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Requisition Number: WE-15099

Area of Interest: Creative Services

Organization: Corporate

Brand/Division: West Elm

Position Type: Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Graphic Designer -- West Elm

Who we are:

Born in Brooklyn. At home in the world. west elm has been helping customers express their personal style at home since the launch of our first catalog in 2002. Our home base is nestled down under the Manhattan Bridge in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, right above our flagship store. We are a dynamic, fast-paced brand with an exciting growth strategy. We value imagination, diversity and giving people the opportunity to explore, grow and shape our future. We look for innovative, smart and hard-working individuals who enjoy creative thinking and ingenuity. Help us carry out our mission of being a source of inspiration to our customers, creating a global community and tirelessly seeking ways to evolve our brand.

The Senior Graphic Designer helps drive the creative look and feel for our seasonal product launches, as well as concepting and designing all branding efforts, to be adapted through all our retail channels (stores, e-com, catalog). They will work closely with art directors, photo, and e-com designers, and will be responsible for guiding and directing projects from design concept through to production. The senior graphic designer will be responsible for a wide range of print touchpoints including catalog, new branding initiatives, hotels, packaging and other marketing materials, while working closely with production designers.

Overview/Responsibilities:

• Concept, design, and oversee production of materials related to the catalog and other direct to consumer collateral.

• Partner with Photo, Editorial, and Merchant teams on story concepts to support key product initiatives for each season.

• Design and guide production of marketing materials from concept to presentation to final execution.

• Integrate editorial content into print material and collaborate closely with copy team to communicate brand messaging

• Conceptualize and design printed collateral and other branding touchpoints for West Elm hotels

• Contribute to seasonal cross-channel marketing campaign concepts

• Develop identity and collateral for special brand-expanding initiatives

• Liaison between merchants, project managers, copywriters and designers for all projects

• Work with photo team to elevate and evolve the photo aesthetic & storytelling while supporting the overall brand direction.

• Concept and design seasonal packaging directions, maintaining consistent look and feel with other print channels

• Review color and final composition on key projects

• Occasional aid to product design for type/ graphic treatments

• Work on style guides and brand presentations

• Illustration skills a plus

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Skills + Requirements:

• 5+ years experience

• Excellent typography skills and attention to detail

• Fluent in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

• Proactive, outgoing, and self-driven

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Very organized, detail-oriented

• Hard work ethic, desire to learn and grow

• Ability to multi-task under tight timelines

• Understand material costs and designing within cost parameters

• Actively participate and help drive the creative process by presenting thorough and well-developed recommendations to meet the given objectives

• Have excellent understanding of the design, print production processes

• Participate in developing realistic time lines. Work from production schedules and status to manage time and prioritize daily workload. Ensure work is completed on time

Benefits:

We offer an extensive benefits package designed to help you grow, personally and professionally, to care for your family and to build a secure future. Depending on your position and your location, here's a look at what you might be eligible for:

• Competitive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance; tax-free spending accounts; same-sex domestic partner benefits; commuter benefits; and more

• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities

• Paid vacations, holidays and other time-off programs

• A generous discount on all Williams Sonoma Inc. brands through multiple shopping channels

• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities

• Discounts on nearby gyms and other local businesses

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn

Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

Job Segment: Graphic Design, Branding, Channel Marketing, Creative, Marketing

Conducts surveillance and apprehension of external theft suspects in compliance with Kohl's Ethical Standards and Apprehension Guidelines. Monitors customer and associate activity in the store to prevent potential theft of Kohl's assets. Assists in monitoring store compliance with Kohl's policies and procedures on theft deterrence, safety and operational controls. Implements and promotes store awareness programs addressing theft, safety and operational controls.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THEFT DETERRENCE AND AWARENESS

• Monitors customer and associate activities in the store for potential theft of Kohl's assets. Takes appropriate action to prevent theft; apprehends individuals engaged in theft activity when prevention is not effective

• Conducts surveillance and apprehension of external theft suspects in compliance with Kohl's Ethical Standards and Apprehension Guidelines

• Assists in internal theft investigations in compliance with Kohl's Ethical Standards and Apprehension Guidelines

• Accurately completes all statistical and incident reports. Maintains all apprehension and investigation records according to Kohl's standards

• Develops and maintains knowledge and use of CCTV surveillance equipment

• Performs other duties as assigned. Examples may include, but are not limited to: assisting in loss prevention activities in other stores, attending court hearings on Kohl's behalf, collecting public record information from local law enforcement agencies, assisting in the preparation and taking of inventory, USA counts and processing known theft markdowns

