Community Manager, Chicago

Vuori•Chicago, IL

10d

About The Position

The Retail Community Manager at Vuori is a people connector who actively collaborates with our retail stores, local studios, influencers and businesses to spread brand awareness and create extraordinary experiences. They will support new store openings and current stores with local events, in store activations, product seeding initiatives and will play an integral part of training teams on the community process. What you'll get to do: The Retail Community Manager will support both the Store Managers and Retail Marketing Managers in managing store community leads – reviewing and approving event proposals, supporting the team with resources and providing coaching. Travel to stores when support or additional training is needed. Attend bigger scale events when additional support is needed on ground at the store level. Support the NSO team to assist with community in new markets with on the ground training and building the buzz around the new store opening events. Implementing company culture/values/mission as a living breathing part of the entire team. Staff training and development. Grassroots sales and marketing strategy in the local communities. Connection to new store teams that build relationships. Ability to lead and manage community events. Community You will be responsible for the relationships, networks, and the stores community strategy in the area with the intention of growing our brand. You seek and attend local experiences and events and are knowledgeable on the upcoming fitness trends and instructors in your local community. You support the execution of community initiatives (events & experiences). You support the retail stores and the marketing team by creating a community database of athletic influencers and identifying key relationships in the community. You help connect the store teams with influencers and neighboring businesses to build brand awareness. You are a great coach and support for our retail stores. Flexible availability is expected to meet the needs of community events in store and off site which includes travel, some early starts and/or late finishes and weekends. You will be in close communication with the stores to ensure the teams are in the know of all upcoming experiences and anything needed for events. People Ensure a positive experience in all interactions with potential candidates. You are a people connector who loves to build pipelines of talent by creating great relationships with store teams. Training Deliver a training program to Store Managers and Community Leads including brand, culture, operations and community. Organize and implement team building days that focus on company culture, building relationships and teamwork.

Requirements

Thrives in a high energy fast paced retail environment
Enjoys going to a variety of fitness classes and connecting with both instructors and clients about the brand
Demonstrates the ability to multi-task and work under pressure but also knows how to adapt when needed
Fosters great relationships by putting people first, communicating with honesty and kindness and allows other to do the same
Has an entrepreneurial nature and knows how and when to innovate to get great results

Responsibilities

Manage store community leads
Reviewing and approving event proposals
Supporting the team with resources and providing coaching
Travel to stores when support or additional training is needed
Attend bigger scale events when additional support is needed on ground at the store level
Support the NSO team to assist with community in new markets with on the ground training and building the buzz around the new store opening events
Implementing company culture/values/mission as a living breathing part of the entire team
Staff training and development
Grassroots sales and marketing strategy in the local communities
Connection to new store teams that build relationships
Ability to lead and manage community events
Responsible for the relationships, networks, and the stores community strategy in the area with the intention of growing our brand
Seek and attend local experiences and events and are knowledgeable on the upcoming fitness trends and instructors in your local community
Support the execution of community initiatives (events & experiences)
Support the retail stores and the marketing team by creating a community database of athletic influencers and identifying key relationships in the community
Help connect the store teams with influencers and neighboring businesses to build brand awareness
Coach and support our retail stores
Ensure a positive experience in all interactions with potential candidates
Build pipelines of talent by creating great relationships with store teams
Deliver a training program to Store Managers and Community Leads including brand, culture, operations and community
Organize and implement team building days that focus on company culture, building relationships and teamwork