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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Are you a perfectionist that excels in follow up and follow through?
Are you a self-starting problem solver who is conceptual and big picture oriented in project management?
Are you a fast-paced multi-tasker that thrives under a deadline and loves working on different projects?
If the answer to all three questions is Yes, we want you to join our team.
Overview
Packed Party is looking for a Product Development Manager to jump in the middle of our rapidly growing team here in Austin, TX at the ground level. The individual will be responsible for supporting all pre-production development tasks; including developing technical packages for manufacturers, tracking and reviewing samples, market & trend research, technical file preparation and maintenance, design ideation, and much more. You’ll work closely with the Director of Operations and the Design Team.
Essential roles and duties:
• Extremely detailed and process oriented, helping to refine all pre-production processes
• Highly motivated with a high sense of urgency and initiative. Always taking responsibility with a proactive mentality •Organization freak keeping timelines and schedules of production and processes
•Able to work effectively under pressure and always looking for the next challenge
•Strong attention to details and craftsmanship, ensuring that all product provided to third parties has been fully vetted
•Strong ability to manage multiple projects and timelines
•An over-communicator, as you will need to ensure our Design and Operations teams meet all deadlines. This individual must be comfortable communicating timing to the larger team
•Self-starter, you see an issue with a product or packaging and you immediately fix the error and alert the team about the issue
•Proven ability to analyze and research the market and trends for a full understanding of product categories and competitive offerings.
•Comfortable bringing creative and innovative concepts to the team to help drive ideation process
•Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to work independently with limited instruction
•Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is a must Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop) is preferred
•3-5 Years of Product Development experience required
•Experience producing products in a global supply chain preferred
This role would be responsible for:
•Assist with product development brainstorming and ideation
•Work directly with the design team assisting with all open product development projects, including the all tasks required to bring the product to market
•Assist with the development and organization of all basic technical file packages.
•This role is the subject matter expert at keeping product specifications up to date and accurate for communication with our manufacturing base
•Oversee the technical specification documentation and handle internal communication on behalf of design team to cross-functional partners
•Establish standards for technical specification documents and technical packets
Pre-Production Development - Operational
•Oversee the production work stream from start to finish Prepare weekly reports to keep the team well informed of the status of all upcoming programs
•Assist with the development and enforcement of approval processes using an excel based tracking system
•Closely monitor the development process and ensure schedule adherence to launch through all vendor and internal channels
•Ensure all supplier quotations and samples are completed on a timely basis for appropriate decision making to meet objectives
Market and Product Trend Analysis
•Assist with market and trend research, constantly monitoring the competitive landscape, finding new materials, manufacturing processes and design trends that may be of use to the design and operations teams
•Lead analysis determining if Packed Party’s prices are competitive on comparable products vs. competitors
•Develop products to achieve unmet consumer needs
Supplier Oversight
•Manage order execution and resolve product and production issues on a timely and proactive manner
•Monitor supplier performance to ensure it meets or exceeds Company KPIs Assist in research to expand Packed Party’s manufacturing base
•Assist in identifying the process and partners for PP to partner with to manufacture directly for Walmart.
Quality Control Management
•Visiting our distribution center and leading all quality control on incoming product
•Acting proactively to communicate with our internal team and manufacturers on any discrepancies of final product vs. final samples
Please send a PDF of your resume to careers@packedparty.com
DIGITAL DESIGNER
Packed Party is looking for a Digital Designer to jump in the middle of our rapidly growing team here in Austin, Texas at the ground level!
Responsibilities
• Create, manage and produce digital design solutions for a variety of uses such as: web, emails, SMS, social media graphics
• Edit images and assist in all things emailers, social media assets, website layout, images and design, marketing assets, you-name-it!
• Learn, uphold and embrace the Packed Party brand and how our graphics and products translate to our customers
• Be able to work in a team setting. Don’t be afraid to speak up and share your own ideas. Communication is key!
• Collaborating with the e-commerce and marketing teams to ensure that all designs align with the brand image, while also meeting usability and website standards.
