Sseko Designs uses fashion to create opportunity and community for women across the world and right here at home. From luxury leather travel bags to customizable footwear, Sseko creates stunning goods with an innovative business model that enables women in Uganda to attend university and pursue their dreams. Sseko products are sold by Sseko Fellows, a bright and bold community of dreamers and doers, who are using their passion and smarts to send women in Uganda to college and earn an income to pursue their own dreams.

Here’s the deal: We are looking for a creative, people loving, hard working Marketing Professional. This role will lead our marketing efforts from Customer Acquisition to driving marketing tactics through our Fellows’ community. Every day we will expect you to help us dream big and take care of the people who have committed to growing with Sseko.

In addition to that you will:

• Plan and manage Online Editorial and Marketing Calendars

• Plan and execute all marketing campaigns by managing and planning assets, communication and strategy

• Plan and manage seasonal photo shoots

• Work with content creators to create on-brand content for editorial calendar

• Manager promotion and incentive calendar for customers, Fellows and Hostesses

• Manage and execute all season launches including theme, assets, merchandizing etc

• Plan and manage creation of seasonal sales catalogs

• Manage and execute online Fellows, Hostess and Customer acquisition and retention

• Email marketing

• Referral tactics

• Brand and partner collaborations, giveaways, and contests

• Manage SEM and affiliate platforms

• Manage Ecommerce store including:

• Uploading and managing categories, product images and copy

• Season and sales launches 

• Merchandising and site content

• 2+ years marketing experience (preferably with Ecommerce focus)

• Direct selling experience is preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to take initiative, start and execute on your ideas

• Detail oriented

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to extend empathy

• Proficient at all Office products

• Basic understanding of html preferred

• Experience with an Ecommerce platform (Magento a plus, but not required)

• Positive energy!

You will be a part of a young and innovative team that is pioneering the path that merges traditional for-profit business models with positive social change. You will have the opportunity to grow a company and develop a new model for doing business.  

This experience will provide an invaluable platform for learning and gaining a deeper understanding of global economic and social development. You will also have the opportunity and privilege of serving alongside a team of entrepreneurs passionate about socially proactive and responsible business. 

Time / Opportunity:

• Start Date: 4/15/17
• Hours: M-F: 8 - 5
• Compensation: Base - DOE - PTO, Health Insurance, 401k