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Main contact
Decade Studio
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Molly Spittal
She / Her
Founder
2
Project
Academic experience
200 hours of work total
Learner
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Communications Market research Project management Competitive analysis Sales strategy
Skills
marketing strategies environmental analysis process improvement revenue stream sales prospecting go-to-market strategy quality assurance employee performance management sales market share
Details

The primary focus for the student will be:

  • Strategy - Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market; develop a go-to-market strategy; identify new funding and grant opportunities, write proposals.
  • Operations - Recommend process improvements or redesign processes; develop improvements to supply chain processes; introduce quality assurance into our internal processes.
  • Marketing - Complete a full customer, competitor, market, and environmental analysis; complete a marketing strategy review; design a new marketing strategy (product, place, price, and promotion);
  • Sales - Design a new/improved prospecting process for our sales team; design a new/improved pricing or service structure.
Deliverables

Our goal at the end of this experience is:

  • Strategy - For the student(s) to help us capture increased market share; for the student(s) to help us capture new revenue streams; for the student(s) to help us secure new funding.
  • Operations - For the student(s) to help us implement more efficient and effective processes that maximize employee performance/customer satisfaction.
  • Marketing - For the student(s) to help us reach more customers, effectively promote our brand, mission, and story.
  • Sales - For the student(s) to help us roll-out better prospecting that increases conversion rates and boost our sales.
  • Talent - For the student(s) to help us build and maintain a productive, diverse, and engaged team.

Other duties the student may complete could include:

  • (indicate other duties)
Mentorship

Students will work closely with the primary project manager who is supervising and available for questions. This will also include occasional progress meetings where adjustments to the students' tasks and duties can be made if necessary.

We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: (list expected channels - eg. Riipen messaging, company slack, email)

Student's primary contact: (Name, job title)

Secondary contact: (Name, job title)

About the company

Company
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Apparel & fashion, Business & management, Marketing & advertising, Public relations & communications, Retail

Decade Studio is a sustainable denim brand that prioritizes highly considered fits and ethical practices. Based in Vancouver, BC, Decade uses premium 100% cotton denim from Italy to create jeans that last a lifetime. Each pair is made with care by a small family-run factory in Portugal. In the summer of 2022, Decade opened a part-time storefront in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant area, where they continue to operate. As the company grows, so does its commitment to offering impeccable denim. Decade believes that their jeans are not just a fashion statement but a lifelong investment, and that's why they are Denim for Life.