Frame Designer & Marketing Coordinator

Know a watercolor from a pastel? Love talking with people about design, color, and art?

Hope & Feathers is a custom framing and print shop in Northampton. We’re a small team of hard-working, design-minded people who care about art, our customers, and doing things well. We’re looking for a full-time designer who loves working with people and has a great eye.

What you’ll do

This is primarily a customer-facing role.

• Design and sales: Help customers choose frames, mats, and glass for their art, photos, and objects, and provide excellent customer service.
• Social media and website: Manage H&F’s online presence by creating content, managing engagement, and keeping the website up to date.
• Printing: Assist the print shop with photo restoration and print production.
• Graphic design: Collaborate with the marketing team to design online content, signage, and custom projects for customers.
• Artist liaison: Work with the local artists we show and sell, and help bring new ones on board.

What we’re looking for

• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom) is required
• An eye for design, color, and composition
• Experience working with art (as an artist, student, gallery or museum staff, or similar)
• Sales or customer service experience
• Experience running social media accounts, ideally for a business (Instagram especially)
• Organized and detail-oriented, with strong follow-through
• Willingness to learn new skills and grow in the role
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds and be on your feet and moving around the shop for most of a shift
• Bonus: photo editing or photo restoration experience

Schedule

Full-time. Saturdays required.

Pay and Benefits

Adobe experience required. Will train the right person. Entry-level pay starts at $23 per hour, and applicants with experience in design, photo editing, sales, and custom framing will be offered higher starting pay.

Benefits include a SIMPLE IRA, paid holidays, and PTO.

How to apply

Send your resume, a short note about why this job interests you, and a few samples of your design or photo editing work to michelle@hopeandfeathersframing.com. Please apply by email only. We’re not able to take calls or walk-ins about this position.

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person