OPERATIONAL, SHORTAGE AND SAFETY CONTROLS AND AWARENESS

• Assists in monitoring store compliance with Kohl's policies and procedures relating to theft deterrence, safety and operational controls, as assigned by Supervisor. Informs Supervisor and Store Management of shortage control opportunities

• Participates in raising awareness to shortage control and loss prevention programs through implementation of and participation in Shortage Control and Safety Meetings, new hire orientation for associates and regular touchbases with store associates

• Maintains a working knowledge of the store's alarm system and EAS system

• Performs other duties as assigned. Examples may include assisting in the preparation and taking of inventory, USA counts, and processing known theft markdowns

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• Adheres to Kohl's policies and procedures and maintains high ethical standards

• Maintains attendance and dress code according to Kohl's standards

• Engages in effective dialogue with LP Supervisor, DLPM, and Store Management team

PREFFERED

• Prior experience in Loss Prevention or educational background in Loss Prevention, security or law enforcement preferred

• Demonstrated ability to make decisions in stressful situations.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, basic math and reading skills and legible handwriting

• Ability to spend up to 100% of working time moving around the store, including stock storage areas, office areas, and the selling floor. Physical activities include bending, stooping, lifting, climbing, standing, and reaching on a frequent basis. Associate must be capable of detaining theft suspects

Job Description:

We're Primark and we're all about fun, fashion, and a fabulous retail career. We have amazing fashion at amazing prices, all of the time. And we have something amazingly unique to offer you as a 6am-10am Retail Sales Assistant in our Brooklyn store:

• A highly competitive starting salary

• The same weekly work schedule because your work life balance is important to us

• An amazing café to recharge – WiFi, internet access, TV, kitchen area with great amenities and more…

• Fun and energizing fashion retail environment

• Paid time off for both our part time and full time employees

• Global fashion retailer with over 320 stores and growing

As a 6am-10am Retail Sales Assistant, you will be part of our fashion-loving team. You will build a fun, exciting shopping experience through great customer service in our energizing and dynamic retail environment. You will ensure a tremendous experience for all of our customers through:

• Providing fabulous customer service to our customers

• Maintaining the stunning presentation within the store

• Stocking merchandise and ensuring items are priced correctly

• Operating fitting rooms and staffing the registers
  6am-10am Retail Assistants will be at least 18 years of age, and have amazing communication and customer service skills. You have the ability to thrive in an energizing environment (and by energizing we mean FAST).

We set the fashion trends and we're committed to providing our customers with service that is second to none. As part of our global team, you'll be at the forefront of this fast-growing fashion revolution in the United States and we will give you the tools so that you can excel. Are you game?

Explore the brand new collection of careers at Primark. Love Our Brand, Love Your Career!

Primark is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requisition Number: WE-15100

Area of Interest: Inventory Management

Organization: Corporate

Brand/Division: West Elm

Position Type: Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Distribution Planner - West Elm

Who we are

Born in Brooklyn. At home in the world. west elm has been helping customers express their personal style at home since the launch of our first catalog in 2002. Our home base is nestled down under the Manhattan Bridge in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, right above our flagship store. We are a dynamic, fast-paced brand with an exciting growth strategy. We value imagination, diversity and giving people the opportunity to explore, grow and shape our future. We look for innovative, smart and hard-working individuals who enjoy creative thinking and ingenuity. Help us carry out our mission of being a source of inspiration to our customers, creating a global community and tirelessly seeking ways to evolve our brand.

Essential Functions

• Utilize and control the store allocation systems.

• Ensure stores maintain appropriate in-stock, service levels, and weeks on hand objectives.

• Set up appropriate system parameters, profiles, safety stocks, display minimums, etc., to achieve store/item in stock goals and objectives. Manage allocation system to rate of sale.

• Set-up and maintenance of the allocation system to ensure timely processing of new, current, and discontinued merchandise.

• Plan and execute allocation strategies to support Visual floor sets, New Store and Brand expansion.

• Understanding of a multi-channel brand

• Support specialized store assortments (warm weather, Flagship, bay variations, special purchase or store needs).

• Resolve allocation issues and follow-up with the field as needed.

• Track receipts to support in-season allocation strategies. Daily communication with the Distribution Centers to prioritize receipts for Visual floor sets, New Season floor sets, New Store and Brand expansion.

