Expand Your Career and Join Our Quilt Fairy Team!
We want to talk to you!
Quilted Joy was founded out of a belief that creative expression is a fundamental human need. Our Quilt Fairy team loves helping our customers thrive and grow as they influence their communities and families through their quilty works of art.
After all, quilts are LOVE.
If you want to make an impact, take on a lot of responsibility and be a part of a thriving culture, become a Quilt Fairy! We promise to help you grow professionally and personally, all while being surrounded by good people looking to enhance the way sewing transforms the world for good.
We’re Quilted Joy. We make quilting easier!
Quilt Fairy-Part Time and Full Time Applications now accepted!
THE POSITION OVERVIEW
We are a fast growing company with a strong national following in the quilting industry. We firmly believe that creative expression is a core human experience and that when a person explores their creativity the world is a better place for it.
Are you looking for a position where you can pet pretty fabric and thread? A position where you will be surrounded by a fun, talented team and beautiful quilted works of art? Then maybe you could come work with us in our Louisville, Ky retail shop!
Who are we? We're Quilted Joy, a unique quilt shop in Louisville, Ky focused on the joy that comes in every stitch. We are looking for someone who, above all, can provide stellar customer service to our amazing community of quilters. Does this sound like you? Good!
RESPONSIBILITIES AND JOB SUMMARY
Your day to day tasks would involve helping our incredible customers pick out fabric, thread and notions for their beautiful projects. You'll cheer them on and celebrate their accomplishments as you ring up their purchases. If you already know about about quilting or sewing... fabulous! You are someone who enjoys chatting with strangers, and answering the occasional phone call.
We are also looking for Quilt Fairies to run our long arm machines to finish customer quilts. (Don't worry, we will train you on everything you need to know about long arm quilting).
Oh, and just wait until you meet our team and our stitching community. They are the kindest, nicest, group of sewers you'll ever meet!
Qualifications
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish meaningful connections with customers.
Strong customer service orientation, with a genuine desire to assist and support individuals within the quilting community.
Shift is Tuesday-Saturday dayside schedule for our Full Time position. Part Time position is three days a week with two Saturdays a month.
Physical demands: This position involves constant moving, talking, hearing, reaching, grabbing and standing for at least two consecutive hours. Stooping, kneeling, crouching, lifting up to 20 lbs.
Ideally you have a background in sewing or quilting already and live within 40 miles of Louisville but if you aren’t a sewist, don’t fret. We will teach you everything. It is more important that you are a people person who can nurture and celebrate another person’s creative endeavors.
There is a reason our company has over 300 five star reviews on Google and Facebook. That reason is our phenomenal team and we are looking for our next best team member. We hope that is YOU!
WHAT WE DO
At Quilted Joy we seek to make quilting easier through phenomenal classes, hand curated products, online tutorials and the best quilting machines on the planet. We serve an incredible community of motivated makers who enjoy expressing themselves creatively. Angela Huffman, CEO, international educator, speaker and co-host of Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting national PBS television show leads our team. Quilted Joy was designed to encourage, educate and lift up the quilting community both in Louisville and online through training, a community support system, coaching and special events.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Be a part of something bigger! We nurture and celebrate the makers in our quilting world. The ideal candidate enjoys encouraging others, watching the creative process blossom, love attending to details and are seeking a rewarding opportunity. Is it you? We sure hope so!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
We are stacking a team of professional, competent and engaging leaders whose goal is to impact the lives of quilters. You will be trained, encouraged, coached and given opportunities to explore your talents. We are an equal opportunity employer.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Salary negotiable depending on experience.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage is offered to support your health and well-being for our Full Time Staff
Simple IRA account to help you plan for your future retirement goals is offered for our Full time staff.
Paid time off after one year of service, allowing you to recharge and enjoy personal time for our Full Time Staff.
Opportunity for growth and advancement within our organization, as we invest in the development and success of our team members.
Paid product training
An annual allowance for professional development opportunities for our full time staff.
Wellness allowance to spend towards whatever you consider self care.
HOW TO APPLY:
Fill out your application by clicking here.
LOOKING TO REALLY STAND OUT?
Email it to support@quiltedjoy.com with the subject line “Let’s Grow the Quilted Joy Community”.
