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Position: Bookseller
Status: Part-Time
Number of hours per week: 15–23
Pay: $20/hour
Deadline to apply: July 21
Lofty Pigeon Books is hiring a part-time bookseller to assist with the daily operations of the store, especially helping customers and maintaining the sales floor. They will be a key part of how our customers interact with the store, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment and sharing their love for books.
Note
Involves working one weekend day per week, as scheduled
Involves working some evenings for events (onsite and offsite), as scheduled
Permanent (non-seasonal) position
Responsibilities
Daily
Assist customers of all ages with navigating the store, recommend books, take special orders, and ring out purchases
Maintain the sales floor, bathroom, and office, including tidying and organizing books and merchandise and undertaking basic cleaning
Shelve books and merchandise from shipments and overstock
Fulfill online orders and prepare orders for shipment
Break down boxes and prepare and take out trash and recycling
Other duties as assigned
Occasional
Write shelf talker blurbs, help conceptualize and execute themed displays and lists in-store and online, and contribute content to social media posts
Assist in producing store events, including promotion, setting up, ringing out customers and/or tending bar, and breaking down
Qualifications
Organized and detail oriented
Passionate about books and helping people connect with them
Customer service experience a plus
Spanish or Bengali language knowledge a plus
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and use a stepladder a plus
Bookselling experience not required