Office Assistant - Jookie Portrait Boutique

Perfect First Job looking 4 New Awesome Office Assistant (Lincoln Square)

compensation: $9-13/hr
employment type: part-time

Family photography studio looking for new awesome office assistant!

First, a word from our current awesome office assistant:

"Hi! My name is Jane, and I have been the office assistant at jookie, a portrait boutique, inc. (jookie) since August of 2013. I graduated from art school with a degree in illustration. During my time in school I was introduced to Photoshop and Illustrator to create digital illustrations. Although it wasn't my concentration, the digital courses I took in college have been indispensible for my job here at jookie.

jookie ended up being the perfect first job for me outside of school for multiple reasons. In a sea of job listings in the creative field that require "3 years experience", jookie was one of the few positions I applied for that was well-suited for a recent college graduate. In these last 2.5 years I have learned so much. First and foremost, my skills in Photoshop have soared from using it daily on the job. I've been introduced to other software programs and have gotten very comfortable using mac computers (I was a PC before). I've gained skills in time management through juggling multiple deadlines and maintaining the client workflow. I gained a lot of experience setting up files and ordering from a variety of vendors. My skills as a designer (though not my forte) have grown considerably. And perhaps one of the best perks of working here is observing firsthand the inner workings of how a successful business runs. Before working at jookie, I only had a vague idea of concepts such as cost of sales and developing a marketing campaign.

These skills have already proven useful for me outside of the office where I spend my spare time working on my own business. After working here for 2.5 years, I am leaving to pursue my Etch A Sketch art career full-time. I consider my time here on the job just as valuable (if not more!) than my college education. It's real-life experience in a creative professional environment, and no class can offer you that."


If you've gotten this far folks, then here's the nitty-gritty below.

Please apply if:

you have a strong graphic design portfolio.
you have incredibly strong attention to detail.
you are a positive thinker that does not make excuses.
"friendly" is one of the top five adjectives your friends use to describe you.
you have fantastic social skills to answer the phone and interact with clients.
you act professionally and know how to dress professionally.
you are able to step up and apologize when you goof up.
you are good at taking notes as a part of your learning process.
(optional) you've taken the Clifton StrengthsFinder quiz and your top 5 strengths include any of these: achiever, learner, focus, input, intellection, strategic, responsibility, discipline, analytical or individualization.

This position is 3-4 days a week including Saturdays. If you cannot work Saturdays, DO NOT APPLY. $9-13 an hour depending on skill level and efficiency. The position starts as a paid internship with the goal to become the office assistant upon assessment at the end of the paid internship.

How to apply:

Send your resume to looking_for_awesome@jookiekids.com along with a cover letter describing why you would be an awesome office assistant for jookie. (Resumes submitted without cover letters will not even be considered - nor ones with typos or bad grammar.)
In the subject line of your email, include the word that is purposely misspelled in the text above. (Hint: it's not jookie, nitty-gritty, StrengthsFinder, or intellection.)

Absolutely no phone calls or walk-ins.

Thank you, and we look forward to meeting you!