ABOUT THE COMPANY:  

StyleDemocracy is a Digital Media and Marketing company specializing in email marketing, social media marketing, and content creation for brands and retailers in the fashion/lifestyle industry. The company is a rapidly growing company with tremendous opportunity for growth. Since its inception in 2000, StyleDemocracy has been managing the biggest, most attended warehouse sale events for some of the world’s most recognized brands.

ABOUT THE JOB:

As a freelance writer, you will be part of a team that drives the StyleDemocracy digital brand, working with the Editor to create exciting content about shopping, retail, fashion, and lifestyle topics. Successful candidates will write features, interviews, and listicles with a focus on Toronto.

This position is remote and writers are paid per assignment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, pitch, and write articles on a month-by-month basis
• Write 4-10 articles per month (600-1000 words)
• Work with StyleDemocracy’s editor to make revisions and craft your tone
• Provide factually correct information with proper citations  

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Experience writing for a digital publication and/or a degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field
• An eye for trending, unique stories related to fashion, shopping, and retail
• Impeccable attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, and communication

REQUIREMENT:

We are asking all potential candidates to complete a short writing assignment. Not only will this give you a better understanding of the type of content we’re looking for, but it’ll also give us an idea of your writing style.

Below, you’ll find three article topics. Choose one and complete a 300 word article. Once complete, email your article, resume, and cover letter to jobs@styledemocracy.com with the subject line, “Freelance Contributor.”

*Please note that anything you create for us will not be used on the website and is strictly for assessment purposes.

Article Topics

1. # Best Places To Shop For Designer Footwear Online
2. The Future Of Retail Is Secondhand Shopping — Here’s Why
3. # Drugstore Dupes For Popular High-End Beauty Products

The best resource to inspire you is StyleDemocracy.com. However, we do encourage you to incorporate your own voice.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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If you’re looking for work over the holiday season then we have you covered! Yorkdale Shopping Centre, in partnership with the City of Toronto, will be hosting an employment event on Thursday, September 27 to fill more than 300 retail positions for retailers ahead of the busy holiday season.

This is an exciting job fair as Yorkdale’s more than 270 brands need to fill positions immediately for the upcoming holiday season. While most retailers are looking to fill employment spots Woolrich and luxury brands like Tiffany & Co and Ladureé are being highlighted as employers looking to hire immediately.

 The Yorkdale Job fair is in conjunction with an ongoing relationship between the shopping centre and the City of Toronto and has helped more than 1,500 Ontarians find jobs.

Retailers are looking to fill part-time, full-time permanent and seasonal positions. Interested job-seekers can visit www.toronto.ca for more information on employment opportunities.

If you are interested in getting a job the City of Toronto suggests that candidates should arrive professionally dressed with hard copies of their resumés.

Earlier this week, Business Insider reported that Amazon is currently in the middle of cutting several hundreds of jobs in order to fix the problem of overstaffing which occurred in Amazon’s latest growth stage.

According to Business Insider via The Atlantic, the e-commerce giant is now proposing “The Offer” to many of Amazon’s warehouse and customer sales staff which will give employees $5,000 USD if they decide to leave the organization voluntarily.

Industry insiders point out that this could end up being a brilliant strategy for Amazon, as it will encourage un-engaged employees to take leave while those that want to stay will stick it out.

With its vibrant fashion culture, some might say that Toronto is to Canada what Milan and Paris are to Europe and New York is to America. The fashion industry in Toronto is gaining notoriety around the world, and is slowly establishing itself as a leader in the fashion industry. Needless to say, there are a number of positions in the industry that get paid very well, and a career in fashion and retail in Canada’s largest city can prove to be a very promising one. While there are many designations and roles in the intricate world of fashion and retail, these are the highest paying among those job roles:

Fashion Director
Needless to say, the captain of the ship takes home the largest portion of the haul. However, this does not mean that the job of a fashion director is easy – there is a reason that they get paid so high! The position requires one to take on a leadership role and define a vision, and that takes a lot of effort, patience and hard work. However, it also is an equally rewarding position to have, because countless people look to your guidance in fashion. Besides, it is also a fulfilling feeling to know that your words today have the power to shape the fashion trends of tomorrow.

Buyer
A retail buyer has the challenging job of maintaining inventories staying abreast with the market changes, and procuring the materials and goods that are going to be sold in retail. This may sound easy, but the nuances of getting the right goods in the right quantities at the right time without incurring too much cost or losing too much money can be a very stressful task. 

Merchandiser
Working closely with the retailer is the merchandiser. While the retailer is responsible for procuring the goods into the company or retail store, the merchandiser is responsible for making them visually appealing in stores to push sales. As such, the two work hand-in-hand with each other, and their co-operation is what makes the business run seamlessly and smoothly.

Marketing Manager
In the marketing department, a manager is in charge of how a brand is conveyed to the public. This means they oversee all the branding and advertising campaigns which correlate to sales. In roles with large conglomerates or corporate companies it’s not surprising to see salaries in the six-figures.