• Strong Analytical Skills to further support departments sales and service level goals.

• Excel and Microsoft suite

• Attention to detail and understanding of complex retail fleet

• Store opening experience

You...

• Love to work collaboratively in a group, you have an innate willingness to dig in and contribute with your team.

• Are driven and motivated by the possibilities ahead.

• Are a true business owner; comfortable with decision making and calculated risk taking for the benefit of your business.

• Think innovation is critical in a business environment and support others in creative thinking.

• Pride yourself on the quality of work and are a stickler for the details.

• Naturally challenge yourself

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

• 2-4 years demand planning/ allocation relevant work experience

• Store opening, or store planning experience preferred

• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Thorough understanding of retail math

• Understanding of retail supply chain

• Proficient in Excel

• College degree preferred

Benefits:

We offer an extensive benefits package designed to help you grow, personally and professionally, to care for your family and to build a secure future. Depending on your position and your location, here's a look at what you might be eligible for:

• Competitive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance; tax-free spending accounts; same-sex domestic partner benefits; commuter benefits; and more

• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities

• Paid vacations, holidays and other time-off programs

• A generous discount on all Williams Sonoma Inc. brands through multiple shopping channels

• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities

• Discounts on nearby gyms and other local businesses

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn

Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

Job Segment: Distribution, Retail Sales, Supply, Supply Chain, Demand Planner, Operations, Retail

Culture Operations Associate

Brooklyn, New York

WHO WE ARE

Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing 2,000 students in Brooklyn with the outstanding education they deserve. We strive to provide students with the academic skills and critical-thinking abilities they need to succeed in a college-preparatory high school.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe that all children can learn when immersed in a rich environment full of high expectations, rigorous academics, and caring, committed adults. We believe equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive—we can meet the needs of all students in our schools, while actively engaging parents and driving toward excellent academic results. We believe it is both our privilege and responsibility to help close the opportunity gap in the Brooklyn community.

WHO YOU ARE

Explore Schools seeks a dedicated school professional to join our team as a Culture Operations Associate. This critical role, liaising between the operations and culture teams, requires flexibility and the ability to wear many hats to help the school meet its cultural and non-instructional goals and objectives. Our ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and a demonstrated track record of navigating challenging demands swiftly, thoughtfully and in a detailed manner. This is an extraordinary opportunity for new and experienced school personnel who are committed to teamwork and strong communication.

Additionally, you are/possess:

• Committed to working in under-served communities

• The ability to execute and communicate in a direct and sensitive fashion

• A steadfast commitment to collaboration and teamwork

• Professional integrity, flexibility, and a reflective attitude

• Bachelor's Degree; required

• Strong technical computer skills

• Consistent attention to detail

• Experience working with children

• A willingness to go above and beyond to support our mission

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Explore Schools is seeking a Culture Operations Associate who will ensure the smooth operations of the school's Culture Office, with an emphasis on data entry, creating data reports, logistical support, parent/guardian communication, and general Culture Team support. The Culture Team is responsible for the oversight and implementation of all school-wide student culture initiatives and activities. The Operations Team is responsible for all non-instructional tasks and activities and provides support to the Program and Culture teams. The Culture and Operations Associate will serve as a liaison between the Culture and Operations teams.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Key Responsibilities

• Tracking and reporting on culture data; will involve regular data entry into our Student Information System on items including, but not limited to: infraction slips, merits/ demerits, suspensions, and detentions.

• Managing scholar incentive systems and community-building events to positively impact school culture and learning, e.g. Class of the Week, Respect Corps, Honor Society, Student Council, Spirit Week and Field Day.

• Owning attendance tracking and follow-up, which will incorporate monitoring excessive tardiness and absences, tracking suspension attendance, scheduling attendance meetings, and implementing initiatives to improve school-wide attendance.

• Coordinating parent/guardian communication regarding behavioral expectations, our uniform and attendance policies, consequences and interventions implemented for scholars who do not meet expectations and special events such as field trips.

• Coordinating staff communication around school culture, including composition/ distribution of procedure updates and roll-outs, scholar disciplinary notifications, information regarding school events and expectations, and changes to the arrival/ lunch/ recess/ dismissal procedures.

• General support of the school, main office, and culture office including, but not limited to: coordinating and creating materials for weekly student assemblies; scheduling and planning for meetings and events; creating, printing, and distributing materials; monitoring arrival/ lunch/ recess/ dismissal/ detention.

