We’ve had three great job opportunities listed this week. Check them out via the links below…
- Customer Service Rep – Yakima Products, Inc.
- Bicycle Mechanic – Citybikes
- Graphic Designer – Velotech, Inc.
Jobs of the Week: Yakima, Citybikes, Velotech
Month: January 2015
Job: Graphic Designer – Velotech, Inc. – FILLED
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Job Title
Graphic Designer
Company/Organization
Velotech, Inc
Job Description
Velotech, Inc., a Portland-based eCommerce enterprise with a focus on outdoor recreation, is growing, and we are looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to join our team of passionate creatives. As a critical component of the Marketing and Creative Services Department, the Graphic Designer will be responsible for creating compelling web and print graphical content for Velotech, Inc. and our sister companies.
What We’re Looking For:
• Intelligent, driven designer who works well in a collaborative setting.
• Passionate about the outdoors.
• Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro and After Effects a plus).
• Command of CSS and HTML.
• A high degree of precision, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Someone who can adhere to strict deadlines and prioritize multiple projects.
• Have the ability to manage relationships with internal clients and outside vendors.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced graphic design position (portfolio showing creative breadth and range required).
What We Offer:
• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits, including top-shelf medical, dental, and vision.
• Generous time off
• Casual work environment
• Industry discounts on outdoor equipment and apparel.
• The opportunity to work with smart, friendly people who are passionate about what they do and where they work.
• Tremendous growth potential.
Velotech, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
How to Apply
To apply please send your cover letter, telling us a little bit about you, and your resume to Jobs@velotech.com
‘Recumbent PDX’ set to open tomorrow on SE Hawthorne
The Recumbent PDX crew: (L to R) Russ Mayhew, Eddee Edson, Janet Morgan, Bella (dog), Louie Berry, Martina Fahrner, and Mel Birgé.
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos by J. Maus/BikePortland)
The lights at 2025 SE Hawthorne will be turned back on tomorrow when a new bike shop, Recumbent PDX, opens its doors for the first time.
City ‘pauses’ Street Fund vote in lieu of legislative action
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales just announced plans to halt their upcoming vote on how to pay for new transportation revenue. The full press release is below:
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick today temporarily halted the paperwork necessary to take an advisory vote to the May ballot, regarding options to pay for city street maintenance and safety.
“Today, I am announcing a pause in our local efforts to fund our streets and safety projects within the City of Portland,” Mayor Hales said. “Over the past week, I have had conversations with Speaker of the House Tina Kotek and with Gov. John Kitzhaber. They have each assured me that a statewide transportation package is a top priority for them this legislative session.”
The Legislature is set to convene in February. The deadline for Portland to submit paperwork for the May election was 5 p.m. today.
A single question that can sell anyone on Vision Zero
The notion that 100 percent of traffic deaths are preventable is difficult for many of us (including me) to embrace. But as our local safety advocates kick off a campaign to make the concept state and local policy, this simple four-minute video by the state-funded Zero Fatalities Nevada is a powerful lesson for how to get the idea across.
If you’re interested in the ways that people’s opinions change, it’s definitely worth your time.
But you have to watch it all the way to the end.
Strong open house turnout might close gap in SW 185th bike lanes, BTA says
The bike lanes end just before they cross a big state road.
(Image: Google Maps)
(Image: Google Maps)
Strong turnout for bike supporters at a state open house next Wednesday could lead to major improvements to one of Washington County’s most annoying bike-lane gaps — and set a precedent for similar gaps around the region.
New Portland business aims to supply local frame builders
Co-founders Mike Cobb (L) and Tony Tapay.
Portland’s well-known crop of bicycle builders will now have a much easier time sourcing the tubing and frame parts they need thanks to a new business that officially launched today.
Framebuilder Supply is the work of 47-year-old Tony Tapay and 44-year-old Mike Cobb, two men who have over 35 years of bicycle industry experience under their belts. (Both of them are likely familiar to BikePortland readers as well. Tony for his regular comments, and Mike for his exploits as a world-class bike messenger and involvement with the Disaster Relief Trials and other events.)
Job: Bicycle mechanic – Citybikes
Job Title
Bicycle mechanic
Company/Organization
Citybikes
Job Description
Citybikes aims to provide dependable new and used bicycles, new and used components, accessories and the highest quality service at affordable prices to ensure that bicycling is accessible to the full spectrum of those that wish to ride. We adhere to a non-hierarchical structure that focuses on all workers taking responsibility for the business. Through cooperation, we hope to make our work enjoyable and to get our jobs done efficiently by utilizing each others strengths.
