Seasonal Union Square Bookseller

Strand Book Store; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NY Earned Protected Leave

a dangerous store discount

Job summary

Strand Book Store in New York City is hiring a Seasonal Union Square Bookseller for our flagship Union Square location. You will help manage our extensive book inventory, assist customers with purchases, and provide book-in-hand recommendations during a busy holiday period.

Position is 40 hours per week, with Saturday and Sunday shifts included and closing shifts from 12:15PM–9:15PM. NY Earned Protected Leave is offered along with store discounts as benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to complete tasks with speed, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work independently or as part of a team.
• Comfortable standing for long periods and lifting items up to 50 lbs.
• Flexible, solution-based mindset and computer familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize inventory on shelves and ensure neat, alphabetical stacks.
• Shelving in delegated sections and prioritize as needed.
• Provide book-in-hand service and make recommendations to customers.
• Perform floor maintenance and POS transactions efficiently.
• Assist other departments as required.

Skills

Speed and accuracy

Team player

Stand for long periods

Computer proficiency

Job description

Seasonal Union Square Bookseller

Department: USQ Sales Floor

Employment Type: Seasonal - Full Time

Location: Union Square

Reporting To: Floor Managers (various)

Compensation: $17.50 / hour

Description

Job Type: Temporary Full Time, Non-Exempt Non-Bargaining Unit

Schedule: 40 hours, 5 days per week, including both Saturday and Sunday. Seasonal staff at our flagship location will be working our closing shifts, which run from 12:15PM-9:15PM.

Location: 828 Broadway, Strand's flagship location by USQ

Always wondered what it would be like to work in a bookstore? Now’s your chance to give it a shot.

As a holiday seasonal bookseller at Strand Bookstore, you will play a crucial role in supporting our store during the busiest time of year. You will maintain and organize our extensive inventory of books, assist customers with purchases and provide book-in-hand service, always doing your best to track down the right book for the right customer.

Holiday Season Note: For this position, we are in search of folks who can provide much needed support in the weeks leading up to the holidays, when our traffic grows exponentially. While Strand Bookstore is closed on both Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, we are open the days surrounding both holidays and will need all seasonal staff to be available during their regularly scheduled shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize inventory on shelves, ensuring that the stacks are neat, organized and alphabetical whenever possible.
• Shelving in sections as delegated and depending on wherever the priorities might be.
• Practice book-in-hand delivery to guarantee that customers receive the items they are looking for and make recommendations to customers as much as possible.
• Complete recovery and other maintenance tasks across the floor as necessary, including but not limited to: tidying up tables of books and displays of merchandise, sweeping and cleaning behind information desks and registers, keeping workstations clean and tidy, taking out trash, etc.
• Process POS (point of sale) transactions, completing them accurately and efficiently.
• Assisting other departments with work as needed.

Competency & Position Requirements

• Must be able to complete tasks with speed, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to lift items or merchandise weighing up to and between 10-50 lbs.
• Comfortable standing for long periods of time.
• Can be trusted to work independently while also maintaining a sense of urgency and concentration as needed.
• Must be flexible and solution based.
• Comfortable working with computers.
• Available to work 40 hours per week.
• Weekend shifts are a requirement for this position.

Benefits

• NY Earned Protected Leave
• a dangerous store discount