[Noisebridge-discuss] Rock The Bike is hiring (fwd)

[Jake]

I apologize if this post does not belong on the Discuss list.  If you feel 
that way, please let me know off-list so as not to further traumatize 
those who still monitor Discuss.   -jake

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Dear friends,

If you like the work Rock The Bike is doing, please take a moment to pass
this to a friend who'd be a good fit for our team and needs a part-time job.

*The mission:* We're inventors and advocates on a mission to come up with
better ways to get the bike message out into the broader community. We focus
on:

- Pedal Power (Fender Blender Bike Blenders, Pedal Powered Stage gear, and
Pedal Power education rigs for schools, custom projects)
- Cargo bike design, customization, and sales
- The Down Low Glow (Side Visibility bike light)
- Pedal Powering music events (Maker Faire, Bicycle Music Festival, San
Francisco Marathon, Sunday Streets, and street performances by Fossil Fool,
the Bike Rapper)

We are looking for:

*Support!* Engineer Leif and found Paul need our hands free to do project
work and grow the business. We need someone who can learn these ropes:

- Inside sales (phone, online, in the shop, and at events)
- Customer service by phone and email
- Customer traffic management. Help us move orders through our system and
improve our on-time record.
- Web site content management -  product descriptions, product photos,
blogging, editing.
- Shipping arrangements - Fedex Ship Manager, & international shipping
experience a plus
- Order entry and payments in Quickbooks
- Occasional packing and shipping

*Small business chops: *
- By spending time around small businesses you develop a feel for what's
important on any given week or day. Sometimes it's cleaning the shop.
Sometimes it's drumming up business. Sometimes it's solving a nagging
problem on the web site. We'd love to work with someone who has these
instincts and knows how to take action.
*
Outreach and sales:*
In 2011 there are so many ways to reach new customers. What are the ones
you're most comfortable with? What are some examples of outreach and sales
work you've done in the past that are relevant to Rock The Bike?
*
Bike love: *
- The bike movement needs creativity and finesse to continue growing. What
elements do you bring? What are some of the social biking experiences that
got you interested or keep you motivated?
*
Creative skills:*
Graphic Design, Video, music, choreography? What are some of your favorite
creative realms? How have you applied these to an organization or business
in the past?
*
Where and how we work: *
On any given day there are 1-3 people working in our Berkeley Workshop. The
workshop is close to downtown and is part of a community that includes our
welder and the East Bay Bike Coalition. Our event schedule peaks in the
summer months and backs off in the winter. Events are all optional, and some
are paid. Working in the East Bay is a must at first, during the training
phase, but we would not rule out working from SF or your home office and we
use tools like Google docs and LogMeIn to make remote work possible.

*Time and pay: *
We are seeking 10-20 hours / week during the training phase at the start,
more as you learn more and contribute more. Pay starts at $14 / hour and
rises to 17 / hour after the training phase is complete. Generating sales
leads and actual sales for the business will be the key element in both
increasing the hours from half to full time, and in increasing the pay.
Perks include... access to wholesale bike parts, great seats at Bicycle
Music Festival, bike powered coffee grinder.

Employee:
You will be working as an employee, not a contractor.

Please write an email to paul at rockthebike.com  (hopefully addressing some of
the questions above) and include a resume (shorter is better). I want to
stress that although we are in need of support, this is also a great
entrepreneurial opportunity for the right person. Our field is growing and
filled with smart committed people. Rock The Bike has been in business since
2003 and in many ways our best days are ahead of us.

Yours,

Paul

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Paul Freedman
Rock The Bike!

www.rockthebike.com
Phone: Toll-free 1-888-DLG-BIKE
cell: 415-810-3696

Email: paul at rockthebike.com
Skype: fossilfool
www.facebook.com/fossilfool

Address:
1336 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94702

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Toll-free: 877.889.YUBA
office: 415.331.1126 | fax: 415.524.4178

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San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival
June 18, 2011. Be there!
www.bicyclemusicfestival.com


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Fossil Fool, the Bike Rapper
www.fossilfool.com
Videos: http://tinyurl.com/64joo3 ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIRtigSr3Xk ,
http://vimeo.com/18422715