• De-escalating student behaviors through picking them up or returning them to class, 1:1 conversations, student mediations, and information gathering.

• Assisting the school dean and other school leadership team members with various tasks and student related needs.

Main Office

• Ensure the safety of students at all times

• Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, as needed, such as arrival/dismissal, hallway monitoring, substitute teaching, lunch & playground duty, or supervision of detention/ extracurricular activities

• Assist in moving students to proper locations during fire drills, and sports or arts program

• Keep accurate & organized records of student information

• Collaborate with colleagues throughout the Explore Schools network

BENEFITS AND PERKS

Explore staff enjoy a competitive salary and benefits, generous vacation-including network shutdown days, considerable matching of retirement contribution, and more.

Additionally, you can expect:

• Professional development: teachers participate in weekly PD, year-round retreats and trainings, and on-going coaching by professionals

• Continued education support: staff are eligible to receive some scholarship towards qualifying certification costs or higher education tuition

• Flexible and reflective leadership: dedicated to staff development, and committed to direct and sensitive communication

• Driven and passionate colleagues who contribute to a professional and collaborative work environment

LOCATION

Explore is a network of 8 charter schools located in the Canarsie, Crown Heights, and Flatbush communities of Brooklyn, NY. Our network office is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Explore Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status.

Maker’s Row, Inc is looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer. At Maker’s Row, we believe that our best product will be created with design, engineering, and product management in mind. You will be an integral part of the development process, helping to build new engaging features for our platform. You will play a critical role in growing our company, while having the tremendous opportunity to learn about production lifecycle management. For more information on Maker’s Row please visit: makersrow.com.

ABOUT MAKER'S ROW:

What you’ll need...

• Strong experience with PHP and a PHP MVC framework (e.g. Silex / Symfony)
• Strong experience with JavaScript
• Strong understanding and experience building responsive interfaces with HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap & Sass
• Strong experience with React & Redux (or other front-end frameworks)
• Understanding of RESTful APIs - building and consuming
• Experience with MySQL (or other RDBMS)
• Comfortable working within Linux environments and using the shell
• Experience writing tests (unit, functional, etc.), and using testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Jasmine, Jest, etc.)

Requirements

• 3-5 years professional experience - with production application war stories under your belt
• Attitude toward getting things done while maintaining regard for code quality
• Great communication skills - strong opinions, weakly held
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of initiatives and comfortable seeking help
• Comfortable tackling new problems and learning along the way
• Appreciation for the principles behind the Agile Manifesto

Bonus :

• OSS contributions and/or public projects (Github/Bitbucket) we can discuss
• DevOps Experience (AWS, Ansible, Jenkins, Vagrant, Apache, Memcached, etc.)

Benefits

Maker's Row is a small, but mighty, growing team. We believe in offering best-in-class benefits, fostering engagement and supporting each other.

You will have access to...

• Fantastic Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Job Description:

We're Primark and we're all about fun, fashion, and a fabulous retail career. We have amazing fashion at amazing prices, all of the time. And we have something amazingly unique to offer you as a Cash Office Assistant in our Brooklyn store:

• A highly competitive starting salary

• The same weekly work schedule because your work life balance is important to us

• An amazing café to recharge – wifi, internet access, TV, kitchen area with great amenities and more…

• Fun and energizing fashion retail environment

• Paid time off for both our part time and full time employees

• Global fashion retailer with over 350 stores and growing

As a Cash Office Assistant at Primark, you control the cash. This means you will be stabilizing the tills (our term for registers) and monitoring use of petty cash. You will contribute to the profitability of the store through:

• Efficiently and accurately controlling cash handling operations

• Noting any till discrepancies

• Preparing tills for the following day

What are we looking for? You will be a detail oriented, fashion-loving person with 2 years of experience in handling cash procedures, as well as retail experience. You will also have a high school diploma or equivalent.

We set the fashion trends and we're committed to providing our customers with service that is second to none. As part of our global team, you'll be at the forefront of this fast-growing fashion revolution in the United States and we will give you the tools so that you can excel. Are you game?

Explore the brand new collection of careers at Primark. Love Our Brand, Love Your Career!

Primark is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our captivating core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products turn data into practical instructional support to help all students build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide teachers with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than three million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify's creative team:

Amplify's creative team is a group of artists, storytellers, and designers. We sketch, we push pixels, we also love paper, we live for the big ideas, and we sweat the details. We work on assignments for digital, print, environmental, interactive and video projects. Our creative team has a strong hands-on and highly collaborative approach to both product development and graphic design systems. The creative team ensures ideas are realized to the highest standards of execution.

