Temporary Sales Associate

RISD - Rhode Island School of Design; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

20% store discount

RIPTA Transportation

Free admission to the Museum

Job summary

RISD Store is seeking temporary sales associates to assist students with purchases and questions. The role offers a fluctuating 16–35 hour weekly schedule, with weekends and evenings possible. Benefits include a 20% store discount, RIPTA transportation assistance, and free museum admission.

Responsibilities include ringing sales, handling payments, stocking merchandise, labeling, and maintaining clean workspaces. Cross-training across RISD Auxiliary Services departments is required as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• Retail experience and strong communication skills.
• Interpersonal and multicultural competencies.
• Willing to cross-train in other RISD Auxiliary Services departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality customer service by waiting on customers and answering product-related questions in a courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable manner.
• Ring up sales using a cash register, receive payment, and make change.
• Stock merchandise by retrieving stock from the storeroom and stocking shelves.
• Apply labels and price tags on merchandise and shelving units.
• Keep work spaces clean and organized; pre-cut materials as needed.
• Cross-train in RISD department operations to assist as required.

Skills

Retail experience

Telephone skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multicultural competencies

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Computer experience

Job description

Job Summary

The RISD Store seeks temporary sales associates to provide assistance to students. The workweek consists of a schedule of 16-35 hours per week. Interested applicants must be willing to work a flexible schedule including weekends.

Benefits

• 20% store discount
• RIPTA Transportation to and from work
• Free admission to the Museum

The mission of the RISD stores is to support the creative pursuits of our students and customers through a unique, inspiring, and informative shopping experience.

The temporary sales clerk will provide quality customer service by waiting on customers and answering product-related questions in a courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable manner. The incumbent will perform detailed work in an accurate manner by using a cash register to ring up sales, receive payment, and make sure to stock work areas with merchandise, as necessary, by retrieving stock from the storeroom. Additional duties include applying labels and price tags on merchandise and shelving units, cleaning relevant work spaces, and pre-cutting materials, as needed.

Essential Functions

• Provide quality customer service by waiting on customers and answering product-related questions in a courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable manner.
• Perform detailed work in an accurate manner by using a cash register to ring up sales, receive payment and make change.
• Stock work areas with merchandise, as necessary, by retrieving stock from the storeroom.
• Apply labels and price tags on merchandise and shelving units.
• Clean shelves, counters, tables, and work areas.
• Pre-cut materials, as needed.
• Please note that Temporary Sales Associates will be cross trained in all RISD Retail departments to provide assistance, as required.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• High school diploma.
• Applicants must have previous retail experience, strong telephone, and personal communications skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and hold multicultural competencies appropriate for working with a diverse range of constituents.
• Ability to cross-train in other RISD Auxiliary Services departments such as the Mail Room.
• Proven ability to interact with members of the community representing diverse backgrounds and interests.

Valued but not required skills and experience

• Art and design background preferred with knowledge of art supply application and contemporary art and design history.
• Computer experience preferred.

Union

No

Work Schedule/Duration of Assignment

16-35 hours per week. Nights and weekend shifts may be required. Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 am to 7 pm.

Employment Status

Temporary, Part-Time

Grade N/A

Salary Grade Structure

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The successful candidate will be required to meet our pre-employment background screening requirements.

RISD recognizes diversity and inclusivity as fundamental to its learning community and integral to an art and design education. We welcome candidates whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

About RISD

RISD (pronounced 'RIZ-dee') is a creative community founded in 1877 in Providence, Rhode Island. Today, we enroll 2,620 students hailing from 59 countries. Led by a committed faculty, they are engaged in 44 full-time bachelor's and master's degree programs and supported by a worldwide network of over 31,000 alumni who demonstrate the vital role artists and designers play in today’s society. Beyond facts and figures, what is the spirit of this community? Through a cross-disciplinary curriculum of studio-based learning and rigorous study in the liberal arts, RISD students are encouraged to develop their own personal creative processes, but they are united by one guiding principle: in order to create, one must question. In cultivating expansive and elastic thinking, RISD seeks to activate a critical exchange that empowers artists, designers and scholars to generate and challenge the ideas that shape our world.

RISD's mission, at both the college and museum, is not only to educate students and the public in the creation and appreciation of works of art and design, but to transmit that knowledge and make global contributions. For more information, visit risd.edu and our.risd.edu.