Work with us!
Rokit is the beating heart of London's vintage scene with a worldwide online audience and has proudly held this title for nearly 30 years. Our four stores are based in vibrant and exciting London neighbourhoods; Covent Garden houses our flagship, the vintage haven Brick Lane hosts two stores and our original bricks and mortar stands opposite the market in Camden where the brand was born one sultry summer in 1986.
The rest of the team are based under one roof in the UK's largest vintage warehouse where around 8,000 garments are processed for the stores every week, the Rokit Recycled team customise and create clothing and accessories from unusable garments alongside the website and marketing teams.
The success of the company is in our staff. The energy, enthusiasm and expertise of our teams drive the business forward. We're always looking for great people to join us - people who are as passionate as we are.
Current vacancies:
1. E-Commerce Product
Photographer
2. E-Commerce Assistant
Internship
3. Marketing Internship
4. Part-time Graphic Designer (3-4 days a week)
E-Commerce Product
Photographer
Rokit is looking for a product photographer with excellent knowledge and experience of Photoshop, studio lighting and retouching skills to join our e-commerce team. You will be required to shoot a range of products including men's and women's garments and accessories. Your time will be split between photographing products using Capture One and then colour correcting, cropping and saving images in Photoshop.
Key Responsibilities
• As this is a target based role, you will be expected to meet your
targets daily processing 180 products per day
• When dressing the garments on mannequins it is paramount that you
pay great attention to detail ensuring that they are arranged and
presented professionally
• Ensuring that products are lit correctly and in accordance with
our photography guidelines
• Consistently produce high quality images to a professional
standard
• Responsible for the upkeep of the studio area and checking all
equipment is in full working order and looked after
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• There will also be opportunities to be involved with photoshoots
to produce lifestyle imagery for the website, seasonal lookbook
shoots and occasional in store events
Skills & Requirements
• 1 to 2 years experience in studio photography and
retouching
• It is essential that you are an organised, enthusiastic and
energetic individual
• The ability to be able to work at a fast pace and adhere to
target deadlines is crucial to this role
• Experience in shooting clothing and accessories for e-commerce
would be advantageous
Although this is a challenging position it can also be rewarding and fun for the right person.
This is a full time position 8.30am to 5pm Mon-Fri based at our warehouse in North London.
To apply please email your CV and Covering Letter to
holly@rokit.co.uk with 'Product Photographer Application' in the
subject line
E-Commerce Assistant Internship
We have an opportunity available for bright and enthusiastic
individuals who wish to gain experience working within in
E-Commerce. This role will enhance your commercial awareness from a
vintage retail perspective.
You will be working within Rokit's website team assisting with
website content, preparing product to be sold online and online
product creation. You will also be assisting our customer service
and despatch team. This is a varied role which offers a great
insight to the inner workings of E-Commerce for London's leading
vintage retailer. Whilst it is an un-paid role we cover London
travel expenses and you will also receive clothing vouchers.
Please email your CV and covering letter to holly@rokit.co.uk
including dates you are available.
This role is for a talented intern to work within the newly formed marketing team. This is an exciting role within e-commerce and your opportunity to gain some valuable work experience within the industry, working to promote the stores and to increase web sales and engagement.
Previous working knowledge across online campaign delivery using a wide variety of channels, PPC, SEO, Content, Email and Social is desirable. You will need to demonstrate and understanding of email and affiliate marketing, as well as all methods of website optimisation such as A/B testing and all things content.
You'll also need to have:
• An Analytical mindset with a constant want to optimise and
improve ROI and efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills with varied stakeholders ranging
from team members to senior management.
• The ability to prioritise and organise a varied workload whilst
still being innovative and focused on delivering objective.
Please note, it is desirable, but not essential, that you have a
Business/ Marketing related degree.
Whilst it is an un-paid role we cover London travel expenses and
you will also receive clothing vouchers.
Please apply with CV and covering letter to: rowena@rokit.co.uk
Deadline August 16th 2014
Part-time Graphic Designer (3-4 days a week)
We are looking for a talented graphic designer to join our team on a part time basis. You will be working closely with our marketing, website and photography departments to create graphics for use on our website and in our stores.
The Role
• Working to a content calendar, you'll need to create approx.
20 simple graphics a month for social channels
• Work with the team to create Rokit's brand guidelines
• Create engaging and interesting graphics for blog content,
website content, banners
• Create Rokit branded infographics to help with viral
campaigns
• Create graphics and templates for email newsletters and other
email communication
• Offline work will include designing and preparing artwork for
print: posters, flyers, signage, badges, bags etc
Skills/Experience
• A broad working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop,
Indesign and Illustrator.
• Strong typographic and layout skills
• 1-2 years commercial experience in a studio (preferred) or
freelancing / internships
Please send CV, covering letter and examples of your work (website portfolio or attachment) to rowena@rokit.co.uk