• Ensure you are able to see projects through start to finish. Conceptualize, construct ideas, visually layout concepts, and share with team
• Have the ability to work very quickly while still getting the job done efficiently
• Working closely with our digital ad agency on building still ads in different format sizes (video is a plus!)
• Marketing flyers, pop-up signage, retail merchandising help, etc.
• Provide new design insight, research, and inspiration to the design team. Take charge and look out for the trends we should be working towards.
• New products, social media story trends, physical mailers, we want to hear from you
• Ensuring consistency in designs and content across all company platforms.
• Be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done!
• You’re a real go-getter and want to see the end goal.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Minimum 3+ year experience in design related field
• Proficient in Adobe Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere
• Strong communication skills, organization and detail oriented, ability to multi-task throughout the day
• Ability to see the big picture and take a step back to do at least one strategic task a day to help build the Packed Party brand in the long run
• Strong time management skills and willingness to go above and beyond to meet deadlines and produce work of the utmost quality and brand integrity. Details are the most important
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, a master at pivoting and prioritizing
Preferred Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in digital design, graphic design or a related field.
• A portfolio of previous digital design work to showcase experience and creativity.
• Ability to use iPad ProCreate and Wacom devices is a plus
• Klayvio and email campaign experience
• Attentive and SMS campaign experience
• Shopify and e-commerce management experience
• Responsive/mobile first design
• HTML/CSS (not required, but a great bonus to have!)
Please send a PDF of your portfolio including work that is relevant to the above job description to careers@packedparty.com
PRODUCT DESIGNER
Are you a perfectionist that excels in follow up and follow through?
Are you a self-starting problem solver who is conceptual and big picture oriented in project management?
Are you a fast-paced multi-tasker that thrives under a deadline and loves working on different projects?
Do you consider yourself a skilled product designer?
If the answer to all four questions is Yes, we want you to join our team.
Packed Party is looking for a Product Designer to jump in the middle of our rapidly growing team here in Austin, Texas at the ground level!
Responsibilities
• Work in partnership with our design team
• Assist in product development from design concepts to mock-ups, art files, packaging, and tech packs
• Experienced building out detailed tech packs to bring products to life and minimize number of samples.
• Learn, uphold and embrace the Packed Party brand and how our graphics and products translate to our customers
• Be able to work in a team setting. Don’t be afraid to speak up and share your own ideas. Communication is key!
• Ensure you are able to see projects through start to finish. Conceptualize, construct ideas, visually layout concepts, and share with team
• Have the ability to work very quickly while still getting the job done efficiently
• Provide new design insight, research, and inspiration to the design team. Take charge and look out for the trends we should be working towards.
• Be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done!
• You’re a real go-getter and want to see the end goal.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Minimum 3+ year experience in product design related field
• Proficient in Adobe Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere
• Strong communication skills, organization and detail oriented, ability to multi-task throughout the day
• Ability to see the big picture and take a step back to do at least one strategic task a day to help build the Packed Party brand in the long run
• Strong time management skills and willingness to go above and beyond to meet deadlines and produce work of the utmost quality and brand integrity. Details are the most important
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, a master at pivoting and prioritizing
Preferred Skills
• Ability to use iPad ProCreate and Wacom devices is a plus
• Hand drawing is a must Ability to style and photograph still product and lifestyle images
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
• We’re looking for a high-powered, effective and thoughtful Director of Social Media & Influencer Marketing to help our brand continue to grow via social media and with our influencer marketing teams
• We’re looking for someone with a love for strategic thinking combined with an ability to lead day-to-day execution, strategy, and optimization
• Our team is looking to hire a Director who is able to multitask and manage multiple timelines and launches across channels - the ideal candidate thrives in a fast paced environment and is nimble with change in direction at times with changing inventory
• As a team leader and contributor, the ideal person performs tasks effectively, develops collaborative relationships with team members, is open to feedback, displays clear communication and acts proactively, professionally and efficiently
• The ideal candidate will have an interest in the digital creative space and be fluent on social platforms. This comes with proven experience scaling talent and influencer capabilities for driving outsized awareness and engagement gains
