference was the signature event in our annual calendar for over 20 years, the MSAANZ Executive is actively exploring new ways we can provide the key themes that were being developed for the conference in an online capacity, and will be looking at replacing the event with a larger number of regional activities once it becomes feasible for us to do so.
We are still continually striving to provide valuable opportunities for our members to connect, learn, and do business throughout this time, and will still be celebrating our annual Retail Recognition Awards in a digital capacity, with more details on these coming late next week.
If you have any questions or requests, please do contact us at mail@msaanz.org
We continue to encourage our members to take all sensible precautions and measures to protect yourselves, visitors, and vulnerable whanau from COVID-19.
Many museums and zoos have escalated cleaning and sanitising regimes, and put up new notices about hand washing, sneezing/coughing into a tissue or your elbow, and staying/going home if feeling at all unwell. Social distancing is now accepted as good practice – it is not rude to avoid shaking hands, hongi and hugs.
If you have symptoms of the Coronovirus, call · New Zealand Covid-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 (+64 9 358 5453 for international SIMs) or · Australian Coronovirus Health Information line 1800 020 080
The Museum Shops Association of Australia & New Zealand have regretfully made the decision today to postpone the upcoming MSAANZ NZ Cultural Retail Forum scheduled for May 2020, and our Regional Outreach forum scheduled for Brisbane 2020 until further notice.
At present government recommendations are changing almost daily, and as such we have yet to make a decision on the timing of MSAANZ20 conference scheduled for Melbourne in July. We will update all member, delegates and suppliers of any developments as soon as practical.
Our annual MSAANZ Retail Recognition awards will still take place, and details of these will be circulated shortly, with an alternate recognition system implemented should the conference and awards dinner not be able to go ahead.
The MSAANZ Executive are following all official advice and preventive measures, and are continuing to meet via the virtual meeting software ZOOM that we invested in last financial year. We are also looking at the possibilities of additional regional sessions in lieu of our conference should this not be able to proceed this year.
We encourage our members to take all sensible precautions and measures to protect yourselves, visitors, and vulnerable whanau from COVID-19. Many museums and zoos have escalated cleaning and sanitising regimes, and put up new notices about hand washing, sneezing/coughing into a tissue or your elbow, and staying/going home if feeling at all unwell. Social distancing is now accepted as good practice – it is not rude to avoid shaking hands, hongi and hugs.
If you have symptoms of the Coronovirus, call
New Zealand – Covid-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 (+64 9 358 5453 for international SIMs) or
Australian – Coronovirus Health Information line 1800 020 080
Kotahitanga, the Maori value of togetherness is an important value in these challenging times. As cultural retail professionals we need to support each other and keep our nations working. If you need support or advice on how to navigate retail difficulties through these times then please do reach out to colleagues via the members directories, by emailing us at mail@msaanz.org or by contacting your closest Executive member .
Entries are now open for the annual MSAANZ Retail Recognition Awards to coincide with our annual conference in Sydney in September.
These awards will celebrate the best of cultural commerce throughout Australia & New Zealand, with categories ranging from Best New Bespoke Product or Range, to a Peoples Choice Award.
Award winners will be announced during the #MSAANZ19 Conference Dinner on the evening of the 19th of September 2019, with entries open to ALL MSAANZ Member Cultural Institutions. Judging of the awards will involve a banded system of entry – separating venues turning over less than one million dollars per year and those over one million dollars.
Online Shop Administrator – Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Full Time Permanant
Sydney CBD – The Domain
Clerk Grade 1/2
Total Remuneration Package up to $78,065
Salary range ($64,779 to $70,424)
Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is
located in Sydney’s The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near
the Central Business District, the Gallery acknowledges the original custodians
of this land – the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. The Gallery attracts
around 1.4 million visitors annually and runs Australia’s largest education
program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year.
With the recent approval of
our expansion project, the Gallery is poised to deliver a new state-of-the-art
building, located next to our existing and much-loved building. Providing us
with close to double the current exhibition space, the expanded Gallery will
enable us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning
and educational programming for all our audiences.
To help us achieve our ambition, we are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and
brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent
and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Gallery for the
future.
For more information about the Gallery and our future, please
visit our website www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
Our commitment to diversity
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and flexible
workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people, people from diverse cultures and people with a disability.
About the Role
Oversee the Gallery Shops’
online presence by generating content, promotions and campaigns. Responsible
for online stock management, ensuring the timely fulfilment of all online
sales. Fulfilling all social media requirements.
Substantial experience in a
book shop or a cultural institution retail outlet
Knowledge of visual arts
Proven management of a retail
Instagram account as well as experience in writing social media posts e.g.
Instagram and blog posts.
Proven experience in product
staging for online and social media usage, including Photoshop experience.
Proven use of third-party
e-commerce platform e.g. Shopify
Targeted questions
Please provide work samples of
the following: an Instagram account that you have managed, a blog post you
have written and product staging for an online and social media. Please
provide as attachments to your application.
Please give an example of your
experience in balancing your workload with particular attention to meeting
deadlines. (300 words)
Part of the assessment process may include additional online
capability testing, skills testing or work samples in accordance with the new
Government Sector Employment Act 2013, therefore you may be contacted to
participate.
If you require further
details about this role, please contact Rebecca Allport, Retail Manager on
+61 2 9225 1660 or rebecca.allport@ag.nsw.gov.au
Applications must be lodged electronically via the iworkfor.nsw.gov.au website. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted.Closing date for applications: 6 August 2019 11:59pm
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is New Zealand’s largest visual arts experience. We are looking for dynamic and outgoing Retail Assistants to join our Gallery Shop.
These are casual positions, so you will need to be available to work on an ‘as required’ basis including weekend days.
