Employment

Media Specialist

Job Summary:

The Media Specialist is committed to keeping Baker Garden and Gift’s brand consistent across all channels.  They will be confident in their creative talent, willing to give feedback, and have a careful balance of efficiency and accuracy.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • None

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Maintain website, product pages/inventory updates, featured product, and images including web design
  • Edit, format, and post blogs (including image selection) to website. Create supporting social media assets and maximize SEO.
  • Film, edit, produce video content to supporting social media assets and maximize SEO.
  • Seasonal design refreshes for use in email, text, print, signage, web, apparel and other marketing materials
  • Design marketing materials to support events calendar
  • Create unique content for Instagram, Facebook, and other social media channels.
  • Develop, implement, and manage our social media strategy
  • Engage and assist in strategy and content planning.
  • Optimize internal photo library organization.
  • Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization
  • Measure the success of every social media campaign
  • Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies
  • Play a supporting role to media team members
  • Provide constructive feedback
  • Follow our Mission, Vision and core values when creating content

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Social Media Strategist using social media for brand awareness and impressions
  • Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social media best practices
  • Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics
  • Good understanding of social media KPIs
  • Familiarity with web design and publishing
  • Excellent multitasking skills
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Team player
  • Good time-management skills
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills

Education and Experience:

  • A degree in marketing, graphic design or related field desirable, but not required
  • 2 years of experience as a Social Media Specialist or similar role, desired but not required

Please send resume to Employment@bakernursery.com to apply.

Garden Center Associate

Do you have a passion for unique goods, plants, and people? We are looking for hardworking individuals to join our team. 

Duties may include:
  • Greeting and interacting with customers.
  • Consulting with customers to understand their needs and preferences related to the merchandise.
  • Taking notes on customer special orders.
  • Actively sells plant material and garden center supplies.
  • Answers customer questions about the merchandise.
  • Assists customers in purchase decisions.
  • Unloads shipments, tags, and restocks.
  • Collecting payment using the store point of sale system.
  • Processing returns and exchanges.
  • Light lifting and cleaning duties.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

  • Excellent verbal communication skills
  • Excellent active listening skills
  • Excellent sales and customer service skills
  • Extensive knowledge of the merchandise sold
  • Ability to anticipate customer' needs
  • Ability to recommend merchandise to customers
  • Ability to operate or quickly learn the store's point of sale system.

Physical Requirements

  • Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the retail spaces.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

Shifts include: daytime, evening, and minimum 2 weekends per month; 20+ hours/week

We offer a fun and friendly work environment with competitive wages and plant discounts. Starting wage range is $9.00-10.00 based on experience.

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Landscape Worker

We are taking applications for the 2022 season

Duties:
  • Install plant material, mulch, rock and boulders
  • Ability to work as a team with other crew members to get the job finished on time
  • Able to work outside in most weather conditions
  • Willingness to work with heavy equipment and power tools
  • Work on the grounds of commercial or residential sites
  • Be able to lift 50lbs
Shifts include: Daytime, 40+ hours/week

We offer a fun and friendly work environment with competitive wages and plant discounts. Starting wage range is $12.00-15.00 based on experience.

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Landscape Foreman

We are taking applications for the 2022 season

Accepting Applications Now

Duties include but not limited to:
  • Read plans to execute the install of landscape designs
  • Ability to lead crews at multiple locations, both residential and commercial
  • Must have a positive, teamwork-focused attitude and uphold professional standards while on the jobsite
  • Ability to work with power tools, operate heavy equipment and be able to lift 50lbs
Shifts include: Daytime, 40+ hours/week: A typical work week is 8am-5pm Monday-Friday with overtime opportunities. Potential for year round employment with benefits.

We offer a fun and friendly work environment with competitive wages and plant discounts. Starting wage range is $17-20 based on experience.

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