Careers Page
Welcome to the Pride and Pinion Careers page!
WHO ARE WE?:
We are a dynamic Belfast based luxury watch sales business who also operate the worlds largest and most popular social media portfolio in the watch industry.
We operate a true Multi-Channel business, with a fantastic luxury watch boutique situated in the heart of the 5 star Merchant Hotel on skipper street, and a world class office in Belfast City Centre where this job will be based. From here we conduct most of our business by buying and selling Luxury watches throughout the globe.
Our social media footprint has an audience of over 3.5 million users around the globe, across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Led heavily by our founder Nico Leonard.
We have a young, energetic, growing team with huge aspirations and goals to conquer the luxury watch market, and we are well on our way.
Please see below for current vacancies, or if you feel you can bring value to our team please email your CV with a cover letter and any additional information you'd like to include to careers@prideandpinion.com. Please include the position you are applying for in the subject heading.
Social Media Manager / Content Creator - Full-Time Belfast based
OVERVIEW
As our social media manager you'll be primarily responsible for coming up with content ideas, strategy, be fun and engaging, well planned, capturing, editing and posting all content across our social media platforms. You should be creative and keep up-to-date on current social media trends to ensure we are hitting key metrics across our global audience. Whilst you don't need to know everything about watches, a general understanding of luxury goods and the target audience we have is essential. We run one of, if not the largest luxury watch dealership on social media today and you should have experience creating content for a similarly large sized audience. You should be able to produce both professional, and fun content. As social media manager you will have creative freedom to produce the content you feel is most suited to our audience, and most closely aligns with current trends and culture.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop creative and engaging social media strategies
- Manage the day-to-day handling of all social media channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok, (Not YouTube), adapting content to suit different channels
- Oversee, plan and deliver content across different platforms using scheduling tools
- Create engaging multimedia content (and/or outsource this effectively) across multiple platforms
- Develop, launch and manage new campaigns that promote your organisation and brand
- Form key relationships with influencers across the social media platforms
- Undertake audience research
- Manage and facilitate social media communities by responding to social media posts and developing discussions
- Monitor, track, analyse and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook insights
- Research and evaluate the latest trends and techniques in order to find new and better ways of measuring social media activity
- Analyse competitor activity
- Recommend improvements to increase performance
- Set targets to increase brand awareness and increase customer engagement
- Educate other staff on the use of social media and promote its use within the company
- Encourage collaboration across teams and departments
- Regularly liaise with clients via telephone, email, conference calls or face-to-face (agency roles).
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR
- Over 3 years experience social media management experience with a similarly large sized company
- Ideally in the luxury goods sector, but this is not essential
- Proficient in editing software (adobe, canva, figma, or other similar products)
- Proficient in filming and capturing images and videos for both short and long form content
- Creative and able to produce ideas quickly
- Good at engaging with clients across all ages and professions, both professionally and casually
- Able to understand and present metrics and data in a clean and digestible way
BENEFITS
- Casual dress
- Creative freedom to produce the content you want
- A fun and up-for-anything team to work with for content
- Opportunity to form business and client partnerships
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
Luxury Watch Sales Executive - Full-Time Belfast based
OVERVIEW
As a Luxury Watch Sales Executive for Pride & Pinion you will be a key ambassador for the company. In this role you will be responsible for driving sales via our showroom, online, zoom appointments and email enquiry, offering a world class customer experience, pro-actively following up on leads, and utilising CRM data. An account management style approach is key for a successful performance in this role.
You will be a well presented, sales motivated individual, with a great personality and a passion for watches and customer service. A strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills and a record of sales success, you will play a key role in the success of the overall business.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Your responsibilities will be but are not limited to;
- Working a 37.5hr week over 5 days designated between Mon-Sat. However this is not your standard 9-5 role, our clients are international, and a dedicated approach is needed to be highly successful. With excellent uncapped commissions the more you put in the more rewards you will receive
- Meeting with clients virtually or during sales visits
- Pro-actively driving sales utilising CRM, following up on leads and building relationships. Account management approach, identifying and creating sales opportunities
- Delivering a world class customer experience
- Demonstrating and presenting products
- Establishing new business
- Maintaining accurate records
- Reviewing sales performance
- Negotiating sales and purchases
- Working towards monthly and annual targets.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR
- Must be passionate about the luxury watch industry
- Must be able to discuss and illustrate an awareness and interest in luxury watch brands and the industry. A lot will be taught and trained in this role, however those without a basic working knowledge need not apply
- Strong record of results in a sales environment and client management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- IT Proficient
- Self Motivated, proactive and dedicated
- A professional manner
- Able to illustrate experience of client management and exceeding targets
- Must be fully flexible in availability
- 3+ years of experience selling luxury goods
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary and unlimited commission pay
- 28 Days Holiday
- Progression opportunities
- Job satisfaction - We work hard, we play hard. It's never a dull day at Pride and Pinion. Join one of the most exciting, fun and enjoyable teams in the UK/Ireland, with a global reach, in a booming industry
- Performance bonus
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
- What attracts you to our company and this role?
- Describe in detail your passion for the watch industry?