General Summary:
Citybikes Workers Cooperative is seeking qualified, experienced seasonal mechanics. As a worker you will be expected to assess and repair new and used bikes, prepare bikes for sale, assist customers with new and used bikes, parts and accessories purchases, and contribute to the day to day operations of the business.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
-Assess and repair bicycles
-Assist customers with new and used bikes, parts, and accessories purchases
-Write up job tags, schedule repairs, and answer phone, paperwork, etc.
-Maintain a safe, clean, and well-organized work space
-Participate in day to day operations including opening and closing responsibilities
-Attend and participate in committee and general membership meetings
General Qualifications:
-2-3 years minimum bike shop experience
-Consistent attention to detail
-Ability to stay focused and on-task in order to complete jobs in a timely manner
-Willingness to accept guidance and feedback related to job duties
-Effective verbal and written communication skills
-Ability to work in a collaborative environment
-Willingness to participate in a consensus-based environment
-Excellent problem solving skills
Wage:
Based on experience
Schedule:
30-40hrs/week, including weekends. Work days vary.
*Women, People of Color, and Folks underrepresented in the bike industry are strongly encouraged to apply*
How to Apply
Please submit resume with references to:
Citybikes Workers Cooperative
734 SE Ankeny St
Portland, OR 97214
PBOT seeks project manager to guide major downtown bike investment
$6 million could dramatically change downtown streets like SW Broadway.
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland)
Want to lead the public process on a project that will likely be the most important investment in downtown bicycling access in the history of Portland? Then step right up and submit your application.
Parking and planning: Lessons from a map of Portland land value
Land in dark red is worth $100 or more per square foot. Land in pale green is worth $5 or less.
(All images except the last are © Fat Pencil Studio – click through to reach a larger version)
(All images except the last are © Fat Pencil Studio – click through to reach a larger version)
Money isn’t everything, and neither is land value.
But if you want to know how the world works, they’re both worth understanding. That’s why the above map, created as a policy exercise by our friend Joshua Cohen of the civic graphics firm Fat Pencil Studio, is so much fun.
It’s a color-coded map of the market value per acre of the land — not the buildings, just the land — beneath every tax lot in the City of Portland.
Job: Consumer Service Rep – Yakima Products, Inc.
Job Title
Consumer Service Rep
Company/Organization
Yakima Products, Inc.
Job Description
General Description:
The position is responsible to respond to, and follow through on consumers’ requests for service and product information. In addition this position supports Yakima Products end users by providing technical product information, product / vehicle fit information, and warranty support and evaluation. Responsibilities include processing a high number of phone calls, emails and sales orders. Further, this position will execute and support projects with teammates to deliver against initiatives in Yakima’s strategic and annual plans.
Scope and Responsibilities:
•Provides troubleshooting and analysis to resolve consumer problems in a timely, efficient, cost effective, professional manner, and within established guidelines
•Processes sales orders, including follow-up and documentation, in an accurate and timely manner
•Provides timely technical product support to dealers by phone and email
•Increases sales through suggestive selling to consumers
Qualifications:
•AA degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience preferred
•One (1) year customer service experience in outdoor retail sales, and experience selling Yakima racks preferred
•Intermediate level with Pac’s: Microsoft Office Suite; Outlook
•Ability to effectively develop work systems to manage workload, work independently and efficiently, have a keen ability to prioritize, and ability to identify and address needs in advance
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal/external customers and consumers
•Professional level communicator ~ both oral and written correspondence
•Data base experience preferred
•Mechanical aptitude
•Able to visualize and understand geometric and spatial relationships
Physical Requirements:
•Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
•Able to perform activities such as stooping, kneeling, bending at the waist and reaching on a daily basis
•Able to lift and carry objects up to 75 pounds occasionally
•Corrected 20/30 vision
•Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and sit for extended periods of time
The complete posting can be found at www.yakima.com
Compensation:
DOE
Comprehensive benefit package provided
How to Apply
To apply for this position please submit your resume and salary requirements to: CSRep@Yakima.com
This $50 device could change bike planning forever
Knock Software founder William Henderson with a matchbox-sized device similar to the one he’s developed that could sell for $50, last for two years and count every bike that passes by.
(Photos: M.Andersen and J.Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos: M.Andersen and J.Maus/BikePortland)
Do bikes count?
A three-person Portland startup that hit a jackpot with its first mobile app is plowing profits into a new venture: a cheap, tiny device that could reinvent the science of measuring bike traffic — and help see, for the first time, thousands of people that even the bike-friendliest American cities ignore.
Tomorrow, Portland’s city council will consider a proposal to become their first client.