Hustlers wanted

We’re looking for hustlers to join our Peckham-based team to make sh*t happen.  The role will involve working closely alongside KittenCapital founder Chris Q, helping launch our newest (and most random) venture Peckham Conker Club - due to launch in September, and requires work over the summer months to get it ready.

The role

We describe the role as a *hustler*, as the primary goal is to make stuff happen.  As a small entrepreneurial team we’ve got a lot going on and are spinning a lot of plates; your role is to help get various projects over-the-line, turning ideas into reality.

Tasks will broadly include:

• Helping organise events

• Pitching products & selling sh*t (to retailers across London + online)

• Recruiting team members / partners

• Researching / finding stuff out

• Social media management / activation

You

The three most important skills you need to win at this role are:

• Smarts: smarts isn’t so much a case of being ‘clever’ - more about being good at *working stuff out*

• Herding: you need to be a good organiser

• No fear: you need to be good at *getting on with it*, no matter what the task.  Being out of your depth shouldn’t be a problem to you

The detail

This is a part-time role - needing anything from 4 to 20 hours a week - working both remotely (from home) and from our Peckham Rye HQ (next to the Montpelier pub).  We're small + self-funded so can’t pay the earth at the mo.  Pay is £12 an hour, with various bonuses on top based on performance.  We win - you win 😉 

How to apply

Please fill in the form below to give us some sense of who you are & your experience. Thanks bai.

Videographer needed (South London)

We’re looking for a freelance Videographer / video-maker to make some films with us.  You might be a young film-maker starting out, a part-timer who makes films for the love of it or a wise old film-making owl.  Experience isn’t really the factor.  The key thing is that you have the right skills and the right chemistry with us.

The kind of skills we’re looking for is an all-round, all-in-one film-maker, so someone who can shoot and edit.  Ideally you’d be based in London - preferably South London, as we’re based in Peckham.

The kind of films we’re looking to make are mostly product videos for the various products we make / sell across our companies.  To start with we’ll be making films around AMCO’s security product range.  AMCO are a pretty innovative company in the space of home security, and have some natty products we want to bring alive - so we can promote and sell them more effectively across the UK.

We may also be interested in making some films for Delib - a digital democracy company, that sells software to governments around the world to improve democratic processes.  Completely different to the AMCO brief, but equally as interesting.

If you’re interested in collaborating, drop us a note via email - including some links to examples of your work and anything else we should know.  Email: chris@kittencapital.com

[Photo credit to: Kai Teoh via BoingBoing]

We're hiring: Personal Assistant (part-time) required

I’m looking for a personal assistant to help me with my everyday work at KittenCapital.  Ideally you’d be organised, good at getting stuff done, entrepreneurially-minded and a good writer.  Flexibility is also useful.  Oh, and you should be pretty tech savvy too - as technology is at the heart of everything we do.

My work is pretty varied (and interesting), and essentially I need someone to help me do more / better, by helping me  be more efficient and do the things I don’t have time to do / am bad at doing.  By *personal assistant* I don’t mean I want you to fetch my laundry or walk my dog (although Mr Scraps may persuade you otherwise); I mean I want you to be an extension of my working life - getting involved in all parts of KittenCapital’s work.

KittenCapital is a *venture vehicle* very much in its infancy, dedicated to building *interesting companies*.  We may be small (i.e. it’s mostly me at the mo + some helpers at the mo), but we are ambitious.  The  core companies we’re actively involved with are:

> AMCO: pioneers in *Smart Security* technology and services

> Hackers.Media: European Media industry blog

> Delib: world-leading digital democracy company

> #KittenCamp: an event dedicated to unearthing the under-belly of the internet

I’m fairly flexible about where you’re based, however ideally we’d hang out in our Peckham HQ (my house) some of the time.  I’m also flexible on hours.  If this sounds like your bag, drop me a note with your CV (or similar): chris@kittencapital.com

Oh, and if it doesn’t sound like your bag then pass it to a friend or two.  Thanks for listening 😉

Smart Research Analyst wanted - part time

Data is very much at the core of all facets of our work.  We’re developing out various data-based products for our partners, and are looking for smart research assistants to join the team and help build out the core of these products.  The first product will be for Hackers.Media, and will be research piece into media activity across Europe.

> Role

This role will involve working alongside KittenCapital founder Chris Quigley to research different industries and to produce / publish different *media industry reports* for Hackers.Media.  Research will be a mix of desk / phone / active research.

The role is initially part-time, but has the potential to expand into a full time role, and also to expand in scope for collaboration on other KittenCapital work.

A passion for both the media sector and start-ups is essential, as this is at the core of much of KittenCapital’s work.

> Responsibilities

• Desk research of specific EU country media landscape identifying leading publishers and media influencers in the country
• Presentation of data, both graphical and text-based
• Build databases of contacts for marketing purposes

 

> Skills / requirements

• Strong analytical mind and proven research skills
• Good Excel Spreadsheet knowledge
• Strong written (English) skills
• Passion for media and start-ups
• Entrepreneurial / self-starter
• Strong language skills (non-essential)

 

> About KittenCapital

KittenCapital is a venture vehicle set up by Chris Quigley, focused on growing unusual / challenger ideas into profitable businesses.  KittenCapital has three main verticals: media, home automation and parental well-being.