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Position: Design Associate Location: 66 Crosby Street, SoHo, New York, NY Employment Type: Full-Time + Commission About DOM Interiors: DOM Interiors is a premier design showroom specializing in sustainable, high-end Italian systems for kitchens, baths, closets, doors, lighting, and furnishings. Representing brands such as Rimadesio, Valcucine, Agape, Rexa, Kristalia, MD House, MDF Italia, Horm, and Davide Groppi, we serve as a key resource for modern architectural and interior design solutions. We collaborate with an international network of architects and designers on private residences, commercial spaces, and multi-unit developments. Position Overview: We are looking for a skilled and motivated Design Associate with strong design sensibility, drafting proficiency, and a keen aptitude for sales to join our team in SoHo, New York. This client-facing role requires a unique blend of design knowledge, sales acumen, and project coordination. The ideal candidate is passionate about contemporary design, highly organized, and motivated to build long-term relationships within the design and architecture community. Key Responsibilities: •Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of our premium Italian product lines and their design applications. •Create and present tailored design concepts, space plans, and project proposals to clients, architects, and design professionals. •Drive new business opportunities through proactive outreach, networking, and in-showroom client engagement. •Prepare detailed estimates, pricing, and delivery schedules in alignment with company standards and client expectations. •Manage client relationships with clear, consistent communication throughout all stages of the design and sales process. •Represent DOM Interiors at industry events, presentations, and within the broader architecture and design community. •Maintain the showroom’s visual standards, ensuring it reflects the brand’s aesthetic and remains organized, clean, and presentation-ready Required Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field. •2+ years of professional experience, preferably in sales, design, or showroom environments. •Proficiency in AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. •Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook). •Experience with SketchUp is a plus. •Strong communication and interpersonal skills. •Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.

Executive Chef – Sinsa (East Village, NYC) Sinsa, a Korean American wine bar in the heart of East Village, is seeking an innovative and passionate Executive Chef to lead our kitchen. Our vision is to redefine Korean American cuisine through classical cooking techniques, refined flavors, and thoughtful wine pairings. We emphasize sophistication, creativity, and execution, blending Korean and global influences into a unique culinary experience. Job Overview: As Executive Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu development to execution, team leadership, and financial performance. You will collaborate closely with ownership and front-of-house leadership to create an exceptional dining experience that aligns with our brand’s vision. Key Responsibilities: • Lead and manage all kitchen operations, ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency. • Develop and refine an innovative, seasonally driven menu that embodies Korean American flavors with global influences. • Train, mentor, and inspire kitchen staff, fostering a culture of teamwork, respect, and continuous learning. • Maintain strict food safety and sanitation standards in compliance with DOH regulations. • Oversee kitchen inventory, food costs, and labor budgets to ensure profitability. • Work closely with the FOH team to align culinary and service experiences. • Recruit, hire, and schedule kitchen staff to build a strong, cohesive team. • Maintain a strong presence on the line, ensuring excellence in execution during service. • Stay ahead of industry trends, integrating innovative techniques and ingredients into the menu. What We’re Looking For: • 3+ years of experience as an Executive Chef or high-level Sous Chef in a chef-driven, high-volume restaurant. • Expertise in Korean or Korean American cuisine, with a strong understanding of contemporary culinary techniques. • A passion for ingredient-driven cooking, precise technique, and elevated presentation. • Proven leadership skills with the ability to train, motivate, and develop a team. • Strong business acumen with experience in food cost control, inventory management, and labor efficiency. • Deep understanding of DOH regulations and food safety compliance. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining composure and excellence. • Strong communication and collaboration skills with FOH and ownership. • A deep appreciation for wine and beverage pairings is a plus. What We Offer: • Competitive salary with performance-based incentives. • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits. • Additional perks. • A leadership role in a highly anticipated concept in NYC’s dynamic dining scene. • The opportunity to create and shape a unique menu with creative freedom. • Supportive and collaborative work environment with growth opportunities. If you are an ambitious, forward-thinking chef looking to lead an innovative restaurant, we’d love to hear from you.

