Work at Māoriland: Toi Matarau – Digital Co-ordinator

Toi Matarau is looking for a Digital Coordinator to support the Toi Matarau team to grow Toi Matarau’s online presence. As the Digital Co-ordinator you’ll be responsible for maintaining the Toi Matarau Online Store and growing sales through our digital channels. 

Toi Matarau is a summit for multidisciplinary arts where Māori and Indigenous artists gather, collaborate, are inspired and supported. It is the front face of the Māoriland Hub – a centre of excellence for Māori and Indigenous film and creativity. Tikanga Māori values inform all practices internally and externally. 

The gallery has a special focus on Māori artists who whakapapa to, or are descendants of the ART Confederation of Ngāti Raukawa, Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. This includes those with a connection to Ōtaki or, who live on the Kāpiti Coast, the greater Wellington region and Manawatū. We also invite artists from other rohe and Indigenous communities to exhibit their work in the gallery and online store.

REPORTING TO: Te Tumu Whakarae

WORK LOAD: Part Time – 20 hours a week 

LOCATION: Hybrid – must be able to work from the Māoriland Hub in Ōtaki at least one day a week. 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Knowledge and appreciation for Māori Art. 
  • Ability in te reo Māori – including written (preferred)
  • Kaupapa Māori advocate
  • Experience in Ecommerce (Familiarity with Lightspeed (formerly Vend) and WooCommerce preferred). 
  • Experience in digital and social media marketing.
  • Excellent computer skills (Google Apps, Lightspeed, Canva. Adobe Suite not required but an added bonus)
  • Great eye for design and detail. 
  • Excellent communication, written and verbal skills  
  • Be eligible to work in New Zealand.  

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Te Tumu Whakarae

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Load all artworks into Lightspeed (copywriting, imagery and data entry)
  • Report on stock performance and use this to inform merchandising decisions
  • Merchandise pages and collections on our e-commerce site to drive sales and support marketing campaigns
  • Plan and direct the e-commerce studio photoshoots
  • Create content for and operate the Toi Matarau Instagram account
  • Create weekly newsletters. 
  • Work alongside the Storytelling team on campaigns (planning and delivering high quality content each month for the website)

APPLICATIONS CLOSE JUNE 10, 2023

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION