Optician - The Shops at Lincoln Heights

Warby Parker; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Paid sick leave

Paid Holidays

Retirement savings plan (401(k))

Short-term disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Free eyewear

Job summary

A leading eyewear retailer in San Antonio is looking for skilled Opticians to provide extraordinary customer service and help customers choose the best eyewear. The ideal candidate is a licensed dispensing optician or an ABO-certified optician with a passion for eyewear. Responsibilities include interacting with customers, ensuring quality standards, and collaborating with the team. This role offers a comprehensive compensation package including health benefits, paid leave, and more, supporting professional growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed dispensing optician in required states or ABO-certified in non-licensing states.
• Passionate about eyewear and retail industries.
• Ability to communicate effectively and break down technical terms.
• Go above and beyond to make customers and teammates happy.
• Energetic, positive team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Extremely detail-oriented with multiple responsibilities.
• Open-minded; continuously learning and challenging yourself.
• Takes work seriously without ego.
• Not listed on LEIE.

Responsibilities

• Help customers with all their eyewear needs.
• Take and record measurements for eyewear.
• Ensure eyewear meets optical standards.
• Explain prescription terminology to customers.
• Work with the team to provide exceptional service.
• Help customers choose frames and lenses based on prescription and lifestyle.
• Work with team to develop best-practice sales and service methods.
• Represent the Warby Parker brand and values to educate and excite customers.

Skills

Customer service

Detail-oriented

Communication

Team player

Education

Licensed dispensing optician or ABO-certified optician

Job description

Warby Parker is searching for skilled and enthusiastic Opticians to join our growing team of in‑house optical all‑stars and play an integral part in what we’re all about—helping people see! In this role, you’ll become an expert in our brand and our glasses (take a peek at how they’re made). Whether you’re helping longtime Warby Parker fans or first‑time wearers, you’ll deliver extraordinary customer service to leave them excited and confident about our glasses. Along the way, you’ll partner with motivated, collaborative individuals who take their work seriously. You’ll also expand your current skill set with a slew of career‑advancing resources and benefits. Our ideal candidate is a lifelong learner who’s eager to help Warby Parker grow. Sound a lot like you? Wonderful—read on!

What you’ll do

• Work directly with customers to help meet all of their eyewear needs
• Take and record measurements, adjust and fit eyewear, and execute these details with flawless accuracy
• Check that our finished eyewear meets our optical standards, as well as customer requirements and requests
• Use your expertise to explain prescription terminology and product offerings to customers
• Work with your team to make sure all customers receive exceptional service
• Help customers choose the best frames and lenses based on their prescription needs, face fit, personal style, and lifestyle
• Collaborate with your team to form best practices for sales and customer service that can be implemented throughout the organization
• Represent our brand to help educate others and get them excited about our values and mission

Who you are

• A licensed dispensing optician in states that require a license (or an ABO‑certified optician in non‑licensing states)
• Passionate about the eyewear and retail industries
• A clear, effective, and professional communicator – you can break down technical terms for customers to easily understand
• Dedicated to going above‑and‑beyond to make customers (and your teammates!) happy
• An energetic, positive team player who’s able to adapt in a fast‑paced, ever‑changing work environment
• Extremely detail‑oriented and capable of juggling a wide range of responsibilities
• Open‑minded – you’re constantly learning and challenging what you know
• Someone who takes your work very seriously, but not yourself
• Not on the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees. For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation is thoughtfully determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and relevant market data. For applicable postings, non‑exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay if you are required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full‑time employees

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation days per year
• Retirement savings plan (401(k))
• Parental leave (non‑birthing parents included)
• Short‑term disability
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Optical Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for part‑time employees

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Free eyewear
• Paid sick leave
• And more (just ask!)

Warby Parker will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

If you are a California resident, please review the additional privacy disclosures available in Section 8 of our Privacy Policy, which provides a summary of how we collect, use, disclose, and share personal information about you and explain your rights under the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA").

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

CO only: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on the apply before date listed. We encourage interested candidates to apply through our Career website.

1 WA only: Full‑Time employees’ paid sick leave is accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 26 hours worked. Full‑time employees receive 5 paid holidays and 5‑10 vacation days per year (after waiting period, depending on tenure and hours worked). 2 WA PT only: Paid sick leave (accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked).

About Us

Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style. We’re constantly asking ourselves how we can do more and make a greater impact, and that starts by reimagining everything that a company and industry can be. We want to demonstrate that a business can scale while doing good in the world, without charging a premium for it. And we’ve learned that it takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal. Since the day we launched in 2010, we’ve pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies that help people see. We offer everything you need for happier eyes at a price that leaves you with money in your pocket, from designer‑quality glasses and contacts to eye exams and vision tests, and you can meet us online, at our stores, or even in your home. Wherever and whenever you need it, we’re there to make exceptional vision care simple and accessible. (Delightful, too.) Ultimately, we believe in vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or sunglasses we sell, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program.