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Book lovers
The people who work here are the heart of the shop.
We are a small bookshop in Thamel, and most of our readers meet us online first. What they see there, and how they are spoken to, is what this role looks after.
We are not looking for a marketer who happens to like reading. We are looking for someone who genuinely reads and can show a book at its best. A real love of books is the thing we cannot teach you. Most of the rest, we can.
Responsibilities
Content creation
You bring ideas, or you go looking for them. You experiment with format and with subject, you try things that might not work, and you watch engagement closely enough to learn why they did or did not. The work we want speaks with heart and with data, not one or the other.
Customer handling
You take the messages and the calls, and you sort out whatever sits behind them. You help people place an order, find their way around the site, and get moving again wherever they are stuck or unsure. You speak gently, and whoever is asking is the most important thing you are doing.
Ecommerce operations
This is customer handling seen from the other side. You check where orders have got to, raise problems with whoever can fix them, and keep a record so nothing falls through. The test is simple: nobody should have to chase you.
The perks
Staff discount on books
We ask for a genuine reader, so we make the reading affordable. You see every new arrival before it goes on the site, and everything you buy is at staff price.
Creative freedom
Creativity comes from somewhere you cannot be ordered to go, so nobody here will try. Experiment with content, with format, with anything you think might land. And if you can see a better way for us to reach readers in Nepal and around the world, say so.
Salary and bonus
We agree your salary on what you are able to do, and we discuss a real figure once we have seen your work. When something you have made increases sales, you receive a share of it.
Flexible working
You work from home on most days, on location when you are shooting, and at the Thamel shop once or twice a week. We care about the work rather than the hours.
Who we are looking for
- You have a genuinely creative eye, and you enjoy making things. This is the most important part of the role.
- You have a real passion for reading. You read widely and often, and you can talk about what has been published this year.
- You are comfortable shooting and editing on a phone, using CapCut, InShot or something similar, and you can design in Canva.
- You have an excellent working knowledge of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini, and you understand how to prompt them well.
- You write and speak excellent English, and you are warm and natural in Nepali.
- You have completed +2 as a minimum. A background in literature, media or design is welcome, though your portfolio matters more to us.
- You live in Kathmandu, within convenient reach of Thamel.
- You can commit to at least two years. We put real training into whoever takes this on, and the work only starts compounding after the first.
What to send, and how
Send us your CV, and your experience if you have any. Add whatever shows us your creativity and how you read: the best book you read this year and why, a short demo of how you would shoot a piece of content, or how you would handle a customer with a problem. You may write it or record it on your phone. Links to your social profiles are welcome, and so is anything else you want us to see.