Jobs

Web Designer

We're seeking a talented and motivated full time Designer who is a wizard at interactive design and will drive the creative across our business. As a Designer, your task is to create inspirational interactive experiences for our tween girl audience and their parents with clear calls to action in our Ecommerce funnel for the girls and their Moms. The candidate should have a strong sense of design whimsy and strong UX skills. Designer will also have offline creative responsibilities for marketing collateral and maintaining a consistent message across all our channels. In addition to technical and design skills, the candidate must be self motivated, flexible, have the ability to multi-task and clearly communicate to peers and management in a fast paced start-up environment. Social Gaming experience is an added bonus.

• Concepts for website and online advertising needs
• Create compelling graphic layouts & UX based on requirements provided by Product Manager
• Design and development of web pages, graphics, multimedia, email templates, GUIs.
• Offline marketing materials, including direct mail, PR materials, etc.

• Minimum of 3 years of web design and development experience is required.
• Solid understanding of navigation and GUI for maximizing usability.
• Solid knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, (Adobe Creative Suite)
• Practical experience in development of HTML & CSS.
• Experience working in a Ruby environment a bonus.
• Apparel graphic design a bonus
• Flash and ActionScript are an added bonus.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both technical and business environments.
• Experience working with Copywriters and external designers.
• Seasoned working under tight deadlines without taking your eye off feature relevance and quality.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong comfort level working with PCs and MACs

FashionPlaytes, Inc., (www.FashionPlaytes.com), is the design-it-yourself fashion destination for girls 5-12 years. We're a small, dynamic and well-funded startup that is redefining how girls interact around fashion. FashionPlaytes has been featured in the CBS Early Show, Redbook, Family Circle and other publications and our young designers have appeared on television segments nationwide showcasing their creations. FashionPlaytes was named a Hot 100 E-Retailer in 2011 by Internet Retailer and received a 2010 Mom's Choice Award for outstanding online product. The FashionPlaytes office is located in Beverly, MA

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter (include salary requirements) to hr@fashionplaytes.com.

Marketing Support Intern

FashionPlaytes has a unique opportunity for a Marketing Intern. We are seeking a candidate with a desire and ability to support us by coordinating projects, working on media requests, assisting with our social media strategy, executing email marketing campaigns, and general assistance. The ideal candidate enjoys and understands content creation and online communities. They should also have a passion and an educational background in marketing, public relations or communications and journalism.

Since we're a small, ambitious and dynamic startup that is transforming how girls interact around fashion, you'll have the opportunity to work with our marketing team within a web development environment to define campaigns in a game-changing business. This is a fun, hands-on, resume-building experience!

FashionPlaytes (www.fashionplaytes.com) is the design-it-yourself fashion destination for girls 5-12 years old. FashionPlaytes is dedicated to delivering both a fun and unique design experience and are working to revolutionize how girls and their moms shop by offering girls an opportunity to express their creativity and design clothing and then have it produced to wear at a reasonable price. We launched in Q4 2009 and have garnered attention with our innovative social commerce and gaming platform from publications such as the Huffington Post, Redbook, Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, The Boston Globe and others. The Internet Retailer (IR) named FashionPlaytes on their annual "Hot 100 E-Retailer" List in 2011 and the company also received a 2010 Mom's Choice Award for outstanding online product in 2010.

• Help research our consumer demographic – both kids and gift givers (parents, etc.)
• Assist Community Manager with focus group initiatives and surveys
• Help identify and coordinate on and offline marketing events such as contests, fashion shows, etc.
• Suggest, build and implement creative marketing strategies to build our customer base organically
• Recommend and help implement customer acquisition strategies in order to quantify costs
• Share ideas for building the FashionPlaytes brand and packaging

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Initiative, flexibility and the skill to work independently
• Ability to write and communicate messages clearly and concisely with strong attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple projects under pressure and work effectively on a team
• Computer knowledge including Microsoft Office. Photoshop a plus.

