I am looking for a special person to join the Bike Friday Team and assist me in the many things I am responsible for running this bike manufacturing company. We proudly design and build our bikes to ship all over the world (at least 20 countries). Bike Friday is a purpose driven and customer focused company and I am also a purpose driven and customer focused manager. We have been designing and building custom Bike Fridays for 32 years and have thousands of bikes and customers around the world riding, sharing stories and ideas, who to Bike Friday to continue great customer service and to keep building in the USA. Its great work for the right person.
Position: 30-40 hours a week. Full time or part time possible for the right person.
Pay starts at $20/hr but varies depending on skill level and knowledge. Paid holidays, paid wellness days and discounts on bike parts.
Qualities of who I am looking for:
Has a direct, honest personality that is focused on solving problems and getting things that are needed done and taken care of.
Enjoys a stimulating variety of tasks each day
Organized and focused on accomplishing goals for the company
Mature – keeps track of the big picture values and purpose of things
Can do some cat herding when needed
Great communication skills written and spoken
Values being part of a team doing good work in the world through cycling
Self motivated – Do not need someone reminding you to stay on task
Bring your brain to work
Has some small business background
Great customer service skills and naturally service oriented
Must love bicycles and have personal relationship with cycling in some way
Has some marketing and online brand community management experience
Additional items are a plus:
Basic photography skills
Comfort with bicycle component vocabulary
Generally mechanical and comfortable with basic tools
A good sense of humor
We build bikes because we love how they affect us when we and our customers ride them. Its healthy and fun.
Tasks will include:
Marketing Support – Social media management, customer story and content management, website content maintenance. Coordinating some marketing projects that utilize outside journalists or partners.
Special project management of items from editing product manuals to setting up meetings to tracking progress on new products being developed or calling a plumber.
Basic office management (office supplies, possibly some email, company calendar)
If this looks like it could be you I would love to talk to you! Please email a cover letter explaining your interest and why you would be a good fit, along with a resume.
I look forward to talking with you.
Happy Cycling,
Hanna Scholz
Bike Friday President
bikefriday.com
