Experiential Retail Lead & Café Operator

Printfresh; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Employee discount on all Printfresh产品

Job summary

Printfresh, the Philadelphia lifestyle brand known for joyful, hand-painted prints, is opening a cafe and retail flagship and seeks an Experiential Retail Lead to bring it to life. You’ll run day-to-day cafe and retail operations, curate events, displays, and customer experiences, and build a warm culture, with growth into multi-store leadership as we expand.

This hands-on role blends operations, merchandising, hospitality, and community-building in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years in retail, hospitality, experiential marketing, boutiques, concept stores, or cafe/restaurant leadership.
• Experience opening or operating a store, pop-up, cafe, or community space strongly preferred.
• Proven experience supervising staff and managing schedules (required).
• Strong aesthetic eye and a genuine love of merchandising, selling, and hosting.
• Organized, resourceful, and calm in a fast-paced, still-being-built environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations: Own open/close, scheduling, inventory, visual upkeep, and cafe quality — keeping the space warm and intentional every day.
• Own the business: Partner with the operations team on budgets and priorities, and hit sales goals across coffee and product.
• Program & host: Run community events (workshops, needlepoint nights, watercolor, reading clubs) and make the cafe experience buzzworthy enough to share.
• Hospitality that sticks: Support live shopping and in-store content, and deliver genuine, no-pressure hospitality that turns walk-ins into regulars and regulars into superfans.
• Style the mix: Curate a layered mix of core products, seasonal collections, gifts, and artwork — compelling but mindful of flow and sell-through.

Skills

Retail leadership

Hospitality

Merchandising

Event planning

Staff supervision

Scheduling

Job description

Printfresh, the Philadelphia lifestyle brand known for joyful, hand-painted prints, is opening a cafe and retail flagship and seeks an Experiential Retail Lead to bring it to life. You’ll run day-to-day cafe and retail operations, curate events, displays, and customer experiences, and build a warm culture, with growth into multi-store leadership as we expand.

This hands-on role blends operations, merchandising, hospitality, and community-building in a fast-paced environment.