Junior Events Specialist
OVERVIEW:
At Gymshark, our mission is to Unite the Conditioning Community. We do this by bringing together the Gymshark family – whether it be through a love of conditioning, wearing our product, following our Athletes or viewing content across our various social platforms.
In October 2022, the 10th year of our existence, we opened our very first Retail Store - a Flagship on London’s prestigious Regent St. A permanent space in which our community can meet, shop, and work out. Our store is an experience totally unique to Gymshark, and not your typical retail environment. It’s all about experience first, and retail second. A creative and flexible space, where everyone can feel at home, meet friends, make new ones, or just hang out. A place where URL meets IRL.
To thrive in this role, you must be passionate about the brand and our mission. You must inspire, guide and encourage the team to create a great experience for all who visit.
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
- The end to end creation and production of in-store events
- Representing the Gymshark culture and values, be a natural brand ambassador in everything you do, and be passionate about the community and their experience of Gymshark
- Building relationships with local communities
- The day to day runnings of events and brand activity in the store. Constantly thinking "what next" and bringing new ideas to the table
- Briefing creative assets to creative functions
- Building awareness of our Regent St store
- Supporting the Events Lead and Events Manager in executing events both in and out of the store
- Tracking and reporting performance data from each event
- Contributing towards concepts for in-store activations, whilst being on the pulse of what's happening in your hyper local market, community building whenever possible
- Belonging means everything to us. Events will bring to real life our values and hold diversity and inclusion at the heart. Co-ordinate the execution of Gymshark daily event schedule, proactively managing queues in a fun and engaging way
- You can commit to working when and where the retail team needs you - this could be in-store, on weekends or bank holidays.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Experience in assisting events
- Existing connections within the industry
- Comfortable building and maintaining new connections
- People first mindset
- Experience in a similar customer facing role
- Experience working in a fast paced, high volume, agile environment
- Comfortable shifting gears and spinning plates
- Natural networker and connector
- Highly effective communicator, written and verbal
- Experience in leading events
- Project management experience
- Some digital and social media experience
- Budget management
- Leading change
- Lateral thinker
- Willing to challenge and be challenged
- Willingness to give and receive effective feedback
VALUE DRIVEN BEHAVIOURS:
- BE HUMAN: Accessible, inclusive & humble
- Show up to the events with an open mind and willingness to find the best way of working.
- GIVE A SHIT: Conscious, caring & proactive
- Explore communities around London to ensure we’re being authentic in our consumer connections.
- DO THE RIGHT THING: Honest, trustworthy & genuine
- Work closely with consumers to understand feedback and how we can improve.
- FIND THE GYMSHARK WAY: Ambitious, agile & disruptive
- Offering and executing new and disruptive idea’s for store activity.
- PUT FAMILY FIRST
- Understanding customer needs and how to show up for them in store.
In order to comply with PCI-DSS standards (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) which governs how we handle, store and access payment data, this position is subject to satisfactory results from necessary pre-employment checks, including a basic DBS check. This will be conducted at offer stage and covers unspent convictions only. In all cases we’ll always speak to you first and no offers will be automatically withdrawn.
THE PERKS.
At Gymshark we believe in the importance of investing in our employees through their physical, mental, and financial health along with being able to provide some fun and inclusive perks along the way.
🏖 33 days holidays (including Bank Holidays) + your birthday
💰 Employer pension contributions up to 7%
🏋️♀️ Contribution to a gym membership
🦈 50% Gymshark Discount
🥇 Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
🤒 Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
🧸 Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family
💰 Bonus potential
BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email retailtalent@gymshark.com
OUR VALUES ARE INVALUABLE
Sharing the same values and beliefs make us who we are – visionaries. You will be the type of person that always looks to be accessible, inclusive, and humble (Be Human). You are conscious of the world we live in, caring for those around us and are proactive to create positive change (Give a Shit). You are honest, trustworthy, and genuine (Do the Right Thing). You are ambitious, agile and have a disruptive approach (Find the Gymshark Way). You understand that to go further, we go together (Put Family First)
Gymshark is an innovative fitness apparel brand designed for fitness enthusiasts, focused on enhancing performance and promoting a healthy lifestyle. We’re committed to uniting the conditioning community, offering high-quality products that support our customers' fitness journeys. Our rapid growth reflects our dedication to creating a future where everyone can thrive in their fitness goals.