• Minimum of 24 hours/week required, during normal business hours. Ability to work extra hours during production crunches appreciated.

While the initial internship is unpaid, we are happy to support course credit and/or create a paid position in 2012 for the right candidate.

If you are interested in pursuing this exciting opportunity or if you know someone who could be a great fit, please contact hr@fashionplaytes.com. Send a cover letter, resume and details about your availability. Hours are flexible based your availability.

Developer

FashionPlaytes is seeking a Ruby on Rails application developer with the experience and skills to take a leading role in helping us grow to the next level.

FashionPlaytes (www.fashionplaytes.com) is an innovative online custom clothing company dedicated to delivering both a fun and unique design experience and top quality garments to girls age 5-12. We have received a tremendous response from girls and parents regarding the site experience and the product quality. Our products include t-shirts, dresses, skirts, jackets and accessories and will continue to expand in the Fall.

• Ruby Programming
• Rails application development and deployment
• Database programming against MySQL and/or PostgreSQL
• Unix command line environment
• Building and maintaining scalable, fault tolerant Unix based web architectures
• Cluster management tools
• Linux server installation and configuration
• Amazon EC2 and S3 environments and tools
• Other hosted/cloud environments
• Other programming languages, scripting or otherwise, would be helpful
• Strong HTML/CSS/Javascript experience. Must have used at least one JS library
• Source control systems such as SVN and CVS
• Web and Mail server configuration and management
• Networking and server security concepts and protocols

• Entrepreneurial, creative, focused and driven.
• Committed desire to work in a fast-paced environment and excel under pressure.
• Ability to think through and design end-to-end solutions at the application and infrastructure levels.
• Strong communication skills

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity or if you know someone who could be a great fit, please contact FashionPlaytes at hr@fashionplaytes.com. Please include in your email a resume and a cover letter stating why you are interested in this opportunity and what you believe you can contribute to the success of the business.

Project Coordinator

FashionPlaytes is hiring a Project Coordinator to work closely with the CEO to coordinate/manage efforts across a variety of areas, including new business, merchandising and project management. This role will work closely with our small team to make projects and relationships happen! This is a fun, creative position offering tremendous experience and exposure in a dynamic, startup environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven history of building successful relationships internally and externally and must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Prior experience with an ecommerce, gaming or fashion company would be preferred.

This is a great opportunity to help shape an ambitious startup that will transform how girls interact around fashion.  You will have the opportunity to help build an innovative, game-changing business, with an integral role on our small team. We are located in Salem, MA.

• Coordinate special projects, such as photo shoots or projects that intersect several departments
• Develop presentations and proposals based on discussions with internal and external partners
• Work closely with the CEO to manage projects and develop initiatives to drive the business
• Translate vision to reality, whether it be in the form of vision boards for photo shoots, or proposals/presentations for partners
• Cultivate and nurture existing relationships and develop new business opportunities
• Drive scheduling and project time lines. Interact and facilitate meetings and projects

• 2-3 years experience working in a business environment. Start-up experience preferred
• Extremely proactive with a results-driven orientation
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong organizational skills - must be able to manage multiple projects and juggle schedules
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, turning ideas and feedback into actionable plans
• Sense of humor and positive attitude essential!

FashionPlaytes, Inc., (www.FashionPlaytes.com), is the design-it-yourself fashion destination for girls 5-12 years. We're a small, dynamic and well-funded startup that is redefining how girls interact around fashion. You will have the opportunity to define marketing campaigns in a game-changing business, with an integral role on our small team. This is a fun, hands-on, resume-building experience.

FashionPlaytes has been featured in the CBS Early Show, Redbook, Family Circle and other publications and our young designers have appeared on television segments nationwide showcasing their creations. FashionPlaytes was named a Hot 100 E-Retailer in 2011 by Internet Retailer and received a 2010 Mom’s Choice Award for outstanding online product.

The FashionPlaytes office is located in Beverly, MA.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter (include salary requirements) to hr@fashionplaytes.com.