Ah no! Taken at a moment where I relaxed my smile.
Today, I am happy to talk about the latest social media campaign where I am involved as a judge. Michaels, the North America’s largest specialty retailer of arts and craft, is finally opening stores in Quebec. Michaels does it large with the opening of 7 stores in fall 2012 — 6 in the greater Montreal area and 1 in Ottawa. It is a news that will put a smile to every creative girls in the city.
Michaels is committed to serve the French market the right way. For that reason, Michaels wants to hire a Creative Ambassador in Quebec. To find the ideal candidate, they launched the biggest social media creative hobby contest never launched in Quebec earlier this week.
And I am one of the judge! I share the judging duties with Ginette Lorrain, the host of La Bosse des Noces that aired at Canal-Vie, and Isabelle Quinn, the owner of Sweet Isabelle. You may recall Sweet Isabelle from my son’s first birthday party. Isabelle donated the animal lollipop cookies that I gave to the guests.
One afternoon in May, we filmed my first scripted video in a studio. I was a little bit intimidating to be filmed with a pro like Ginette who has 15 years of TV experience in front of the camera. But I think that I managed to deliver something good. This experience gave me a deeper appreciation of the work that actors and TV hosts do. I got to see what happens behind the scenes and watch the work of the filming crew. Making a video is a team effort; it requires more work that I imagined. You can watch it. Even if you might not understand the words — it is all in French — you will feel the fun concept behind it.
If you, or someone you know, live in Quebec and you enjoy creating art and craft projects, I invite you to film your own video and enter the contest. The first prize is a 1-year job contract at Michaels! You have until July 16th, 2012 to submit your entry. Spread the word! It is a awesome job opportunity for a creative person.
For more details, visit À la recherche de l’ambassadeur créatif de Micheals au Québec contest page.
Katie B. of HousewifeHowTos.com
June 15, 2012 at 12:02Oh, you’ll love Michaels! It’s a weekly destination of mine, and one of the few shopping trips that my son looks forward to since he can always find craft kits or items that inspire him to make things. (His latest is a massive bird house which could probably accommodate both of our cats.)
P.S. After reading the entry title, I’d wondered for a moment if the store’s name was spelled differently in Canada. 🙂
Valentina D.
June 19, 2012 at 14:18I was just wondering exactly what I could put in my video?
Kim
June 20, 2012 at 18:17Valentina, my advice is to carefully listen to the video – we gave hints about what we want to see – and to fully read the contest rules (print it, since the text is very long). As a judge, I feel that I should not say too much. Good luck!