Welcome To Careers in Sustainability - Applying For The Oberland Agriscience - Sales and Marketing Associate Position

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This position is supported through the Careers in Sustainability program, a joint initiative of the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub and IGNITE. Wage subsidies are available for candidates who are unemployed, getting less than full-time hours, or are getting full-time hours in a low-wage or precarious position. Email ryan.duff@bioapplied.com if you're unsure of your eligibility, or visit www.careersinsustainability.ca to learn more.

Oberland Agriscience Inc. is a sustainable black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) farm based in Halifax, NS focussed on closing the food loop in our region and making a positive contribution to our planet. Oberland is striving to be a zero waste production facility and alignment with UN SDG goals as well as obtaining B-Corp status are priorities for our growing company. Oberland has an expanding line of products from rearing BSFL on an industrial scale, both under the Oberland brand (www.oberlandagriscience.com) and the direct to consumer Obie’s Worms brand (www.obiesworms.com).

The Sales and Marketing Associate is a new full time position created to contribute to Oberland’s growth strategy. The position scope will include sales, marketing, and customer service for the full suite of Oberland and Obie’s products. The Sales and Marketing Associate is responsible for e-commerce channels, direct to consumer sales as well as wholesale and pet store distribution. Growing the brands and producing content for the websites and social media platforms is also part of the marketing mandate for this position.

Key skill sets and experience we are seeking in eco-aligned candidates are:

E-commerce experience, particularly with Shopify;
Graphics experience, preferably in Illustrator;
A track record in digital marketing, content development and managing social media platforms for a business;
A people person who enjoys engaging in customer service;
Clear communicator in person, on email and by phone;
A desire to contribute to sales growth, launch new products and research markets for new and emerging applications.

The Sales and Marketing Associate role requires an ability to work independently as well as part of a growing cooperative team of eco-geeks. Occasionally the Sales and Marketing Associate may be asked to travel (usually within the Atlantic Region). This position reports directly to Oberland’s CEO Greg. Oberland is currently located at 10 Ragged Lake Blvd with a new expansion facility opening on the adjacent Grassy Lake Dr in January 2023.

TO APPLY: Please apply directly through this post and answer all required questionnaires to be considered.

CLOSING DATE: December 15, 2021

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