The Opportunity:

Amplify's creative team is looking for a versatile graphic designer that exhibits superb problem solving, design, and production skills to tackle day-to-day assignments to collaborate in the creation of materials for our programs. You will be responsible for the accuracy, quality, and development of final creative files for print and digital deliverables. You must be able to effectively manage multiple active projects to meet tight deadlines and be able to implement revisions quickly and accurately. You will be based in our Brooklyn office.

Responsibilities:

• Design for teacher, student, and administrator experiences, printed materials, curriculum content, and occasional marketing materials

• Efficiently execute a high volume of projects from start to finish in a fast-paced environment

• Be forward-thinking in your approach that raises concerns and proposes solutions when taking on assignments

• Work in line with brand and product style guides across different formats while preserving creative continuity

• Accurately make revisions from annotated PDFs and other software; raise concerns when needed

• Review own work for quality control against content team's requests

• Receive and implement art direction through layout revisions

• Keep current with production and design trends

• Work within and expand upon a dynamic and defined visual/brand system

• Manage your own project schedules and job ownership to meet deadlines

Basic Qualifications:

• The ability to work efficiently and independently in a high volume, fast-paced environment taking on both large and small tasks

• An expert knowledge of print production and digital processes

• An Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Microsoft Office

• Focus on typography and creative problem-solving

• Experience in photographic selection, cropping and minor retouching is essential

• Experience maintaining and following consistent server organization and file naming conventions of existing structure and process

• A strong track record both as an individual contributor and as a key member of a team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid experience in production and graphic design

• Knowledge of the products in the Education Technology industry

• Demonstrate experience in Sketch, Zeplin, and InVision a plus

• Prior in-house creative services, studio, non-profit, museum, educational experience preferred

• BFA/BS degree required, preferably an art/design degree with a focus in marketing, graphic design, visual, fine or commercial arts, or related field

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

Job Description:

POSITION OBJECTIVES

Greets and directs customers to insure prompt, efficient and courteous service. Using more advanced techniques, meet the financial needs of both the business and consumer clients, while managing the Bank's cost of funds through a new account opening process that focuses on relationship building. Cross sell bank products and services through a consultative needs based selling approach. Assists customers with questions and resolves issues relating to existing accounts and bank products.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greets and directs customers upon entering the Bank or by phone, using the ISB established Service and Sales Standards.

• Maintain strong knowledge of all bank products and services, including lending products, with a solid understanding of the features and benefits of each.

• Profile business and consumer clients to determine financial needs and through a consultative needs based sales approach, open appropriate products and services to meet those needs.

• Actively profile for future business by uncovering potential business that is held by competitors and asking for that business.

• Make appropriate referrals to other business lines, including commercial and business banking based on information obtained through profiling.

• Manage sales and service process; follow up activities and referral lead generation through active use of the Bank's 360 View CRM system.

• Maintain appropriate tickler system to ensure prompt follow up on all leads and discoveries through profiling process.

• Maintain strong knowledge of competitor offers, rates and products

• Completes file maintenance via the computer as needed including: name and address changes, rollovers, stop payments, processes customer check orders linking accounts and statements, overdraft protection, account closures, share loans, etc.

• Sells and redeems savings bonds and travelers' checks and updates appropriate logs.

• Assists customers with problems and questions regarding existing accounts and products.

• Orders new and replacement ATM cards and processes pin changes as required. Updates appropriate logs.

• Issues replacement passbooks, completes and updates appropriate paperwork and logs.

• Processes outgoing wire transfers and collections.

• Processes outgoing wire transfers and collections.

• Prepares CTR form on appropriate transactions.

• In some branches, opens, closes and processes billing for safe deposit boxes.

• Performs Consumer Loan closings as required.

• Maintains brochure inventory and displays.

• Demonstrate ISB Core Values in all actions.

• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

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Requirements

• A high school education with at least 3 (three) years in a Customer Service or comparable retail experience is required.

• A college degree is preferred.

• A complete knowledge of the personal banker position is required.

• Complete understanding of the OSI system necessary to perform accurate work is required.

• Knowledge of office equipment required.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills are necessary.

• Position requires flexibility and willingness to travel to other locations/branches and to adapt to schedule changes during the workday to include evenings, Saturdays, lunch hours and break times.

• Must be available to attend after hour training as needed.