At a Glance:

Earn weekly pay with BDS!   If you’re engaging, motivated, tech-savvy, and enjoy working in the field, we have the perfect side gig for you!  As a Brand Influencer, you’ll visit assigned retail stores in your market to provide training on our Client’s portable chargers and headphones to empower retail associates and management, ultimately driving increased sales.  Your additional responsibilities will include verifying available inventory in each department and working with store associates to bring out merchandise from the warehouse.  To set you up for success in your role, you will complete 3-4 hours of paid training at the start of your role which includes a mix of self-guided online training and a live, 1:1 virtual training.

This is a part-time, ongoing opportunity averaging approximately 26 hours per month.

Visit 13 store locations twice per month (1 hour per visit).

You will have the flexibility and autonomy to build your own schedule of planned weekly visits during available store hours.

Please note, 5 of your 13 assigned locations will require visits to be completed between Tuesday-Thursday before 5pm.

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Overview:

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive pay

Weekly pay schedule and early wage access-get paid when you need it! 

Paid virtual training

Paid sick time  

Employee Assistance Program  

Employee discounts  

Referral bonus 

Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Visit assigned retail stores in your designated market

Increase consumer sales and brand awareness through proactive in-store engagement and demonstrations of our clients’ innovative products

Achieve KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and strive to consistently meet sales goals and program objectives

Convert product benefits to sales; fully understand the features and benefits of our client’s product(s) to effectively share that knowledge with consumers

Display a professional and positive demeanor while representing BDS and our Client(s); build lasting partnerships and relationships with store personnel

Engage and educate retail sales associates while creating excitement to increase the rate of recommendation of our client’s product(s)

Before leaving the store, utilize your personal smartphone device to gather, summarize, and report via our reporting tool daily on field and channel feedback and activities, as well as inform your BDS team of competitive insights

Periodically coordinate and execute special awareness and sales events in-store as needed

Complete 3+ hours of virtual/online BDS and product training before activating in-store 

  

WHAT YOU’LL BRING 

Experience and Education: 

High School Diploma or equivalent  

Background in consumer electronics, the retail environment, and/or field/experiential marketing

Proven experience in sales, demos, and/or customer service, preferably in a retail or experiential setting

Skills and Attributes: 

Interest in technology and the ability to quickly learn new products and features

Self-starter with a strong commitment to driving results and achievement

Enthusiastic, self-motivated, outgoing, and comfortable in a competitive, consumer-facing environment

High level of initiative with a continued drive to learn

Strong sales negotiation and persuasion skills

Professional demeanor with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Organized and detail-oriented

Strong problem-solving and customer service skills

Access to either a personal iPhone or Android smartphone for on-site reporting prior to leaving the store

  

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: 

Regularly sit, stand, walk, bend over, grasp, talk and/or hear, and drive 

Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation 

Important Information:

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

BDS Connected Solutions. (“BDS”) is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. BDS is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. BDS is an at-will employer.

BDS Connected Solutions offers a complete suite of Connected Commerce solutions that blend Advocacy, Training, Retail, Virtual, Experiential, and Digital environments to influence the modern buyer, regardless of where they are on their shopping journey. Since 1985, BDS has been inspired by innovation; as we continue to evolve as a trendsetter in today’s disruptive market, we enable our clients to do the same. Our industry-leading experts never stop working to discover, design, and deploy custom buying solutions that empower brands to achieve and exceed their unique sales goals. BDS is headquartered in Irvine, California with a regional office in New York City, New York. Visit us at  for more information.