Job Description:
Love working with your hands, creating something from scratch, and sharing what you know with others? Sailrite is looking for a knowledgeable and personable Marine & Upholstery Product Specialist / On-Air Talent to bring marine fabrication, upholstery, sewing, and DIY projects to life on camera. In this hands-on role, you’ll design and build projects from start to finish while demonstrating techniques, explaining products, and teaching viewers how they can tackle their own projects with confidence. You’ll also become a recognizable face and voice of our brand across YouTube and other digital platforms. This is a great opportunity for someone who combines real-world fabrication skills with a natural ability to teach and connect with people. You don’t need to be a polished TV personality—we’re looking for someone authentic, approachable, knowledgeable, and comfortable letting their personality shine on camera. This is a full-time, on-site position. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Responsibilities:
Prototype, build and complete marine, upholstery and sewing projects for high-quality instructional, educational and product-focused videos.
Demonstrate projects from start to finish while clearly explaining techniques, tools, materials and problem-solving decisions along the way.
Develop scripts, outlines and talking points that make technical information understandable and engaging for viewers of varying skill levels.
Collaborate on all stages of content development, including project selection, concept development, storyboarding, scripting and video planning.
Showcase marine fabrication and upholstery techniques including measuring, patterning, cutting, sewing, fitting, installation and finishing.
Demonstrate the proper use of sewing machines, hand tools, fabrication tools, hardware and other products used throughout marine and upholstery projects.
Present Sailrite products naturally within projects while explaining their purpose, benefits and proper use.
Deliver confident, authentic and engaging on-camera presentations that connect with viewers and reflect the Sailrite brand.
Bring personality, enthusiasm and individual expertise to videos while maintaining a professional and approachable teaching style.
Help identify common project challenges and demonstrate practical solutions that viewers can apply to their own work.
Stay informed about trends, techniques, materials, tools and projects within the marine, upholstery and DIY industries.
Generate and contribute ideas for instructional videos, product demonstrations, educational content and other digital media.
Work closely with Marketing, Video, Product Development and other departments to ensure content is accurate, useful and aligned with company goals.
Follow the Sailrite Style Guide and established content standards to maintain brand consistency.
Assist with other Marketing Department projects as needed.
Job Qualifications:
Hands-on experience in marine fabrication, upholstery, sewing or a closely related trade.
Demonstrated ability to complete a variety of fabrication, upholstery or sewing projects.
Knowledge of commonly used fabrics, materials, hardware, tools and equipment within marine and upholstery applications.
Experience using industrial or heavy-duty sewing machines is preferred.
Strong understanding of project planning, measuring, patterning, cutting, sewing, assembly and installation techniques.
Comfortable explaining technical processes in a clear and approachable way.
Previous experience presenting, teaching, training or appearing on camera is preferred but not required for a candidate with strong communication skills and personality.
Experience creating digital or social media content is a plus.
Experience with video production or editing software is a plus but not required.
Onsite: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
