Job Posting Promotion & Project Assistant

WANTED: Sales Promotion & Project Assistant/Manager
WARNING: DANGEROUS Your Mission: Set Vancouver on Fire.
"You want me to be Half-Monk and Half-Hitman? What I understand is 00 has a very short life expectancy." 007 Casino Royale "Unless you die for having so much ?" 008 Agent Raymondo Sick and tired of the normal 9 - 5 routine that Put You to Sleep or Suck Your LIFE out? Can't wait till Play Time?

Burn the Dance Floor is a Latin and modern dance coaching, entertainment, performing arts, and event company. We are seeking qualified candidate who possess a professional KILLER, service-oriented attitude, enthusiastically performing a wide variety of tasks in a fast paced environment to expand our services to growing clients. Excellent opportunity for those who seek high personal growth and have keen interests in dance and performing arts, fashion, health, fitness, film, special event, and entertainment industry.

You will help "Set Vancouver On Fire", market our products and services and leverage the Burn The Dance Floor and Raymondo Chan brand, with a Passion for Performance as the world leader in its class. Credits: Official coach, choreographer, performer for Michael Bublé "Save the Last Dance For Me" Music Video, movie release presentation for Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights, Exotic Salsa Dancing.

With a glimpse into the emerging exotic universe of Burn The Dance Floor.com, you will work closely with Founder, Executive Creative Director, Raymondo Chan, a dynamic, avant garde, Modern Salsa Latin dance choreographer, performer, producer with his bold, unconventional, eclectic style.

Are you growth-minded, success-oriented individual who thrive on challenges?
Do you love adventure and culture and keen on developing new skills and experience your full potential?
Like "00" or Burn and Bond Girls, you do not crack easily under pressure. You come out in style.

Requirement:

• Open-minded, results-oriented, dependable
• Presentable, outgoing, flexible, prompt, punctual, attentive to details, organzied
• "It's Done" Can-Doer and Willing-to-Do-What-It-Takes attitude
• Highly adaptable, reliable team-player yet can work independently with little supervision
• Pro-active, problem-solver with strong people and communication skills, both written and oral, multi-task
• A burning desire to learn and embrace new technology
• Great telephone skills and can handle clients sensitive information in a professional and discreet manner
• Must be able to work Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays including evenings as this is when most events occur.
  

Other weapons:

Intelligence and Smart Always. Mobile ready. Internet savvy. Must have cell phone, have reliable access to internet and computer. Office Suite, PowerPoint, is highly desirable. Knowledge of Dreamweaver, simple html, Photoshop are assets, not a must. Foreign language in Spanish, French, German, Chinese, or Russian is an asset.

Primary Responsibilities: provide efficient special events support to director as a liaison between the Burn the Dance Floor and accounts/clients, coordinate major in-house events and out-of-house events with manager, research and proposal generation, project preparation, client correspondence, on site promotion and co-ordination. Client interaction, development, and staffing of both during business hours and after-hours events. May vary depending upon the goals, skills, and interests.

Experience:

Interests in fashion, Latin dance, film and performing arts is a plus.

Sales and marketing, project experience.

Experience in the film, fashion, technology, conference, tradeshow, hospitality events. Ad agency industry is highly desirable.

PR, journalism, marketing and communications, social science or related studies preferred.

APPLY TODAY: Attach a brief cover letter why are you are interested, and resume. Tell us your story. Uninversity and college students and recent grads are encouraged to apply. Kickstart coaching provided to the right candidate.
Deadline: Dec 13, 2006
Compensation: DOE A little more famous is inevitable.
Other benefits: Discounts to Salsa Latin dance class, workshops, coaching, exclusive, private event tickets
Position: Project based. Part-time. Could lead to long-term position.
What you can expect?
Unlike a tightly structured corporate environment, we are an emerging, progressive, forward-looking company.
Positive, friendly, less formal yet dynamic small family, multi-cultural atmosphere. We embrace innovation, creativity and risk-taking. Passion for Performance. Loving what we do, continuous learning is a way of life.
The Passion & Fun FACTOR!

Apply in confidence.
Email to Executive Creative Director
raymondo@burnthedancefloor.com
http://www.burnthedancefloor.com
We thanks all those who are interested. No phone call please. Only those resume reviewed will be contacted for an interview.

Raymondo Chan, was an ex-executive with one of the world's largest international advertising agency. His clients include Fortune 500 companies and those in hi-end fashion, cosmetic, consumer packaged goods like Elizabeth Arden, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nestle, Capari, S.C. Johnson, Nestle. He worked in manufacturing and retails with well-known European fashion lingerie brands Chantal Thomas and La Perla.
©2006 Burn The Dance Floor, a division of Raymondo Chan Creative Group Inc.