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| Position | Digital Portrait Sales | Photo Galery | |
| Start date | 25 Jun 2008 | ||
| End date | 20 Oct 2008 | ||
| Hours/week | 40 | ||
| Housing | YES | ||
| Salary $/hour | $ 7.00 | ||
| Positions total | 9 | Downloads | |
| Positions available | 9 | Employer Presentation Town of Minneappolis | |
| Special requirements | Male | ||
| Job Description | |||
| - taking digital pictures, sales
Great summer job for friendly people whom like to travel and have knowledge of the Windows operating system and taking digital pictures. You will travel to different State Fairs, set-up and operate a self-contained photo concession. You will help customers by taking, processing, and printing their digital photos. This is a relatively simple process. Must speak fluent English. Must be organized, detail oriented, mature, and responsible. Bring your home driver's license and international driver's license. For more details see our website at: www.space- pix.com/jobs. As a Digital photographer Sales Agent, employees will travel to state fairs in major cities throughout the USA and operate a computer portrait concession. The fairs are the biggest in the United States and have over 1 million people in attendance. Employees will be trained in how to produce and market the pictures. The job is to take computer portraits of customers and instantly transfer their printouts to T-shirts, calendars, posters, and many other products. Employees will also be responsible for paperwork and handling money. Employees will have the opportunity to travel and work at the same time. This exciting opportunity is suited for the person that can work independently, responsibly, and without constant supervision. Most of all, it will be like running their own small business. Many exchange-students return to this job for more than one year because it gives them the opportunity to travel and make money at the same time. Employees gain managerial, sales and customer service skills, improve their English work in an International team and experience American culture. |
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| Required Skills: Employees must be very fluent and outgoing. The general manager likes to work with interesting, friendly people who are passionate about dealing with customers, therefore ensuring the continuity of the company's success. For this company's employees, maintaining a professional standard is one of the ingredients needed to generate business year after year. Students must bring their HOME DRIVERS LICENSE and an INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS LICENSE in English or with a certified English translation. Employees must be courteous -to the clients and co-workers. Employees must also be punctual and in excellent physical condition without lifting restrictions. Employees are also expected to have the right attitude and be eager to learn. There are a number of attitudes that any company expects from "the new guy on the block". One is the curiosity to learn all the details about the job. This can be achieved by asking relevant questions, at any stage about something that is not clear in the employee's mind. Some of the previous employees have contributed valuable ideas about improving some of the company’s systems. This can be very useful and if employees have any suggestions, they should write them down or share it with their manager.
Employer Informational Web Site: www.space-pix.com/jobs Level of English Required: Fluent Start and End Dates: Flexible Payment: 7.00 USD per hour and commission includes 0.50 USD per hour bonus Salary is guarantee and/or commission. When working in Minneapolis home office the pay rate is $7.00/hour. Commissions are approximately 10%. There is also a 1% net of sales BONUS paid to those students who work their booth on a individual basis for the entire season. For summer late June and July arrivals expect to earn between $6,000 - $8,000. Frequency of Pay: Biweekly Overtimes: No Possible Second Job: NO Possibility of Job Change within Company: NO Meal Discounts: NO Uniforms: The Company REQUIRES T-shirts for $3 each. Dress code: Employees should bring comfortable clothes, and be prepared for varied temperatures. Transportation to and from work: bicycles Housing Restrictions: Yes Housing Restrictions: If housing restrictions apply, participants must remain in this housing to be employed by the employer identified in this document. Participants must remain employed by the employer identified in this document and remain employed at the company. No exceptions will be granted unless agreed in writing in advance. Housing Information: Upon arrival in Minneapolis, students will stay in a dorm room with 1- 2 other students. Cost per night is $13.00. Rental houses, apartments or travel trailers will be the living quarters while not in Minneapolis. The cost for these accommodations is $3.00 per night. Bring own bedding, and blankets, they are not provided. AREA INFORMATION: Average temperature: Temperature will vary depending on which fair students are at. Plan on weather ranging from humid and hot to wind to rain and overcast and cool. Altitude 1,000 feet in Minneapolis varies depending on location. Information websites: Employer: www.space-pix.com/jobs Minneapolis: www.minneapolis.org or www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us or www.minneapolis.com Weather: www.weather.com Newspaper: www.startribune.com WHAT TO WEAR: Students will want to bring blue jeans, trousers, t-shirts, sweatshirts or sweaters for evenings, shorts, comfortable athletic shoes, sandals, a jacket for cooler weather a wristwatch and sunglasses. Bring one nice pair of trousers, shirt and shoes for more formal photo events. |
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