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Driver (Warehouse / Retail Assistant) – On the Square Emporium

Full-Time Position Available

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Working Hours: Monday – Friday

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Help us deliver treasures to our customers and support our growing operations. Split your time between driving deliveries and warehouse work – perfect for someone who enjoys variety in their day.

Deliveries are estimated to take up 50% of your time, so we’re looking for someone that we can utilize in other areas – warehouse or retail experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities:

  • Transport items safely between locations and to customers.
  • Assist with loading and unloading deliveries.
  • Provide excellent customer service during drop-offs.
  • Support warehouse operations – receiving, organizing, and preparing stock.
  • Keep warehouse areas clean and organized.
  • Help on the shop floor when needed.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Clean driving license and driving experience.
  • LGV (Large Goods Vehicle) license.
  • Reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic.
  • Ability to handle heavy items with care.
  • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
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Photographer/Videographer – On the Square Emporium

Full-Time Position Available

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Are you a creative visual artist who can transform antiques into editorial masterpieces? Join On the Square Emporium and create high-production-value content that elevates our brand through stunning photography, cinematic videography, and compelling marketing campaigns.

What You’ll Do:

  • Editorial Photography: Create magazine-quality lifestyle and product photography with high production values for marketing campaigns and print materials.
  • Campaign Development: Conceptualize and execute creative photoshoots and video campaigns that tell our brand story.
  • Advertising Content: Produce professional imagery and video content for advertisements, brochures, billboards, and promotional materials.
  • Cinematic Video Production: Create compelling video content including brand films, promotional videos, and social media campaigns with cinematic quality.
  • Creative Direction: Style and art-direct photoshoots, including set design, prop selection, and composition to create aspirational imagery.
  • Professional Editing: Post-process and retouch images and videos to the highest professional standards using industry-leading software.
  • Marketing Collaboration: Work closely with the marketing team to develop visual strategies that align with brand campaigns and seasonal promotions.
  • Studio & Location Work: Manage professional lighting setups, both in-studio and on-location, to achieve desired aesthetic results.
  • Brand Storytelling: Create cohesive visual narratives that showcase our unique treasures in lifestyle contexts and editorial settings.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Professional portfolio showcasing editorial, advertising, or high-end commercial work?
  • Proven experience creating marketing campaigns and branded content?
  • Advanced proficiency with professional camera equipment, lighting systems, and studio setups?
  • Expert-level editing skills (Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects)?
  • Strong creative vision with ability to conceptualize and execute campaigns from brief to final delivery?
  • Experience with art direction and creative styling?
  • Understanding of brand aesthetics and how to create cohesive visual identities?
  • Ability to work to briefs while bringing creative innovation?

Bonus Skills (Not required, but awesome to have):

  • Experience with luxury, lifestyle, or interiors photography
  • Motion graphics and animation capabilities
  • Color grading expertise for video content
  • Experience shooting for print publications or magazines
  • Drone cinematography for aerial footage
  • 3D rendering or CGI integration skills
  • A passion for antiques, vintage design, or interior styling

How to Apply:

Send your CV, portfolio (or links to your work), and a brief note on why you’re the perfect fit

Help us bring our treasures to life through your lens—join our creative team today.

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Stockist – On the Square Emporium

Full-Time Position Available

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Take our unique treasures from the warehouse to the web! Join OnTheSquareEmporium.com and become the expert who brings each item to life online, handling everything from measurements to the final listing.

What You’ll Do:

  • Product Photography: Capture high-quality images of items for online listings.
  • Measurements & Specifications: Accurately measure and record dimensions, weight, and condition details.
  • Description Writing: Create compelling, accurate product descriptions that highlight unique features and appeal to customers.
  • Product Categorization: Properly categorize items within the e-commerce platform for easy customer browsing.
  • Pricing Research: Research comparable items to help determine competitive pricing.
  • Shipping Setup: Configure shipping options, weights, and dimensions for accurate delivery costs.
  • Platform Management: Upload and manage product listings on WordPress/WooCommerce (or similar platforms).
  • Quality Control: Ensure all listings are complete, accurate, and optimized before going live.
  • Inventory Tracking: Keep digital inventory synchronized with physical stock.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy?
  • Excellent written communication skills for product descriptions?
  • Experience with e-commerce platforms (WordPress/WooCommerce preferred)?
  • Basic photography skills or willingness to learn?
  • Comfortable with measurements and product specifications?
  • Organized approach to managing multiple product listings?
  • Able to work independently and meet listing targets?

