We are always looking for motivated people to join us! We are especially interested in people who share our love of animals (especially horses), share our interest in nature, our passion for quality, and our desire to make a difference. We are often looking for people with a toy industry or collectibles background. Reeves International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We currently have four open positions. If you're interested in pursuing a position with us, please send your cover letter, resume, and salary requirement to jobs@reevesintl.com.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT - EQUINE

Breyer Animal Creations® (www.breyerhorses.com) was a finalist for the 2020 National Toy Hall of Fame as well as for the 2020 and 2021 Equine Industry Vision Award.  Known for exquisite replicas of horses of all breeds including Triple Crown Winners and Olympians, Breyer is the home of fun toys, crafts and play sets.  BreyerFest® is an annual immersive brand event attracting over 34,000 in-person attendees and thousands more from 100+ countries through virtual participation.  Breyer's partnership with Imagine Entertainment includes the development of a live action series titled Breyer Hollow.  Located in Northern New Jersey, 72-year-old Breyer is a family-owned business.

We are seeking an eager, enthusiastic Product Development Assistant for our Breyer model horse lines who is ready to put their horse knowledge (colors, breeds, and disciplines) to work in a fast-paced, exciting, and creative environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Be a Breyer expert on horse industry trends related to tack, accessories, apparel, disciplines, popular horses, breeds, model horse hobby activities and trends
• Become fully versed on all Breyer horses and tooling
• Understand Breyer model horse product quality standards and conduct product quality and decoration review reports of prototype master samples and production samples
• Assist with research and preparation of sample requests for paint deco department prototyping and domestic production
• Assist with contact, scheduling, and follow up with freelance artists
• Research and help to develop new product and program ideas, themes, and concepts
• Assist with completing detailed production documents for manufacturing purposes
• Research and write captions for Breyer equine instructional and informational sheets (e.g., activity books, craft kit brochures, etc.)
• Organize, manage, and update master archive room and Breyer library
• Assist Marketing and Product Development teams as needed including responding to consumer suggestions and inquiries, working with horse owners to develop models of their horses, research content for copywriters, facilitate agreements, manage special projects, etc.
• Some domestic travel required to assist internal Events staff
• Other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as necessary

Qualifications:

• Horse knowledge a must – colors, breeds, and disciplines
• Proficient in Photoshop
• Organized and time-sensitive with a high attention to detail absolutely required
• Team player with a positive attitude;  comfortable in an office environment
• Because of the hands-on work with models, this position is on-site in our Pequannock, NJ office.  Full time and part time considered.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package in a pleasant, suburban work environment. Please respond to jobs@reevesintl.com with a cover letter, resume and salary requirements.

JUNIOR DESIGNER

Reeves International, Inc. is a privately held New Jersey corporation, known and respected in the industry for distributing high-end toys, gifts and collectibles since 1946, including our Breyer Animal Creations, the world’s finest model horses. We are dedicated to creating children’s toys, gifts and collectibles that are beautiful, meaningful and fun.

We are looking for a dynamic part-time Junior Designer to join our Creative Services team.

As a Junior Designer, you will be ready to develop your existing skills by working with in house creative staff on a range of ambitious and innovative projects. You will be responsible for helping to drive the creative direction of packaging, product development, catalog, and asset management.

Must have an understanding of typography, layout, and production skills to create final files to go to printer.

A good knowledge of the following tools is required:

• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• Production skills for product mock-ups
• Trello project management software is helpful

Communication is a big part of the job, so the Junior Designer must feel confident enough to contribute to the entire creative process. The perfect candidate is willing to learn from other designers as well has lend a hand where needed.

Responsibilities:

Offering input and assistance to design team  

• Organization of all files and insure projects are archived properly
• Work with graphics and image files
• Preparation of images and mechanicals as required for print production (make print ready)
• Transmission of prepared files
• Assist in reviewing print proofs
• Build high-quality package comps and tie in product samples, both physical and digital
• Mount boards and cut signs by hand and build physical mock-ups

Qualifications and Skills:

Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Competency in all aspects of print production in all Adobe programs
• Understand packaging templates and production guidelines
• The ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• The organization to see projects through from inception to production
• Consistency regardless of project size
• Good organizational skills that support the rest of the team
• The motivation to learn about the toy business and style guide development
• The willingness to learn and grow in the field.

Two years of experience in a creative service environment or a graphics design background required.

