Hiring is closed for this season

Kid Icarus has 2 positions that we hire for. Please fill out the corresponding form. You can attach a resume at the bottom of the form.

Retail Sales Associate

We are looking for a polite person with a friendly personality, good communication skills, and some knowledge or experience in the maker, art, or craft scene.

As a retail sales associate you will need to quickly learn the specifics of stocked items in store, be attentive to customer needs, including helpful knowledge of the Kensington Market area.

This is a full-time position with 25-30 hours per week. Weekends are mandatory. Pay rate is between $17.50 – $19.00 depending on your skill set and experience.

Main Tasks:
– answering customer questions in person or on the phone.
– handling sales transactions.
– restocking the sales floor.
– maintaining a clean and appealing retail environment.

Physical demands:
– Standing for long periods of time.
– Climbing stairs, kneeling, walking quickly.
– Hearing and speaking. Seeing details up close and afar.
– Reading, writing, typing.
– Lifting and carrying up to 15kg.
– We will wear masks in the store to minimize staff downtime when needed.

    PERSONAL INFORMATION

    Email

    Phone Number (required)

    How many hours of work are you interested in? Note - Weekend hours are required.

    SKILLS

    The questions below will help us determine your eligibility for a position at Kid Icarus.

    Screen Printing experience?

    Retail experience?

    Cash Handling?

    Adobe Photoshop experience?

    Adobe Illustrator experience?

    Experience with Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, Google Sheets or another spreadsheet program?

    .

    Experience maintaining a blog and using pluggins?

    CREDENTIALS

    If you have an online resume, portfolio, or personal website you would like to share, please include it below:

    If you didn't provide a link to your resume above, you can attach it here.

    Only PDF files up to 2mb are acceptable. If your file is larger than 2mb, please use a free file sending service like WeTransfer.

    Production Assistant

    Knowledge and experience in the screen printing process is essential. This is not a position where we teach your how to be a Screen Print Technician.

    The Production Assistant role is to oversee all customer printing inquires, and to help organize the screen printing and stamp production schedule.

    You need to be a detailed oriented person with good communication skills, and proficient in Adobe Photoshop. Illustrator is an asset.

    Responsibilities:
    – Answer all email inquires.
    – Quote and finalize client projects.
    – Preflight check on file separations.
    – Assist in prepping and pulling paper.

    Pay rate is $17.50 – $19.00 depending on your skill level.

    Your job will be utilizing your skills listed above, plus monitoring print quality throughout the run to ensure consistency and quality control. Meet production schedules and expected production goals.

    Physical demands:
    – Standing for 3 – 5 hours.
    – Climbing stairs, kneeling, walking quickly.
    – Hearing and speaking. Seeing details up close and afar. Seeing colour in full spectrum.
    – Reading and writing in english.
    – Lifting and carrying up to 25kg.
    – We will wear masks in the store to minimize staff downtime when needed.

      PERSONAL INFORMATION

      How many hours of work are you interested in? Note - Weekend hours are required.

      SKILLS

      The questions below will help us determine if you are eligible to assist in the print department at Kid Icarus.

      Experience exposing and reclaiming screens?

      Screen coating experience?

      Experience with registering multi-colour prints on paper?

      Experience printing longer runs (50-80 prints)?

      Experience printing large prints such as 18x24” in size?

      Adobe Photoshop experience?

      Adobe Illustrator experience?

      CREDENTIALS

      If you have an online resume, portfolio, or personal website you would like to share, please include it below:

      If you didn't provide a link to your resume above, you can attach it here.

      Only PDF files up to 10mb are acceptable. If your file is larger than 2mb, please use a free file sending service like WeTransfer.