Bonus Skills (Not required, but awesome to have):

  • Knowledge of antiques, vintage items, or collectibles
  • Experience with product photography and photo editing
  • Understanding of SEO and how to optimize product listings
  • Experience with shipping logistics and courier services
  • Copywriting or content creation background

How to Apply:

Send your CV and a brief note on why you’re the perfect fit

Help us keep our unique treasures organized and ready to find their new homes—join our team today.

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Workshop Technician / Handyman – On the Square Emporium

Full-Time Position Available

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Working Hours: Monday – Friday

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Join our team as a hands-on workshop technician where you’ll breathe new life into furniture and fixtures. Perfect for someone who loves working with their hands and takes pride in quality craftsmanship.

From restoring vintage pieces to building custom solutions for our retail space, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and improving our inventory and facilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Repair and restore furniture including tables, chairs, cabinets, and display units.
  • Perform carpentry and woodworking tasks – cutting, sanding, joining, and finishing.
  • Operate workshop machinery and power tools safely and effectively.
  • Build and assemble fixtures, shelving, and custom pieces as needed.
  • Carry out general maintenance and repairs around the warehouse and retail space.
  • Keep the workshop organized, clean, and safe.
  • Assess items for repair feasibility and recommend solutions.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven experience in woodworking, carpentry, or furniture restoration.
  • Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, and workshop machinery.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
  • Physical fitness – comfortable lifting and moving furniture.
  • Good eye for quality and craftsmanship.
  • Bonus: Experience with upholstery, metalwork, or painting/finishing.
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Retail Assistant – On the Square Emporium

1 Part-Time & 1 Full-Time Position Available

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Shift Options:

  • Part-Time: Friday & Saturday (perfect if you're looking for 2 solid days!)
  • Full-Time: 5 days per week including at least one weekend day

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Looking for a job that’s as unique as you are? Join the team at OnTheSquareEmporium.com, the most fascinating store in the country!

We’ve got positions available for amazing people like YOU!

Whether you’re after part-time or full-time hours, now’s your chance to be part of our quirky, creative team.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Retail experience?
  • A flair for the unique?
  • Love uncovering hidden treasures?
  • Want to work with like‑minded, creative people?
  • Available to work weekends?

If this sounds like you, we’d LOVE to hear from you!

Bonus Skills (Not required, but awesome to have):

  • A passion for antiques
  • An eye for design and detail
  • Merchandising experience
  • Not shy in front of a camera!

How to Apply:

  • Your CV
  • A few sentences about why you’d be a great fit

Make your application stand out—just like our store does!

Let’s make this the year you join a team that celebrates creativity, uniqueness, and hidden treasures. We can’t wait to meet you!

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Cleaner – On the Square Emporium

Full-Time Position AvailableFlexible Shifts

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Keep our spaces spotless and welcoming for customers and staff. Cleaning multiple different business locations.

Responsibilities:

  • Clean and maintain retail, office, and workshop spaces.
  • Ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.
  • Support events by preparing and tidying spaces.

Also required:

  • Full clean UK Driving License
  • Access to own transportation essential

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience in a similar role essential.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Dependable and hardworking.
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Think You’re a Great Fit? Introduce Yourself!

On the Square Emporium

Location: Unit A3, Sydenham Business Park, 17 Heron Road, Belfast BT3 9LE

We’re always on the lookout for amazing people with unique skills who think they’d be a great addition to our quirky team or could provide services to On the Square Emporium.

We’re also collecting expressions of interest from those who’d like to be considered for positions in 2026/27 as we move to our exciting new location.

Maybe you’re a furniture restorer who can bring old pieces back to life?

Maybe you’re an upholsterer with magic hands?

Maybe you do taxidermy and create stunning display pieces?

Maybe you’re a metalworker who can repair vintage ironmongery?

Maybe you’re a vintage sign painter or letterer?

Maybe you specialize in antique clock or watch repair?

Maybe you’re brilliant at sourcing rare collectibles?

Maybe you’re a history buff with encyclopedic knowledge of design periods?

Maybe you create custom frames or do picture restoration?

Maybe you’re a carpenter who can build bespoke display solutions?

Maybe you’re an expert at vintage lighting restoration?

Maybe you have skills we haven’t even thought of yet?

If you’ve got talents, creativity, or expertise that you think would fit perfectly with our treasure-trove of antiques and vintage items, we’d love to hear from you!

Tell us:

  • What you do
  • What makes you special
  • How you think you’d fit with our team
  • What kind of role you’re envisioning

Don’t see a specific job that fits your skills? Create your own opportunity!

Send us your story – we love meeting interesting people who share our passion for the unique and extraordinary.

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