He kōrero mōu: About you
With your previous retail experience, you will have the ability to approach customers first, educate customers on our unique range of products and promotions, as well as a range of other duties including cash handling, visual merchandising and assisting with stock deliveries.
A background in the arts (education and/or work experience) is beneficial, however, not essential. What’s vital is that you bring your passion for customer service and your love of sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge of retail products with others.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer
This is an incredibly unique environment and a chance to combine your love of the arts with your experience and passion for retail and customer service.
Applications close Sunday 16th June at 11.59 pm
Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono
tangata, whenua me te moana.
Auckland War Memorial Museum: Connecting
through sharing stories of people, lands and seas.
Auckland Museum is a much-loved culture and heritage organisation at the
heart of Auckland’s identity, committed to outstanding management of its
world-class collections and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the
Museum’s stories.
We encourage candidates to share their talents at this unique workplace,
which embraces diversity and both acknowledges and nurtures our bicultural
capabilities, as demonstrated in our Teu le Vā
and He Korahi Māori strategies.
We seek a highly
motivated Senior Retail Lead to join the Museum Store at an exciting time of
redevelopment and renewal. The role is as varied as the working environment and
will require enthusiasm, warmth and flexibility. You will be working closely
with the Retail Operations Manager to help deliver outstanding customer service
and in-store experience for our diverse customer base, by managing the
day-to-day operations of our store and leading our sales team with future growth
and development in mind. If you are someone who believes people are at the core
of creating ongoing success, then we want to hear from you!
To be successful in this role, you will:
Have a passion for New Zealand, Māori
and Pacific arts, crafts, culture and history
Be a people person and have the ability to engage with a diverse customer,
supplier and team base
Have at least 4 years experience
in retail and sales team supervision with a proven sales and team
development history
Be computer literate with sound knowledge of POS and Back Office
systems and have the ability to further
knowledge in these areas.
Have an eye for design and
understand the principles of visual merchandising
Be energetic with a positive attitude and desire for
everything that goes into intensifying Auckland War Memorial Museum’s
reputation for excellence
Be a problem solver and possess a continuous improvement approach to your job with a high
attention to detail
Have exceptional communication skills and the ability to think
creatively in your approach to building a cohesive and productive sales team.
Closing Date: Friday 19th April 2019
You must be
eligible to work in NZ to apply for this position.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to be part of a fabulous
New Zealand organisation committed to telling our national and Auckland stories
and reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.
He Oranga Tangata ka ao Enriching lives: Inspiring discoveries
Mona has a shop. It’s pretty great. Sells all your standard museum shop stuff: t-shirts, syringe pens, postcards, millionaire memoirs, fat mugs, urns for your dearly departed, provocative soaps. Okay, maybe it’s a little more than most.
So, given that we’re currently on the lookout for a Shop Manager, they’ll need to bring a little more than most to the role. If you want the job you’ll need to be highly creative, highly competent, and quite good at talking to people who’ve been offended by soap.
You’ll also lead all aspects of retail strategy and operations, including product development and curation, merchandising and customer service. You’ll report on sales, maintain inventory and budgets and coordinate the daily activities of your team on the floor. You’ll be supported by Mona’s Co-CEO’s and Director of Marketing and Communications as you develop the retail offering to be as unique and adventurous as any Mona visitor experience.
The Gig:
Curate a retail presence and product range that enhances the visitor experience, ensuring alignment with Mona’s values, tone and personality.
Effectively manage and report on sales performance and identify opportunities to optimise commercial outcomes.
Take the lead on all store operations, including visual merchandising, stock control, budget management, recruitment and staff development.
Manage new product development, curation and production in collaboration with key organisational stakeholders.
Collaborate with Marketing to develop e-commerce operations and the online shop product range.
Develop a product knowledge base related to Mona’s collection and pursuits.
Leverage the creative talents of shop employees to create an in-store environment that resonates with the Mona visitor experience.
The You:
Considerable experience in the retail sector, with management experience in a shop environment being ideal.
Prior experience in managing teams and recruiting new talent.
Commercial acumen with the ability to produce detailed reporting and analysis.
A commitment to producing outstanding customer service that complements the broader environment.
Exceptional communication skills, capable of engaging with customers from diverse backgrounds.
Project management and production experience, particularly in an arts background, is preferred.
Does this sound like you? Then we’d love to get to know you. Please submit your application (specifically addressing why you’re a great fit for this role) at https://mona.net.au/connect/employment
Applications close Monday the 11th of February at 9.00am.
Join us in Auckland for the annual MSAANZ Cultural Retail Forum for New Zealand on Wednesday the 6th of March, at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.
This specialist event brings together retail managers, marketers and buyers from across the cultural sector to learn and network, and provides knowledge and tips on how cultural institutions can run their stores more effectively.
We are proud to announce Matthew Oliver, Retail Operations Manager from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney Australia as our keynote speaker, alongside a line up of recognised industry specialists.
Lunch, light refreshments and closing drinks will be provided.
Full programme details will be released shortly. To register please download the form below.
Congratulations Wellington Zoo who have just been named the winner of the inaugural World Associations of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Environmental Sustainability Award! This global award was received at the WAZA conference dinner in Bangkok on Thursday night.
CEO Karen Fifield says “This award belongs to everyone who has supported us making Wellington Zoo one of the most sustainable in the world and a true leader in this area. The judges said that not only do we walk the talk but we engage with others to lead the way and support their journeys for sustainability.
At Wellington Zoo we are guided by our kaupapa: Me tiaki, kia ora! We must look after our environment, so all things will flourish. This world-first accolade from WAZA truly recognises this Wellington Zoo spirit!”
Congratulations to Glen Reddiex, Karen Fifield and the rest of the Wellington Zoo team. We’re proud to be working alongside you and grateful for the environmental leadership you provide.
