Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise staff (apprentices, stages hands, design team, etc.)
• Assign sales workers to duties
• Hire and train or arrange for training of staff
• Teach interest or professional development courses
• Authorize payments by cheque
• Exhibit designers plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, retail spaces and other exhibitions
• Order merchandise
• Authorize return of merchandise
• Establish work schedules
• Sell merchandise
• Prepare reports on sales volumes, merchandising and personnel matters
• Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
• Manage cash
• Oversee payroll administration
• Conduct performance reviews
• Supervise office and volunteer staff

Additional information

• Work conditions and physical capabilities
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Personal suitability

• Client focus

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Dependability
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Judgement