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Position: Events Manager and Bookseller
Status: Full-Time
Number of hours per week: 38–40
Pay: $24/hour
Deadline to apply: October 15
Lofty Pigeon Books is hiring a full-time Events Manager and Bookseller to take the lead on event planning and execution and participate in the daily operations of the store, especially helping customers, receiving and shelving books, and maintaining the sales floor. They will be a key part of creating event marketing and graphics, managing author and event partner communications, and hosting events, as well as helping our customers interact with the store, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment and sharing their love for books.
Note
Schedule is currently Tuesday through Saturday, 8.5 hours a day with a 45-minute lunch, including 2 to 3 evening events per week
Responsibilities
Events (approx. 60% of working hours, with seasonal variability)
Work closely with the co-owner to set events schedule
After events have been confirmed, manage communications with authors, publicists, and other event partners, communicating event details, getting approval for event pages and graphics, and following up as needed
Create event pages and graphics
Promote events through newsletter, in-store signage, targeted advertising, and social media posts
Work with book buyer to ensure event books are received in a timely manner
Host approximately 2 to 4 events per week, including facilitating experience for authors and event partners, introducing and concluding events, and managing attendee experience
Work occasional offsite events at venues around New York
Bookselling (approx. 40% of working hours, with seasonal variability)
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
Receive and shelve books and merchandise from shipments and overstock
Open and close store, including counting out register
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
Help maintain and update store website
Qualifications
Organized and detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills
At least two years of customer service experience
Passionate about books and helping people connect with them
Event and/or bookstore experience a plus
Graphic design and social media experience a plus
Spanish or Bengali language knowledge a plus
Ability to lift up to 45 pounds and use a stepladder a plus
About the organization
Lofty Pigeon Books is an independent neighborhood bookstore that opened on August 26, 2023, in Kensington, Brooklyn. We are a community-focused gathering space with a curated, dynamic selection of books of all genres and for all ages. An online store and robust events program for kids and adults round out our offerings.
Benefits
7 paid sick days and 15 paid vacation days per year
Optional retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
$2 per hour health care stipend
40% employee discount