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Life is good is always looking to add new talent to our pool.

Send your cover letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com and please reference the job in your subject heading. If you're in our neck of the woods, you can always stop by our Hudson, NH operation to fill out an application. We're located at 15 Hudson Park Drive, Hudson NH 03051 No phone calls please. If we feel that your skills and experience match the requirements of our job opportunity, we will contact you directly.

Here are some of our current openings:

Retail Assistant Manager - Boston, MA
Graphic Designer/T-Shirt Artist - Boston, MA
Events Manager - Festivals - Boston, MA
Product Testing Coordinator - Hudson, NH
Director of eCommerce - Boston, MA

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Title: Retail Assistant Manager

Department: Retail

Reports to: Retail Store Manager

Location: Boston, MA.

Job Summary:

Work closely with the Store Manager to administer all retail functions including personnel, and store operations. Ensure consumers have the best shopping experience possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assure that store and its employees communicate the company's heritage and create awareness of the company's charitable events
Facilitate all store operations
Develop, train and motivate quality employees in order to achieve store sales and performance objectives as well as manage employee turnover and retention
Assure the delivery of outstanding customer service
Maintain high quality store appearance
Assist in providing inventory control
Ensure timely deposit of funds into bank account
Identify and prioritize retail business needs

Experience and qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Physical requirements:

The requirements listed below are representative of the requisite background required to adequately perform the functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching, pushing and pulling are continuously required activities of this position. Must be able to perform physical activities such as lifting heavy objects up to 50 lbs (unassisted) on an infrequent basis. Verbal and written communications with customers and coworkers, keyboarding, data entry and filing are continuously required activities of this position.

Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.

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Title: Graphic Designer/T-Shirt Artist

Department: Design

Reports to: Senior Graphic Artist

Location: Boston, MA.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for creating original artwork for the LIG product line (apparel and accessories). Must be a creative individual with strong graphic design/art skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop graphics from concept to final art form.
º The items may include the following: illustrations, logos, tags, labels, packaging, etc.
Produce printer-ready artwork files for screen-print, embroidery, etc.
Produce mechanical art.
Stay abreast of trends, new techniques and resources in graphic design.
Research new materials and art applications.
Interact with designers and product managers.
Assist in maintaining graphic archive in an organized manner to allow prompt and easy access.
Must be able to manage a number of projects simultaneously. Must be responsible for managing workload calendar, and deliver work on time.
Work with Designers and Product Managers on expectations and flow.

Experience and Skills:

5 years minimum related experience
Experience in the Apparel Business specifically
Strong illustration skills
Experience on Mac platform a must
Experience in printed apparel industry a plus
Mastery of Adobe Illustrator
Excellent desktop publishing skills with working knowledge of InDesign. Photoshop a plus
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong attention to detail and organization skills
High initiative, high energy, confidence and a good sense of humor

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by personnel assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel assigned to this position.

Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.

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Title: Events Manager - Festivals

Reports to: Director of Good Vibes

Location: Boston, MA.

Job Summary:

Life is good® Festivals are designed to bring communities together for good old-fashioned fun, in turn bringing smiles to the faces of children who urgently need the joyful and restorative experiences that our charitable beneficiaries provide. We donate 100% of festival profits to charities helping kids who face unfair challenges to rediscover joy and connection in their lives. We have ambitious plans for the expansion of Life is good® Festivals in 2010 and are currently looking to add talent to our Festival team. Under the direction of our Director of Good Vibes, our Event Manager will partner with an independent contractor who specializes in event production, talent booking and creative services to bring a unique family music event to New England. The main focus of this role will be the reliance on your marketing savvy to leverage sponsorship from our partners in unique ways. You will also be responsible for the oversight of the Festival Budget.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Helps support the event team's strategic planning initiatives for all festivals
Responsible for hands-on management of major festival elements including sponsorship development, activation and festival marketing.
Manages event budgets and calendars.
Responsible for securing new and maintaining existing national and local sponsors for all major fests, acting as principal liaison for all sponsor relationships. Creates and distributes sponsorship guidelines and materials for all festivals.
Help support the Director of Good Vibes to create, manage, and implement a compliant fundraising program and strategy for all LIG festivals.
Analyzes programs for effectiveness; conducts post-event reporting and ROI analysis for both LIG and sponsors.
Provides guidance to and management of LIG's event production partner with production and logistics, on-site sponsorship activation, development of content, venue set-up, promotions, invitations and event-related marketing materials
Conducting festival team progress meetings to review, update, and coordinate members actions, as well as reach timely decisions on all aspects of festival execution

Experience and qualifications:

Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar event management and marketing role.
BA/BS required.
Must have extensive experience in project management and the ability to work against tight deadlines and within budget.
Must have a proven track record of new sponsorship business development, relationship maintenance and on-site activation for live events and festivals
Must be self-motivated, articulate, and possess excellent verbal and written communications skills. Presentation skills required.
Ability to work smart in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Ability to think, plan and execute resourcefully with excellent decision-making, problem solving and negotiating skills.
Must have ownership of work and be a proactive thinker.
Must effectively lead and self-motivate in the pursuit of new insights about LIG's constituents.
Must be creative and innovative with respect to content, resources and working with internal and external LIG teams.
Strong team management skills.
Must be able to work effectively across groups.
Ability to travel as needed
Must possess an optimistic attitude and approach to business.

Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.

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Title: Product Testing Coordinator

Reports to: Quality Director

Location: Hudson, NH.

Job Summary:

The successful Product Testing Coordinator is responsible for assuring the compliance of The Life is good Company's product to all regulatory and internal requirements. The coordinator will monitor test results and communicate with LIG vendors, labs, and LIG sister departments to resolve issues that arise. This position will help develop, maintain and communicate LIG test protocols; manage and publish Certificates of Compliance from our vendors to our FTP site for wholesalers and retailers to reference.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage the relationship between LIG and STR (or other LIG selected lab)
Create, maintain and communicate test protocols for all LIG products
Review all test reports as they are received for compliance to our requirements
Log all regulatory results as pass/fail
Communicate with vendors on how to improve failed tests or communicate agreement to compromise
Communicate with members of the product development team during all aspects of testing; informing them when testing issues arise that could affect final delivery of the product.
Approve care instructions for apparel, meeting all regulations for product.
Monitor and assure completeness of testing for entire product line by season
Review, convert and post all COC's from vendors to LIG FTP site meeting all regulatory requirements

Experience and qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years experience in product testing or related field
Knowledge of federal and state regulations (ie: CPSIA, Flammable Fabrics Act, California Proposition 65, FDA…) for LIG product categories
Knowledge of Canadian, European or other International regulations is helpful.
Knowledge of raw materials, construction, finishing and test procedures
Strong understanding of technical terminology and production processes
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical information to vendors, manufacturers, and internally
Proficient in PC operations, MS Office
Ability to organize work, manage time and schedule projects to meet designated deadlines.
Keen sense of urgency and attention to details.
Ability to multi-task and effectively work on multiple seasons at the same time.
Bachelors Degree in Textile Science, Product Design or equivalent experience.
Munsell 100 color test results.

Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.

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Title: Director of eCommerce

Department: Sales

Location: Boston, MA.

Job Summary:

As a senior leader and optimist in the eCommerce division at The Life is good Company, the Director of eCommerce is responsible for assessing current strengths and future opportunities in order to maintain and develop key components of our e-tail business. This includes creating a complete business and marketing strategy for our web business for the short and long term horizons. This director level position will be responsible for analyzing current and future eCommerce tools and trends, as well as enhancing, developing and implementing new and existing infrastructures and architecture. As Director of eCommerce for The Life is good Company, this position requires an ability to develop strong working relationships with coworker's, direct reports and external vendors. A keen understanding of business strategy, online sales and marketing, as well as the ability to manage projects, interpret data and implement solutions in a time sensitive manner is vital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategy and Execution

Develop, manage and implement all online sales and marketing efforts across multiple online channels; including the development and implementation of integrated online marketing campaigns which increase traffic and sales revenue for the brand.
Responsible for the overall, long and short-term business plan for LIG eCommerce, including P&L responsibilities.
Identify and implement growth strategies for both new customer acquisition, and existing customer retention.
Analyze and report on sales and marketing efforts for LIG's web business.
Analyze all key business drivers and recommend opportunities for revenue growth and cost savings.
Recommend shifts in budget to maximize strategic marketing opportunities and improve conversion rates.

Research and Analysis

Perform customer research and analysis to increase sales and improve the customer experience.
Measure and analyze key business drivers, identifying successes and opportunities for improvement.
Identify target markets and connect with them using strategic marketing campaigns.
Monitor competitor merchandising, navigation practices and industry trends to stay ahead of important changes.
Ongoing research to ensure new web technologies are understood, considered and appropriate new online sales and marketing tactics are utilized as they fit the brand.

Infrastructure

Develop a robust and scalable web infrastructure to meet the requirements of all LIG business groups; to include Life is good Festivals and Life is good Global business.
Work with the Information Technology department and 3rd party vendors to identify and secure an appropriate web service provider for future platforming. This includes negotiating contracts and service-level agreements.
Continuously research and implement new web tools and technology to enhance The Life is good Company's internet efforts.
Assess current processes and enhance their efficiency and effectiveness.

Experience and qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher educational experience.
Minimum 8 years of eCommerce sales and marketing experience.
Extensive understanding of SEO, PPC, email marketing, affiliate marketing, social media platforms and marketing strategies.
Proven track record of success in online creative marketing strategies.
Minimum 5 years experience in web infrastructure and architectural planning.
Minimum 5 years of managerial experience.
Highly developed understanding of eCommerce business drivers affecting top and bottom line as well the ability to interpret web analytics.
Excellent analytical, project management and presentations skills.

Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.

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Qualified candidates should send their interest letter and resume to resumes@lifeisgood.com. Please reference the job title in the subject line of your email.