American Girl Nashville-Experience Associate- Part time

Mattel, Inc.; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

American Girl, a Mattel subsidiary, is seeking Doll Hair Stylists to deliver friendly, informative service in our Doll Hair Salon. You’ll style hair, upsell services, and help maintain the salon area while engaging with children and families on weekends and busy retail days.

Join a team that values diverse voices and empowerment, with opportunities to participate in events and special store activities. Prior experience with dolls and sales is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent, preferred.
• Sales experience in the specialty retail or service industry, preferred.
• Experience styling hair, especially for dolls, preferred.
• Experience working with children, preferred.
• Must be willing to work a flexible retail schedule, including days, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Approach, acknowledge and assist customers promptly.
• Assess and meet customer merchandise and service needs, including special requests and resolving customer problems. Share product knowledge, answer questions and suggestive upsell other Doll Hair Salon services and complementary products. Share information on store events, promotions and activities with customers.
• Style doll hair according to company standards and demonstrate proper hair care and skin care techniques.
• Conduct inventory of salon supplies and stock salon area and communicate replenishment needs when needed.
• Participate in Doll Hair Salon events including Doll Hair Salon Spectaculars, hair demos, and private birthday parties.
• Collaborates with co-workers to create a positive work environment and assists in training new associates.

Skills

Hair styling experience

Sales experience

Experience with children

Flexible schedule

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Team

The Experience Associate is part of the Retail Team.

Girl Ear Piercing, Doll ear piercing and Doll Hair Salon experience. Must have flexibility and availability on weekends.

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity

We're looking for dynamic individuals as Doll Hair Stylists who have the manual and interpersonal skills to deliver friendly and informative service, as well as, the flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.

What Your Impact Will Be

• Approach, acknowledge and assist customers promptly.
• Assess and meet customer merchandise and service needs, including special requests and resolving customer problems. Share product knowledge, answer questions and suggestive upsell other Doll Hair Salon services and complementary products. Share information on store events, promotions and activities with customers.
• Style doll hair according to company standards and demonstrate proper hair care and skin care techniques.
• Conduct inventory of salon supplies and stock salon area and communicate replenishment needs when needed.
• Participate in Doll Hair Salon events including Doll Hair Salon Spectaculars, hair demos, and private birthday parties.
• Collaborates with co-workers to create a positive work environment and assists in training new associates.

What We’re Looking For

• High school degree or equivalent, preferred.
• Sales experience in the specialty retail or service industry, preferred.
• Experience styling hair, especially for dolls, preferred.
• Experience working with children, preferred.
• Must be willing to work a flexible retail schedule, including days, nights and weekends.

Mattel is an AFF…

F/M/Disability/Vet

What It’s Like To Work Here

American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors

• We collaborate Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ MAT, www.mattel.com ), a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https //jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers .

Mattel is an AFF… where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.