Office Assistant | Seamstress | Jobs at Tara Lynn

Tara Lynn, LLC, a fashion house, and Big E’s Garage, a classic automotive shop, are looking for a part time Office Assistant to train in a combination of clerical tasks including bookkeeping and marketing. We are currently accepting applications for:

Job Title: Office Assistant

Reports to: Head Designer/ Owner of Tara Lynn, LLC and Big E’s Garage

Hours and Location: Part-time, in house, hourly position, 16 hours a week in Sutton, Vermont

Wage: Training starts at $15, increases to $20 per hour once trained and working independently.

Job Responsibilities
- Bookkeeping Assistant: includes entering charges, reconciling accounts, entering sales and deposits in QuickBooks desktop.
- Social Media Marketing Assistant: includes sizing images, writing content, uploading and scheduling posts.
- Shipping and Receiving: includes preparing outgoing mail and packages as well as sorting incoming mail and packages.
- Cleaning: includes vacuuming and dusting fashion studio weekly.
- Clerical Tasks: includes filing, answering phones, relaying and responding to messages.
- Website Content Management Assistant: includes uploading content to multiple websites.
- PR and Marketing Assistant: market research, spread sheet content and collaboration under close direction of Tara Lynn.
Vital Contributions
- Follows directions to provide efficient assistance to support two business owners, Tara Lynn of Tara Lynn, LLC and Evan of Big E’s Garage
- Consistency of all tasks, i.e. following social media schedule, keeping books current, timely correspondences to customers and vendors, etc.
Required Skills, Education and Certifications
- Knowledge of QuickBooks and or Excel
- Excellent writing, reading and grammar skills.
- Efficient in Microsoft office.
- Enjoys working on the computer.
- Educational background in marketing.
- Educational background in business, finance and or bookkeeping.
Other Skills and Abilities Desired
- Creative
- Team Spirit
- Organized and detail oriented.
- Enjoys learning, willingness to learn new skills.
- Follows directions and respects management.
- Excellent computer skills MS Office, Photoshop and QuickBooks
- Advanced writing skills as well as a passion for writing and research.
- Knowledge of Word Press and or Social Media Content Management a plus.
- Productive and focused.
Please submit a letter of interest, resume and 3 references to Tara Lynn.

Be sure to include why you are interested in the position and how you feel you fit the job.

Please use our contact page to submit your letter of interest. Then we will reply to you and may request a resume and references.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position is responsible for keeping the books up to date and following the marketing plan schedule as per the direction of the Creative Director, as well as working with and collaborating with Tara Lynn.

Work Environment
This job operates in a clean, well lit and intimate open studio environment with lots of natural light and windows. This role routinely uses a diverse array of equipment such as desktop, tablet, printers, digital cameras, scissors and other office supplies.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift supplies, garments and products up to 40 pounds.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Hours of work and days are Tuesday through Friday, 1pm – 5pm.

Travel

Travel is not expected.

How and When to Apply

Please use our contact page to submit a letter of interest. We will reply to you and may request a resume and references.

You may call 2 weeks after your submission to follow up and be sure it was received. Call 802-467-9036. Thank you for your interest.

Tara Lynn is looking to train the applicant for this position. An intrinsic interest in the job including evidence supporting this interest is required.

Job Title: Couture Seamstress & Tailor, Prototype Technician

Reports to: Tara Lynn Scheidet CEO/Creative Director

Hours and Location: Tuesday – Friday 10 AM – 4PM and occasionally evenings and weekends for fittings only when clients travel to us from out of town
On location at Tara Lynn 935 US Route 5 Sutton, Vermont 05867 We are located 45 min. from the Canadian boarder and 30 min. from NH

Couture Seamstress Wanted, Tailoring credentials and experience as well as Prototype Technician experience needed for a fashion house in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Escape the city, find peace and fresh air doing what you love, sewing in Vermont.

Summary/Objective

The Couture Seamstress & Tailor is responsible for sewing made to order production of wedding dresses, suits, men’s and women’s jackets and children’s suits and dresses from start to finish. They work with the Creative Director making fit samples and to approve new patterns. They also execute artwork including but not limited to hand sewing, machine applique, and hand embroidery.

Job Responsibilities

Sewing of wedding dresses, woven jackets, and other custom made women’s clothing
Sewing and tailoring of men’s tailored suits, and women’s clothing
Sewing of children’s suits & dresses
Sewing all apparel fabric types from light weight knits and lace to chiffon and organza as well as twill and denim.
Present at fittings to understand and assist in executing alterations
Making and producing high quality art work with textiles including but not limited to hand made flowers, machine appliques, hand embroidery, fabric painting, crochet, lace applique etc.
Measuring clients to ensure proper fit
Cutting, hemming, execution of sewing steps, full construction of garments
Working on overlock, industrial sewing machines, hemming feet, irons, 5 thread safety lock and machine button holes as well as grommet press.
Hand tailoring stitches, assembling pockets, sewing in zippers, basting etc.

Vital Contributions

Sewing responsibilities include full construction from start to finish of one of kind custom garments as well as small production runs, and proto types.
Following Production Schedule and filling orders on time

Required Skills, Education and Certifications

Experience working on overlock, industrial sewing machines, hemming feet, irons, 5 thread safety lock and machine button holes as well as grommet press
10 years’ experience sewing samples/garments full time
Experience sewing wedding dresses or tailored suits a must
Experience working for couture houses a plus

Other Skills and Abilities Desired

Creative, Productive, Passionate, Team Spirit
Organized, Detail oriented
Loves to be challenged
Applicant must be an enthusiastic team member willing to work up and beyond when necessary.
Excellent sewing machine skills
Diversified textile knowledge and sewing skills
Willingness and talent to learn new skills–a must.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position is responsible for meeting the production schedule as defined by the Creative Director as well as working with and collaborating with Tara Lynn.

Work Environment
This job operates in a clean, well lit and intimate open studio environment with lots of natural light and windows. This role routinely uses a diverse array of sewing equipment such as sewing machines, irons, and scissors, dress pins, pressing tools, seam rippers and miscellaneous sewing notions.

At any time if and when the company is trying to meet a deadline or accommodate a client that travels to Vermont for their fittings the employee might be asked work over time including night hours and weekends. They might also be asked to work with other staff and direct them in assisting with production or garment construction.