Seasonal Shop Assistant

Meander is a purpose-led clothing brand on a mission to create sustainable, versatile clothing for everyday adventures. We design minimalist, functional garments using premium performance fabrics, made to take you seamlessly from city streets to mountain trails.

Based in our Edinburgh head office and flagship store, we design for people who love the outdoors and care about the planet. Proudly Scottish, we work closely with local manufacturers and trusted European partners to craft our collection.

As a direct-to-consumer brand, we connect with our customers through our online store and physical locations in Edinburgh, Stockbridge, and London’s Seven Dials.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced retail assistant to join our team in Covent Garden for the Christmas period, working approximately 10–15 hours per week.

You’ll be the face of our brand in-store, welcoming customers, sharing our story, and helping them discover products they’ll love. From day-to-day store operations to stock management and housekeeping, you’ll play a key role in creating an inspiring and seamless customer experience. There may also be opportunities to get involved in head office projects, including marketing and social media.

As a growing brand with a strong focus on sustainability and the outdoors, we’re looking for someone who shares our values and can bring energy, warmth, and personality to the store. If you love connecting with people, care about the planet, and want to help build a community around a purpose-driven brand, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as an ambassador for the brand and convey our story and values to customers
• Learn and maintain great product knowledge. You must acquire an excellent understanding of the performance materials and eco credentials of each product
• Maintain the store to a high standard including visual merchandising and general housekeeping
• Give great customer service through product knowledge, honesty and integrity.
• During quiet times there is also the opportunity to assist in marketing activities by contributing to content for our social channels, writing articles for the on-line magazine as well as researching influencers for brand collaborations. As a start up brand we are looking for team players.

Profile:

• Experience in retail
• Excellent people skills
• Passion and enthusiasm to work with a sustainable outdoor brand.
• A good work ethic and team skills and an ability to manage time effectively
• Great organisational skills and be efficient and process driven
• Ability to be flexible and work to deadlines

What’s in it for you?

There are lots of reasons to be excited about joining our team, we are a passionate start up with an exciting mission to not only create clothes that last but to make a genuine difference in the world.

Other benefits and rewards include:

• A staff uniform.
• Staff Discount
• The chance to build something, a brand with purpose and with people who care.

Application

To apply, please send a CV with a covering letter. We want to know about you and your interests as much as we do about your experience.