• This person knows how to identify the best creators to deliver on KPIs against reach, engagement and cost effectiveness, taking Packed Party’s influencer program to the next level to drive interest, engagement and brand love with our target consumer
• You know how to identify target customers, set clear objectives, build an effective content strategy to engage the audience, increase traffic and boost conversions
• We are looking for someone who is an attentive and mindful leader. Someone who enjoys contributing to the overall success and growth of the brand and can look at things from a 10,000 ft. perspective
Social Content Creation + Posting:
• Work to organize photo + video shoots to create content that can be executed and deployed across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Pinterest
• Manage all social content from shoot planning, execution and editing to social media in-feed planning, caption creation and deployment
• Determine how to creatively promote focus products amongst the hundreds of SKUs available not only on PackedParty.com, but also via Walmart and other major retailers
• Curate and upkeep monthly marketing calendar within Planoly and share projected postings weekly with leadership
Depth of Instagram, TikTok + Facebook Daily/Weekly/Monthly Requirements:
• Static Post in Feed (Every day, 2 - 3x/day)
• Stories (3x/week)
• Community Management (Daily: actively engage with community externally on platform, as well as respond to all inbound DMs and customer comments in a timely manner)
• TikTok (5x/week)
• Facebook (Cross promote from Instagram which will include pertinent sales or promotions)
• Content Shoots (As necessary, in conjunction with product launches or promotions)
Influencer Management (Weekly gifting/management)
Community Engagement:
• Stay up-to-date with industry emerging trends, influencers, creators, partners across all platforms to make compelling and engaging influencer and organic social content across channels
• Recommend refinement of process or workflows if necessary for new social media initiatives to boost awareness and relevance for the market
• Engage and respond to all DMs/inquiries across all social channels
• Direct and funnel related inquiries to customer support team as necessary
Influencers + Partnerships:
• Responsible for managing the influencer and organic social strategies and team to grow awareness, engagement, affinity and, ultimately, conversion at Packed Party
• Lead the direction and execution of social media content, influencer marketing campaigns, strategic partnerships with influencers and budget across channels to build brand fame and community engagement
• Identify and build relationships with key influencers relevant to the Packed Party brand
Mange influencer network via LTK (Reward Style)
• Manage weekly influencer gifting and work cross functionally to ensure all influencer gifting and packages are sent out timely and monitor and report on influencer gifting impact.
• Upkeep on tracking shipments and working with distribution team as necessary
Identify and secure potential strategic partners for collaborations and/or giveaways to build and promote Packed Party
• Manage giveaways with Packed Party followers as necessary. compiling relevant information for gifting and ensuring timely delivery for giveaway winners
• Streamline and manage Party Planner Ambassador Program with Walmart Influencers and Packed Party Brand Ambassador Program
Social Support (Statistics + Measurability):
• Regularly analyze social performance across organic social and influencer marketing campaigns and optimize programs accordingly
• For each campaign and product launch, provide a social summary highlighting influencers
targeted, reach, mentions, etc. Track weekly and monthly engagement, followers, mentions, site visits, across all social channels
• Summarize findings in a monthly report to be shared with leadership team
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (Marketing + Digital Marketing Degree preferred)
• 5 - 7+ years in experience in Social Media Management Expert level knowledge of the latest best practices, tools, and trends on social media platforms related to Instagram, Instagram stories, IGTV, Instagram Live, TikTok, Meta/Meta Live, Pinterest and Twitter
• Exceptional relationship management skills, able to work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comes hardwired with the ability to understand the big picture as well as nuances of all social media platforms
• Demonstrated thought leadership & compelling achievements in both paid as well as non-paid social media strategy
• A strategic mindset and capable of partnering with our creative, communications, media and channel teams to bring excellence to our social media
• Must be a team player with a strong work ethic. Works well with others internally as well as externally and harnesses relationships with other brands and influencers
• Strong commitment to prioritization of timelines, accuracy, organization, and professionalism
• Dedicated commitment to deliver on all project deadlines Ability to work independently and accomplish tasks with minimal oversight
Additional Skills:
• Planoly
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Facebook
• Pinterest
• Gmail/G-Suite
• Google Drive
OFFICE AND FACILITIES MANAGER
Responsibilities
• Ensure our daily office and warehouse operations run smoothly
• Serve as point of contact for office for employees and the property manager, including but not limited to, maintenance, keys, janitorial, heat/air, and other building issues
• Greet and assist visitors
• Organizing meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders and organizing catering when necessary
• Responsible for office and distribution center related vendor management (wireless provider, cleaning services, etc.)