Please respond with a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements if interested.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER – BREYER ANIMAL CREATIONS

Breyer Animal Creations® (www.breyerhorses.com) was a finalist for the 2020 National Toy Hall of Fame as well as for the 2020 Equine Industry Vision Award.  Known for exquisite replicas of horses of all breeds including Triple Crown Winners and Olympians, Breyer is the home of fun toys, crafts and play sets.  BreyerFest® is an annual immersive brand event attracting over 34,000 in-person attendees and thousands more from 100+ countries through virtual participation.  Breyer's partnership with Imagine Entertainment includes the development of a live action series titled Breyer Hollow.  Located in Northern New Jersey, 72-year-old Breyer is a family-owned business.

We are looking for an experienced, creative and hands-on Social Media Manager to join our team. As a Social Media Manager you will be responsible for developing and implementing our Social Media strategy in order to increase our online presence and improve our marketing and sales efforts. You will be responsible to hire and manage interns and freelancers to create, deploy and manage content.  One of your target markets includes moms and kids with a primary goal of engaging and retaining new families into the world of Breyer model horses. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and manage social media strategy to engage and retain new consumers with an emphasis on moms and families for the Breyer model horse brand
• Define most important social media KPIs
• Manage and oversee social media content primarily specific to new consumer engagement; collaborate as a team with Community Coordinator (Breyer Collector world)
• Write, curate, and assign fresh content creation; provide and develop resources for content creation (copywriting, design, video development) for social and for company website
• Manage freelancers and interns as needed to create content and manage channel engagement
• Measure the success of social media campaigns including retention efforts
• Stay up to date with latest social media best practices and technologies; as well as trends in the toys and collectibles industries; maintain a connection to horse industry happenings
• Collaborate with ecommerce, marketing, events, sales, and product development teams
• Implement, track, and analyze SEO in order to provide effective solutions for content optimization for social and website
• Network with industry professionals and influencers to stay informed of trends and best practices

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 4-5 years of experience as a Social Media Manager or similar role
• Experience managing teams of freelancers, interns and/or staff
• Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and more
• Practical knowledge  of SEO and web traffic metrics
• Experience with doing audience and buyer persona research; experience with consumer marketing to moms, kids, and families a big plus
• Good understanding of social media KPIs
• Outstanding multitasking skills; ability to lead and do
• Excellent writer, editor, and proofreader
• Proven ability to lead and motivate
• Critical thinker, good listener, with problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Degree in Marketing or similar relevant field
• Knowledge of kids, toys and horses a plus

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER & E-COMMERCE)

Reeves International, Inc. is a privately held New Jersey corporation since 1946, dedicated to creating, developing, marketing, and distributing children’s toys, gifts and collectibles that are beautiful, engaging, enduring, and fun. These include our own Breyer brand (www.BreyerHorses.com) known for exquisite replicas of horses of all breeds including Triple Crown Winners and Olympians. In addition, Breyer is the home of fun toys; crafts and play sets; The Big Dig all-season original sandbox digger and The Big Dig & Roll; and CollectA - highly detailed vinyl collectible animals.

We are seeking an energetic, knowledgeable, and experienced individual to support our direct-to-consumer customer/E-commerce efforts.  This individual will provide product/services information and resolve any emerging problems that customers face with accuracy and efficiency while ensuring excellent service and maintaining high customer satisfaction. 

Responsibilities:

• Answer phone calls, emails, letters, and other consumer correspondence timely.
• Effectively resolve emerging consumer problems with accurate information and efficiency.
• Timely and accurate data entry of customer purchase orders.
• Confirmation and follow up of all purchase orders with regards to product availability, pricing, shipping, and tracking information.
• Invoicing of Sales Orders including emailing invoices to customers as requested.
• Process debit and credit memos as needed.
• Issue Return Authorizations ensuring all return procedures and processes are followed.
• Document customer feedback and complaints in an Excel spreadsheet for management review.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Note that OVERTIME IS REQUIRED during peak periods.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Website and tech savvy with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues over the telephone while communicating solutions to consumers.
• Attention to detail with strong problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment as well as independently with minimal supervision.
• Minimum of 3-5 years in Customer Service preferably in a direct-to-consumer/E-commerce support position within a consumer products manufacturing environment. Experience exclusively in call center environments is not applicable to this position.
• Please note this job requires candidate to be in the office full time.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package in a pleasant, suburban work environment located in Pequannock, New Jersey.

Please respond with a cover letter, resume, and salary requirement to jobs@reevesintl.com