Shop Associate

Elliott Consignment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Elliott Consignment seeks a friendly, dependable Shop Associate / Keyholder for a part-time role in Chicago. You’ll greet customers, handle transactions, and help with incoming consignments while learning our inventory system.

Applicants should be reliable, organized, and comfortable working weekends. Prior retail or service experience helps, but training is provided to learn our processes and policies. Be prepared to take ownership of responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Friendly, dependable, and responsible
• Able to learn new systems quickly
• Interested in clothing, style, resale, or consignment
• Willing to follow established processes and policies
• Comfortable working with a computer-based system

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and create a welcoming atmosphere
• Process purchases at the register
• Receive consigned clothing and enter items into the system
• Price clothing and prepare items for the floor
• Organize racks and displays
• Assist dressing room and return items to the floor
• Maintain a neat and organized shop throughout the day
• Assist with merchandising and front windows
• Open or close the store per procedures

Skills

Customer service

Reliability

Weekend availability

Learner

Attention to detail

Interest in fashion

Education

No degree required

Tools

POS system

Inventory software

Job description

Shop Associate / Keyholder

We’re looking for a friendly, dependable, and responsible person to join our consignment shop. We’re a small business, so this is a hands-on role where everyone helps with different parts of keeping the shop running, organized, and welcoming.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with people and clothing, learns new systems quickly, and can follow established processes. Most importantly, we need someone we can count on. This person will eventually be trusted with store keys and may be responsible for opening or closing the shop independently.

What You’ll Do

Day to day, you’ll help with things like:

Greet customers and help create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere

Check customers out and handle purchases at the register

Receive clothing that customers bring in for consignment

Go through clothing drop-offs and follow our process for accepting and entering items

Learn and use our consignment system to manage customer drop-offs and inventory

Price clothing and prepare items to go onto the floor

Put clothing away and keep racks and displays organized

Help customers with the dressing room and return items to the floor

Keep the shop neat, organized, and looking good throughout the day

Help merchandise the shop, including dressing and refreshing the front windows

Open or close the store when scheduled and follow our opening and closing procedures

Follow shop policies and processes consistently

You don't need to come in knowing the consignment business. We have a system and process that we’ll teach you. What matters is that you’re a good learner, pay attention to details, and can follow through.

Who We’re Looking For

We’d love to find someone who is:

Personable and comfortable talking with customers

Reliable, responsible, and trustworthy

Available to work weekends

Organized and attentive to details

Comfortable learning a computer-based consignment and inventory system

Able to follow established processes and policies

Comfortable working independently when needed

Interested in clothing, style, resale, or consignment

Willing to jump in and help with whatever needs to be done

Previous experience in a shop, restaurant, customer-facing business, or similar environment is helpful, but it isn’t required. Reliability, attitude, and willingness to learn are more important to us.

Working With Us

We’re a small business, so we don’t offer a traditional corporate benefits package. What we can offer is a supportive, flexible work environment and the opportunity to become an important and trusted part of the shop.

• After six months, employees may become eligible for additional incentives, including paid vacation time.

We’re looking for someone who wants more than just an occasional shift — someone who will take ownership of their responsibilities, get to know our customers and our process, and become someone we can truly depend on.

Schedule: Part-time, with weekend availability required
Position: Shop Associate / Keyholder
Experience: Helpful, but not required — we’re happy to train the right person