Overnight Front Desk Manager Location: Hudson Yards Hotel, New York, NY Schedule: Overnight shifts, including weekends and holidays About Us Hudson Yards Hotel is a boutique property at the heart of New York City, blending luxury with a warm, personalized guest experience. Our team is passionate about hospitality, and we believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued. Your Mission As the Overnight Front Desk Assistant Manager & Acting Manager on Duty, you will be the primary point of contact for guests and hotel operations overnight. You will ensure smooth check-ins and check-outs, address guest concerns, and oversee the front office team to deliver an exceptional guest experience. In the absence of senior management, you will handle operational decisions, resolve guest issues, and coordinate with other hotel departments to maintain seamless service. Key Responsibilities - Guest Services & Front Office Operations - Serve as the Acting Manager on Duty (MOD) overnight, ensuring efficient front office operations and addressing any guest needs. - Oversee guest check-in/check-out process, ensuring proper identification and payment methods are secured. - Supervise and support the front office team, ensuring all guest interactions are warm, personalized, and efficient. - Handle and resolve guest complaints or service issues that cannot be settled by front desk agents, providing timely follow-up. - Monitor and manage VIP guest arrivals and departures, ensuring all special requests are fulfilled. - Motivate and encourage team members to upsell rooms and services, driving additional revenue. Financial & Administrative Duties - Ensure all folio postings, deposits, and settlements are handled properly and in a timely manner. - Maintain accuracy in cash handling, billing, and financial transactions, ensuring compliance with internal audit procedures. - Prepare and distribute end-of-shift reports to senior management and ensure all key information is documented. Hotel Safety & Operations Oversight - Maintain a visible and proactive presence throughout the hotel, monitoring safety and security. - Coordinate with housekeeping and maintenance to address any urgent facility issues overnight. - Ensure all internal policies and security procedures are upheld to maintain a safe environment for guests and staff. What You Bring - 3+ years of front office experience in a hotel environment, with at least 1 year in a leadership or supervisory role. - Strong problem-solving skills, able to handle guest concerns with professionalism and efficiency. - Excellent communication abilities (verbal, written, and body language) to interact with guests, team members, and management. - Ability to work independently and make operational decisions in the absence of senior leadership. - Strong financial acumen, ensuring accuracy in transactions. - Experience using hotel management systems (e.g., Mews, Opera, or similar). - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Why Join Us? - Opportunity to work in a start-up boutique hotel with a growing and dynamic team. - Gain valuable leadership experience as the overnight Manager on Duty. - Work in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment where every night is unique. If you’re a night owl with a passion for hospitality, apply today and help us create unforgettable guest experiences!

Non CDL-Drivers Needed-$21.00 per hour-$3K Sign On Bonus Paid In Increments-Paid Quarterly Safety Bonuses of $300.00Food Bank for New York City's Truck Drivers are essential to our mission and operations. We would not be able to feed the millions of vulnerable New Yorkers without our professional team of drivers. Looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others daily? Come join us.Our highly professional, reliable and dependable truck drivers represent the Food Bank in a courteous and professional manner while out on the road and in all dealings and contact with member agencies and partners, suppliers, and donors. Our drivers are required to use excellent customer service skills, tact and diplomacy in all situations dealing with our partners and other team members and leadership.Essential Duties and Responsibilities : This role requires extensive personal interaction with internal and external customers, verifying documentation and loads, and safely transporting food to and from designated locations Operating both CDL Class A & B trucks, ensuring a safe and timely pick-up and delivery of product. Loading, inspecting all products, verifying quantities and expiration dates, informing the appropriate Supervisor of any issues found. Working independently, according to an assigned schedule, while assessing and responding to customer needs and to updated / changing plans, keeping the transportation team manager informed. Documenting travel, time worked, breaks, etc. via electronic logging methods. Deliver and pick up produce, frozen and dry food product to member agencies, suppliers, donors and other locations as assigned. Assists in loading trailer with materials. Unloads trailer by using forklift, electric pallet jack, or hand truck. Transports loads over required route to proper destinations. Obtains shipping bills and necessary signatures. Returns completed paperwork to the warehouse office. Removes empty pallets from trailer truck and carries them to designated piling area. Performs miscellaneous service duties such as checking oil, water, gasoline and air in tires on a daily basis. Other work-related and warehouse duties as assigned by supervisor or manager Reliable and regular attendance is expectedPerks and Benefits : HOME DAILY - Local Driving Hourly Pay with Overtime after 40 hours Benefits include : Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(B) retirement plan, 13 paid holidays plus bonus holidays, vacation, sick pay, Company-Paid Life and Disability InsuranceHiring Requirements : Valid driver's license -CLASS B CDL Safe driving record (MVR, Abstract) No DUIs, DWIs, Major Accidents within the past 24 months 18 years or older Ability to pass a drug test Ability to pass a standard, non-financial background check Must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to use mobile electronic devices to communicate and document travel, time worked, etc. Must have the skill set to safely execute multiple deliveries and pickups on a daily basis utilizing different types of vehicles. Must possess sound business acumen and the ability to establish credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of the organization. Must be detail oriented and responsible Have a high level of independence while working effectively and collaboratively with a diverse population. Have excellent organization, time-management, and task-management skills to maneuver in a very fast paced and diverse environment.

