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Choose the role you’re applying for, then answer the questions tailored to it.
Applicant Information
Which position feels most like you?
Creative Operations: Show Us How You Think.
You open the project dashboard Monday morning and see: - Three unanswered event inquiries - A client who hasn’t approved Friday’s layout - Supplies that need ordered for Saturday - Two unpaid invoices - A studio rental happening in three hours - a handful of messages from Kalee containing updates
What do you do first? Put these in the order you would handle them and explain WHY.
A client emails asking something you don’t know the answer to. What do you do?
How do you currently keep yourself organized?
How comfortable are you making a reasonable decision without asking permission when you’ve been given enough information?

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1 is , 5 is Best
What is something you’ve organized that you’re ridiculously proud of?
What areas do you have experience with?
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City, State / Location

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Why did you choose this position?
What about the OTHER position feels less like you?
Current employment
Current job title, if applicable
LinkedIn/professional profile, optional
Portfolio/website, optional
Instagram/social profile they’re comfortable sharing, optional
Resume upload

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Portfolio/work samples, optional

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Tell us about yourself without giving us the polished interview answer.
What are you naturally REALLY good at?
What kind of work drains you, even if you’re capable of doing it?
What are you hoping your work life looks like 1–2 years from now?
General Application Questions
Why do you want to join the Collective?
What attracts you to working with small creative businesses?
How do you like to learn systems and standards?
How do you handle taking direction before earning autonomy?
How do you approach ownership and initiative in your work?
This position is for someone with a strong visual instinct who loves making creative ideas real. They’ll work alongside Kalee across events, photography, branding, content, websites and the physical studio. Kalee will establish the initial concepts, visual direction and brand standards. Their first job isn’t to reinvent the vision. It’s to learn it. As they demonstrate that they understand the aesthetic, they’ll receive increasingly more creative freedom.
Responsibilities:

Event Design + Production - Create Canva moodboards from established concepts - Assist with event layouts - Source props, decor and supplies - Prepare installation materials - Organize design elements - Assist with installations and teardown - Style event spaces - Maintain styling inventory Brand + Design Help create and update: - Brand boards - Client proposals - Canva graphics - Photography guides - Moodboards - Shot lists - Social graphics - Marketing materials - Signage - Event collateral - Website graphics Website + Digital - Make approved website updates - Replace photos and graphics - Update services and information - Build/update pages from creative direction - Maintain visual consistency Photography Depending on experience: - Prepare sets - Organize props and wardrobe - Assist during sessions - Capture behind-the-scenes content - Manage set changes - Assist with tethering - Organize files - Cull according to established standards - Prepare galleries for review
The ideal person has strong visual instincts, notices details, is resourceful, takes feedback well, can replicate a reference accurately and wants increasing creative responsibility. They need to understand that “beautiful” and “right for this brand” are not always the same thing.
Creative Production Assistant

The person who helps turn the idea into the thing.
Creative Production Assistant Questions
What production or creative support tasks have you handled before?
Tell us about a time you had to organize and prepare a finished project for a client or team. What did you do to make sure everything was complete, organized and ready to hand off?
How do you ensure work follows brand standards, specs, or instructions exactly when required?
What tools or software do you use for asset prep, file organization, or production support?
Let’s Talk Logistics.
What hourly rate are you looking for?
What is the minimum hourly rate you would realistically consider?
Ideally, how many hours per week would you like?
What is the minimum number of weekly hours you would need for this opportunity to make sense?
What is the maximum number of weekly hours you would realistically want?
Which best describes what you’re looking for?
Which of the following are you available for?
Do you have reliable transportation?
Some responsibilities require being physically present at Aesthetic Collective in Grand Junction and at local events or shoots.
Work schedule preference
Earliest available start date

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Ability to work onsite in Grand Junction, Colorado
Help Build It.
We’re specifically looking for someone with an intrapreneurial mindset: someone who enjoys helping build and improve a business, takes ownership of their role and cares about the success of the whole thing without needing to own the company.
When you hear ‘help build something,’ what does that mean to you?
Tell us about something you’ve improved at a previous job without being asked.
If you discovered a better way to do something we’d been doing for years, how would you approach it?
Which statement feels most like you?
Imagine you’ve been here for one year and absolutely crushed this role. What do you hope you’re responsible for by then that you weren’t responsible for when you started?
What would make you feel trusted in this position?
What would make you LOSE trust in the person you’re working for?
What does accountability from a boss look like to you?
Creative Production: Show Us How You See.
This role is for someone with a strong visual instinct who loves making creative ideas real. Kalee will establish the initial concepts, visual direction and brand standards. Their first job isn’t to reinvent the vision. It’s to learn it. As they demonstrate that they understand the aesthetic, they’ll receive increasingly more creative freedom.
Canva
Adobe Lightroom
Acuity Scheduling
Pixieset
Website builders
Graphic design
Photography
Event installation
Social/content creation
Upload 3–5 examples of visual work or link below

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Link to 3–5 examples of visual work
Tell us about a time you put significant creative effort into something and the person leading the project wanted you to take it in a completely different direction. How do you handle it?
What’s the difference between being inspired by a reference and simply copying it?
You have a creative idea that you genuinely believe is better than the direction you’ve been given. What do you do?
Choose three words that describe your visual style.
Whose work, brand, photographer, designer or creator do you consistently love visually, and why?
The Questions That Actually Matter.
What is something you’re currently trying to get better at?
What do people misunderstand about the way you work?
What kind of boss brings out your BEST work?
What kind of boss brings out your WORST work?
What do you need from Kalee in order to be successful working directly with her?
What should Kalee know about managing you before she hires you?
If you realize you’ve made a mistake before anyone else notices it, what do you do?
Tell us about a time you dropped the ball. What happened next?
What’s one question you wish we’d asked you?
Why should we trust you with something we’re building?
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Join the Collective ✨

Applicant Information

Creative Operations: Show Us How You Think.

General Application Questions

Creative Production Assistant

Creative Production Assistant Questions

Let’s Talk Logistics.

Help Build It.

Creative Production: Show Us How You See.

The Questions That Actually Matter.