Store Manager
Having the responsibility of the entire store on his shoulders, the store manager plays a pivotal role in retail. He or she is the face of the company to the customers, and the representative of the store to the mother company. As such, he or she is also the first to take the responsibility for whatever happens in the store, good or bad. While the stress of managing numerous employees and making sure a store runs smoothly is high, a management position with a corporate retailer often results in a high five-figure salary, benefits and other perks. 

Featured Image: Flickr/codnewsroom

Did we miss any of the best paying fashion jobs in Toronto? Let us know in the comment section. 

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You Won’t Believe How Sears Told 300 Toronto Employees they were Being Let Go

Yahoo ran an interesting article yesterday highlighting how Sears Canada broke the news to 300 employees that they no longer had jobs.

Here’s a recap of the Yahoo story on how it all went down:

On June 21st, staff at Sears Canada headquarters in Toronto were invited to two separate meetings (all information was divulged by a previous employee).  The two meetings were scheduled at 7:45 and 8:15, one meeting held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and the other one held at the Fairmont Royal York.

At first, employees didn’t think anything of it; it was a mandatory company-wide meeting, it had happened before and wasn’t usually a big deal.

The Yahoo article states that 300 Sears employees were assembled in a Convention Centre meeting room and as they got there, their company phones and electronics were disabled. After the group was assembled, Sears Canada Chief Operations Officer Becky Penrice got up to speak to the employees.

The entire speech lasted for “about five minutes” and she told the crowd that “…as of today, we are terminated.” Immediately after the speech, Sears took each employee’s badges and company phone.

Employees were not told how they would be compensated for their job loss and again, according to Yahoo, one source said: “We got a generic package saying personalized letters would be sent to us along with our belongings at our desks.”

With some employees working for the company for as much as 35 years, the news wasn’t all that surprising, but devastating nonetheless.

While big companies have never been good at firing large groups of people (ahem, Future Shop), you would have thought that someone might have had a better plan considering it was pretty evident that Sears operations could not be sustained.

You wouldn’t wear 1980’s shoulder pads in your suit jacket to a job interview today, so don’t expect to get an interview with a resume style and a job search plan designed in 1985! Fashion styles change and so do job search styles, that’s why it might be time to treat yourself to the GTA’s best kept secret for free career coaching and job search advice. It’s a job search destination not to be missed!

The Centre for Education and Training (TCET) has 6 locations across the GTA, and offer a no-cost service to any job seekers (adults and youth) who are eligible to work and are unemployed, underemployed or working part-time. They can help you with all phases of job search including the following 4 things that every stylish job seeker should know:

1. Discover how to increase your shopping budget as a job seeker. Feeling trapped in the unemployment shopping blues? By becoming a member of TCET, you might be eligible for incentives to help purchase your next interview outfit at no cost to you and become one of the many individuals that have found full-time employment. Unemployment doesn’t have to equal a self-imposed ban on clothes shopping!

2. Proofread your image and style. Wondering why you get interviews yet never the job? One solution might be to learn how to separate, or combine, your social image from your professional presence.  Your image is everything, or most of it. Before you shake a hand, or say anything, it is your image that is talking. To make the impression you want, research the fashion style of the company you are targeting. For example, find out if they are business-casual or corporate-traditional. Outfits might not get you hired, yet recruiters state that employers look first at your shoes, your hair, your smile and then your outfit. Therefore, find an outfit that makes you look responsible and dress for the job you want.

3. Become familiar with the latest in resume trends. Ever ask yourself “why didn’t they call me for an interview I have all the qualifications they need?” The Employment Services staff at TCET can provide you with ideas on how to get around pesky resume scanners and have the right resume brand that will help get you moving forward in your job search.  So stop resisting a more modern approach because it’s time to let go of the brackets around your phone number area code. In other words, you’re from the 416 not (416).

4. Sign up for the TCET e-newsletter and our social media feeds. Want to keep current with career advice? Once you become a member of TCET, read their blog, monthly newsletter and stay connected about information on all parts of employability including recommendations on the hottest job trends, the most recent LinkedIn job search apps and what to do after a job interview.

Don’t let your job search get trapped in the 1980’s!  Start to earn the lifestyle that you want, by reaching out to a Career Specialist at TCET who will tell you what every stylish job seeker needs to know. For details about a convenient location check: www.tcet.com/jobs

A few months ago, we announced that Toronto would soon be home to a brand spankin’ new waterpark. Premier Parks, an operator of water parks across America, will breathe new life into the old Wild Water Kingdom, transforming it into Wet ‘n’ Wild.

The $25 million water park will feature some major attractions including a Krazy Kanuck raft ride, mega treehouse, and the longest and tallest drop slides in Canada.

With a launch date set for May 2017, the doors will open in just a few months. And of course, no water park is complete without staff.

Wet ‘n’ Wild is looking to hire 400 new employees to work at the world-class, family water park, with positions for lifeguards, supervisors, cashiers, ticket booth attendants, dancers, entertainers, mascots, receptionists, water park attendants, and more available.