Join the La Movida Sewing & Design Team!
To have your resume on file for future opportunities, email us at [email protected]!
Located in the heart of Kitsilano, La Movida is Vancouver’s largest sewing studio — and one of the biggest in Canada. We’re a vibrant, inspiring space where creativity and community come together. As the only studio in the city offering sewing classes for both youth and adults, we’re passionate about empowering the next generation of designers and makers.
More than just a sewing studio, we’re also a fabric store and creative hub, offering workshops, classes, events, and open studio time in a space designed to spark imagination and well-being.
La Movida is growing fast, and so is our team! We’ve built an inclusive and supportive work culture where everyone is encouraged to shine.
We’re currently looking for a Front of House Superstar — someone who’s organized, detail-driven, stylish, and enthusiastic about design and customer experience. If you’re a people person with a passion for creativity, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
● Opening and closing the studio
● Provide excellent customer service to shoppers, parents, and students
● Manage phone inquiries about class offerings and fabrics/notions
● Assist customers with class registration process
● Cashier duties including sales input, managing cash, organizing receipts for monthly bookkeeping
● Measuring and cutting fabric
● Restock and manage inventory of retail products, studio, office, and cleaning supplies
● Assist instructors with class preparations (eg. pre cutting fabric for workshops)
● Assist with set up and clean up of classes and events as needed
● Ability to work independently and take initiative
● Assist with visual merchandising (wall and window displays)
● Overall studio maintenance and up-keeping duties
Qualifications and Requirements:
● Must have some sewing experience
● Have an interest in sewing and fashion
● General knowledge in fabrics is an asset
● Background in customer service is an asset
● Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
● Great attention to detail and problem solving skills
● Excellent written and verbal communication
● Basic computer skills required (eg. email correspondence, Google applications, etc)
● Ability to learn a new software program as needed
This is a full-time position with a minimum of 4 days a week. Must be flexible to work on weekends.
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].
$19/hour or negotiable depending on experience.
La Movida Sewing & Design Studio is looking for talent!
We are currently seeking a creative, motivated and positive part-time instructor for our youth classes (ages 8+) to begin mid-November. Our quickly growing business offers a lot of opportunity for growth.
La Movida’s instructional style has been designed to make sewing for the absolute beginner, to the very experienced sewer, easy and fun. Our classes are for kids 8+ and adults, with the majority of instruction for children and teens. As a La Movida Instructor you will be trained in our dynamic instructional style at our Kitsilano studio.
This position requires, but is not limited to the following:
- Opening and closing the studio
- A customer service focused mentality. We teach students from ages 8 and up, and it is imperative to create an exceptional guest experience. Being comfortable with leading, instructing and conversing with students, parents, and families from all different skill levels and backgrounds are key to this position.
- Make alterations to patterns for individual student’s fit
- Sew samples accurately
- Aiding customers and students alike to find the correct fabric for each project
- Interest in fashion. The ability to keep yourself up to date in current fashion and trends. We create demonstrations, projects and new designs often, input is required and assistance with troubleshooting required.
- Ability to help problem solve sewing issues, make alterations, fix sewing mistakes
- Studio prep, tidying and organization – studio needs to look clean and fully stocked for classes all the time
- Preparing for instruction, taking attendance, and following curriculums. Some tasks will require basic computer skills. Experience with Google Applications is an asset.
- Measuring and cutting fabric
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Obtaining a criminal record check, at your cost
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Some experience instructing: we instruct a variety of sewing classes for kids of all skill levels with a minimum of 4 students per class. Class curriculums will be provided.
- Sewing and textile expertise: sewing and basic textile knowledge is a must
- Must have a post secondary diploma in Fashion or have equivalent sewing experience (minimum 5 years of sewing experience.)
- A customer service focused mentality: we pride ourselves on an exceptional experience for both students and customers in the studio.
- Garment construction: strong problem solving skills are a must with the ability to figure out alterations.
- Confident in using, teaching, and troubleshooting sewing machines and sergers.
- Up to date with current fashion trends and have knowledge in the fashion industry, including fashion history.
- An organized multi-tasker: able to juggle organizing studio tasks and meticulous class prep alongside knowing what is going on in the studio at all times.
- Excellent Communication: as an instructor you will not only be interacting with students of all ages, you will also be liaising with customers and our team via email, report cards, phone calls, and in person.
- Basic computer knowledge is an asset
- Have experience pattern drafting and sample making
- Interest in sewing and fashion
- Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
- Great attention to detail and problem solving skills
To apply, submit your cover letter and resume to [email protected]!