Lomography

Lomography Regional Manager California: Gallery Store Los Angeles, Community/Marketing & Wholesale California
written by lucasjakobsson on May 4th, 2009 (en, common, vote)

Join our team in Los Angeles!

The Lomographic Society International develops, designs and distributes analogue cameras and lifestyle products under the brand „Lomography“. This includes innovative analogue cameras and accessories, film and books, as well as bags and fashion items. We are an international company with various subsidiaries around the world and our headquarters are located in Vienna, Austria. Our website www.lomography.com is one of the biggest worldwide online photo communities for creative photography. We organize photo-contests and other community activities as well as international exhibitions. Lomography offers its products in its online shops and dedicated Lomography gallery shops globally (in Asia, the USA, South America and Europe). We also supply design-, museum-, gallery-, gadget-, & concept stores with our unique products.

Lomography USA is expanding its team and looks for a regional manager for the US west cost operation. We are soon opening our new Lomography Gallery Store in Los Angeles, CA and therefore looking for someone to manage this shop, but also handle wholesale matters along the west coast and represent Lomography in marketing and community activities in California. This position will be supervised by the Lomography headquarters in Vienna, and also work in close cooperation with the management of Lomographic Corp. New York.

Description of tasks

Lomography Gallery Store

• Development of the Lomography Gallery Store in LA

This includes: adapting the store location, setting up the accounting, hiring and leading the store team, developing sales and marketing strategy in close cooperation with New York and Vienna and setting up the shop team!

• Management of the Lomography Gallery Store and its team in LA

Wholesale West Coast

• Regional management of all existing Wholesale accounts along the West Coast in coordination with NY office
• Acquisition of new WS accounts along the West Coast

Marketing

• Be in charge of all marketing events in the West Coast Area
• Be active in the Lomography Community
• Support the Lomography.com online team in related marketing matters

Profile

Personality

• Open minded and communicative
• Outgoing personality
• Ability to lead a team
• Good understanding of numbers
• Diligent, teamwork- and solution-oriented character
• Used to work autonomously and act proactively
• Ability to work on different projects at the same time
• Thinks creatively
• Well organized working style
• Interest in being part of an international team and working together with people from different cultures
• Interest in arts, design, culture but also fashion, style and photography

Ideally, applicants for the vacant position exhibit following skills

• Some education or experience in business administration, sales and marketing or entrepreneurship
• Sound knowledge of MS Excel and general knowledge of Windows and other office programs
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Any other additional language is of advantage
• At least basic knowledge of analogue photography and cameras

• Marketing, public relations, event management
• Working experience in any creative industry as advertising, design, …
• Back office management of a trading commerce
• Logistics, inventory and/or customs handling
• Accounting or other financial positions
• Photography

Employment: Full – time
Job start date: June/July 2009
Applications please send to: Lomography Headquarter, HR department
Lisa Skribsky at jobs@lomography.com
+43189944425