Seasonal Advisor, Channel Retail

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Apple Shop inside a partner reseller stores in San Francisco is hiring a Seasonal Advisor to drive holiday sales. You'll assist customers, demonstrate products, and promote Apple solutions with a friendly, helpful attitude.

This part-time role runs about 16 hours per week, mainly weekends, with shift times 10:00am-7:00pm or 11:00am-8:00pm, and includes the day after Thanksgiving. You’ll work alongside the full-time team to deliver outstanding service during the peak season.

Qualifications

• 0-1+ years of related experience
• Passion for Apple technology
• Curiosity for learning and sharing knowledge with others
• Outstanding customer focus
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to inspire others and drive sales at a single point of sale

Responsibilities

• Represent Apple within a single partner store to drive sales and grow business.
• Educate and encourage customers to stay knowledgeable on the latest Apple product services portfolio as well as current promotions.
• Meet customers and promote the Apple ecosystem by communicating product benefits and value proposition through demonstrations and consultations, individually or in groups.
• Strive for excellence and ensure Apple’s outstanding dedication to brand standards are upheld throughout your store in partnership with the Community Specialist. This includes ensuring that all Apple fixtures, product exposures, and merchandising elements are up to date and maintained according to Apple's standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Sales ability

Product knowledge

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. As a Seasonal Advisor within our Channel Retail team, you will help drive holiday sales in an Apple Shop within a partner reseller store during the most important time of year. As a key collaborator supporting our full-time team member at a door in their community, you will maximize performance during a peak period by helping customers with your positive attitude, love for technology, and passion for Apple. Through your stellar communication and engagement skills, you will grow Apple business by providing excellent customer service, conducting product demonstrations to customers, and generating excitement around the entire Apple ecosystem. With a strong focus on converting, upgrading, and helping customers explore Apple solutions, you’ll leverage current promotions and affordability options like Trade-In and Financing through direct selling, personalized demos, and customer engagements that drive sales and attach for owners and gift-giving opportunities alike. In this part-time position, your work schedule will be based on business needs and will require you to work 16 hours per week (8 hours per day) on Saturdays and Sundays from either 10:00am to 7:00pm or 11:00am to 8:00pm local time, depending on your store location. You will also be required to work the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27. This is a fixed-term position for approximately 8 weeks between November 7, 2026 and December 27, 2026.

Description

• Represent Apple within a single partner store to drive sales and grow business.
• Educate and encourage customers to stay knowledgeable on the latest Apple product services portfolio as well as current promotions.
• Meet customers and promote the Apple ecosystem by communicating product benefits and value proposition through demonstrations and consultations, individually or in groups.
• Strive for excellence and ensure Apple’s outstanding dedication to brand standards are upheld throughout your store in partnership with the Community Specialist. This includes ensuring that all Apple fixtures, product exposures, and merchandising elements are up to date and maintained according to Apple's standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 0-1+ years of related experience
• Passion for Apple technology
• Curiosity for learning and sharing knowledge with others
• Outstanding customer focus
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to inspire others and drive sales at a single point of sale

Preferred Qualifications

• High level of integrity, trust, and accountability
• Strong self motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
• Ambition for driving sales results and recommending Apple solutions
• Background in direct sales or solution-based selling is a plus