Be Apart of A a growing brand. We're looking for an entry-level Sales Manager, to help grow our brand. After a year and a half + we're ready to build our "start-up" team. Who We Are Creole Worship is a fast-growing digital magazine: a Christian-Haitian music digital magazine that is dedicated to spreading the message of Jesus Christ through the Haitian style of music & culture for Haitians and people all around the world: We want to encourage & enable people to worship the Lord in Haitian Kreyol. Additionally positively boosting the community. We are growing fast and need to build a team to better accomplish our mission and grow even more. About You & The Job This is an Entry Level Hybrid Position The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a decent understanding of market dynamics, and some track record in or related to sales and account management. This role requires a strategic thinker who can analyze market trends, develop effective sales strategies, and foster relationships to enhance business development. We are open to training and unexperienced go-getters, who will receive real-time challenging experience that'll boost any resume. Most of our communication will be done online but quarterly and other occasional team meetings may be in-person. Duties Your job is to essentially make & keep Creole Worship profitable. - Contacting potential sales individuals, and businesses for client conversion. - Analyze market trends to identify new opportunities for growth and expansion. - Develop and implement effective sales strategies that align with business goals. - Oversee outside sales activities, ensuring proper execution of sales plans. - Manage key accounts, building strong client relationships to ensure satisfaction and retention. - Crafting & executing sales pitches for Sponsored posts, advertisements, and other sales opportunities. - Managing and modifying our (advertising) product - Conduct communication & execute strategies to market sales products year-round - Collaborate with team members to align promotional strategies with sales objectives. Skills - Proficient in analyzing market data to inform strategic decisions. - Proven experience in outside sales and account management. - Technologically adept - Familiarity with CRM software for effective customer relationship management. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with clients and team members. - Strong business development acumen with the ability to identify new markets and opportunities. - Great communication skills to communicate with the founder & team members to align all efforts and strategize with the overall mission and goals. - MUST speak great English - PREFERRED Haitian Kreyol speakers - PREFERRED French Speakers - * Kringlish is fine as long you're willing to continue learning to speak, write, and communicate in Haitian Kreyol* Pay ** THIS POSITION DOES NOT PAY** We want to pay you but cannot just yet. We are still growing and haven't fully reached profitability goals. Though as we cross this goal and others we will compensate team members/employees generously. We can only offer company benefits like quarterly team dinners and in-field experience. We are in a growth state: building out our first team. You will get to be a part of Creole Worship's first team and help us grow our impact, good works, and reach. Which means carving out the beginnings of a department run by you. If you are passionate about driving sales success and leading a high-performing team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. ***We are not discriminatory against any persons or race but do highly encourage Christians, Haitians, Haitian-Americans, Haitian descendants, and people of color to apply. As this aligns with our mission to spread the message of Jesus Christ and uplift/support our community.

Be a part of a growing brand We're looking for an entry-level Content Creator to help grow our magazine brand: We're excitedly building our "start-up" team. Who We Are Creole Worship is a fast-growing digital magazine: a Christian-Haitian music digital magazine that is dedicated to spreading the message of Jesus Christ through the Haitian style of music & culture for Haitians and people all around the world: We want to encourage & enable people to worship the Lord in Haitian Kreyol. Additionally positively boosting the community. We are growing fast and need to build a team to better accomplish our mission and grow even more. About You & The Job This is an Entry Level Hybrid Position The ideal candidate will possess diverse creative skills: a decent understanding of content marketing, graphic design, strategic creative planning, graphic design, content research, and some experience in social media. This role requires a creative writer and marketer who can create editorial content, research, develop effective creative strategies & campaigns, and foster positive relationships to enhance business development. We are open to training inexperienced go-getters, who will receive real-time challenging experience that'll boost any resume. A lot of our communication & work will be done online but quarterly and other occasional team meetings will be in person. Hybrid Position Duties Your job is to essentially help build Creole Worship's online presence through editorial and various creative efforts that will help the founder & other teams create content (editorial, social, and event related content - Coming up with content ideas - Draft/write articles and various editorial pieces - Conduct research for editorial content - Create graphics for social media - Create graphics for web design & website updates - Create graphics to support sales team marketing - Capturing social media content - Scheduling & posting daily posts - Maintain Creole Worship's brand tone, style & image in all articles and content - Help build & manage social content calendar(s) - Collaborate with team members to create content. - Assist with product design and development Skills - Proficient in Graphic Design ( Using Canva & Figma) - Good Writing Skills ( English, Haitian Kreyol & French ) - Technologically adept - Familiarity with most common social platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & Twitter. - Strong business development acumen with the ability to identify new markets and opportunities. - Great communication skills to communicate with the founder & team members to align all efforts and strategies with our overall mission and goals. - SEO knowledge - Good copywriting skills - MUST speak and write using proper English & Kreyol language - PREFERRED Haitian Kreyol speakers - PREFERRED French Speakers ( preferred but not required ) Kringlish is fine as long you're willing to continue learning to speak, write, and communicate in Haitian Kreyol Pay THIS POSITION DOES NOT PAY We want to pay you but cannot just yet. We are still growing and haven't fully reached profitability goals. Though as we cross this goal and others, we will compensate team members/employees generously. We can only offer company benefits like quarterly team dinners and in-field experience. We are in a growth state: building out our first team. You will get to be a part of Creole Worship's first team and help us grow our impact, good works, and reach. Which means carving out the beginnings of a department run by you. If you are passionate about creating content, writing & research we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Content Creator & Researcher ***We are not discriminatory against any persons or race but do highly encourage Christians, Haitians, Haitian Americans, Haitian descendants, and people of color to apply. As this aligns with our mission to spread the message of Jesus Christ and uplift/support our community.