Job Description

Primary Qualifications and Skills:

Professional Experience and Education:

Experience with or around professional business offices is a necessity. Accredited college degree within the following disciplines: Accounting, Marketing, Business, Human Resources. (Applicants with previous experience without formal education will be considered on a case-by-case basis).

Exceptional Professional Skills:

Reliable communication skills with clients and staff, both verbal and written; a proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service; ability to make and meet deadlines; excellent organizational skills, multitasking efficiency, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; paperwork accuracy and effectiveness; collaborative team mentality (with internal and external staff); deals well and builds upon existing/future clientele, vendors, business partners, and employees (internal and external); critical thinker, problem solver, and ability to learn new skills; ability to work independently with occasional supervision.

Computer & Technical Skills:

Essential: Quickbooks 3+ Years, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & Word primarily) 3+ Years, Excel 3 + Years, Web-Based Project Management Programs, Google Product Suites

Advantage: Adobe Suite Products (Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.), facebook, instagram, linkedin, and other social media platforms

Primary Job Functions:

Office Functions:

Answering phones and taking accurate messages for internal staff. Keeping digital and hard copy files organized and accurate.

Business Development:

Working with design director to schedule business development appointments, business relationships, request for proposals, request for qualifications, helping with branding and brand development, networking,

Client and Finance Management:

Sending and managing signed client contracts, handling and organizing estimates and add on quotes, invoicing - maintenance contracts and construction contracts, records of projects, thank you packets at the end of the project. Client paperwork binders, customer service: delegating client issues to appropriate personnel, client payments, quickbooks, microsoft office, and excel spreadsheet management and upkeep.

Marketing:

Knowledge or ability to perform these skills are an added advantage: marketing materials, work in a team to develop: design brochures, style guides, handout, flyers, website updates, company ads, print and digital materials, Facebook ads, Instagram posts, working with photographer and videographer for content, Houzz upkeep, google upkeep, ratings and reviews, work and social event schedules, creative planning, contests, employee events,

Company Description

Founded and originated as a full-service landscape design-build firm in 1984, Ken Kuryla established KGK Gardening and Design Corporation in Northeast Ohio. KGK quickly impacted the local industry through a combination of always doing the right thing, relentless quality, professionalism, problem-solving, and design creativity. Surrounded by a gifted and talented staff, KGK raised the standard of design, construction, and performance. Today KGK continues to strive for excellence through its guiding process of engage, design, and implement. This process allow KGK to take on diverse design challenges, whether public, private, civic, social, environmental, commercial, or residential