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate various meetings, functions, and events
•Maintain the company culture of Packed Party by tracking and planning celebrations for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Holidays, and other fun milestones!
• Help manage and troubleshoot company software
• Order, organize, and inventory office supplies and oversee kitchen stocking.
•Maintain the overall cleanliness and organization of the office
•Work closely with the Packed Party warehouse Manager to assure the warehouse facility is functioning smoothly (includes supply restocking)
• Continuously find ways to improve processes related to office management while creating and implementing solutions
• Wear many hats. You're able to balance several tasks at once and can easily pivot as priorities change. We're looking for individuals willing to help where it's needed!
•Performs other duties as requested
•Coordinate and book travel for the CEO and extended team members
•Assist with Administrative tasks as needed (check deposits, expense reports, credit card reconciliation, mail/shipments)
•Run errands for the company as requested
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Minimum 2+ year experience in office manager role
• Experience in Google Suite, Slack and Microsoft Application preferred
• Organized and detail oriented, ability to multi-task throughout the day
• Strong time management skills and willingness to go above and beyond
•Strong attention to details
•Thrive in a fast-paced environment, a master at pivoting and prioritizing
•Excellent communicator - able to interact with people of all levels in a confident, professional manner
Job Type: Full-time/In-office Perks of Packed Party!
• Free Manicures
• Discount on Packed Party items
•Dog-friendly office space
•Vibrant office culture that celebrates ALL the occasions!
• Health insurance including vision and dental
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Packed Party is looking for an accounting manager responsible for ensuring timely and accurate reporting of company financials through assisting the Controller and President with financial reporting and analysis.
Responsibilities
• Assist the controller with all day-to-day, month-end, and year-end accounting functions, including accounts receivable and payable, bank, account reconciliations, payroll, journal entries and general ledger
• Track and monitor weekly POs from Walmart for recurring programs
• Follow up with suppliers on shipment dates for seasonal programs
•With the assistance of the Controller, reconcile all funds received from suppliers and monitor all payments and communicate up when payments are late or delayed so the Controller can escalate as needed
•Support the controller to ensure the accuracy of books and records to build a solid foundation for financial reporting and business decisions
• Assist the controller with the preparation of monthly financial and operational reporting across all departments of the business
• Assist the controller in ensuring all internal processes are documented and assist President on ad-hoc requests as needed
• Maintain and track all Walmart POs and commitments from original commitment to final payment(s)
• System reconciliation for vendor payments
• Perform daily verification of cash and credit card settlements
•Review chargeback processing and reporting
•Request support and backup for credit card charges that are in dispute in partnership with the operations finance teams
• Prepare journal entries to the general ledger
•Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items
• Submit wire and ACH requests after approved by Controller and President
• Prepare daily cash deposits
• Assist with ad hoc projects
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience required
• Extremely detail oriented and strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy in a fast paced growing startup
• Passionate about lifestyle brands/consumer goods
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate professionally with all levels
• Detailed oriented and organized, with the ability to multitask and prioritize competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, as well as continuous improvement skills
• Ability to adapt to change, and work in a team-oriented environment
• Proven knowledge of MS Office
Preferred Skills
• Demonstrated QuickBooks knowledge
• Demonstrated Accounts Payable knowledge
• Demonstrated analytical skills