VISITOR EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE

San Antonio Museum; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

San Antonio Museum of Art seeks a part-time Visitor Experience Associate to greet guests, engage in conversations about exhibitions and products, and drive sales in the Museum Shop and Front Desk areas.

You will handle transactions, assist with online orders, restock inventory, and collaborate with the Visitor Experience team to ensure an exceptional visitor experience at the museum.

Qualifications

• Greet customers and provide exceptional service at museum shop and admissions desk.
• Promote memberships, programs, events, and merchandise to enhance guest experience.
• Handle sales transactions accurately and process payments at POS.
• Keep shelves and displays tidy, restock brochures and admissions materials.
• Be knowledgeable about current exhibitions and promotions to inform guests.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and engage in conversations to promote products and memberships.
• Process sales transactions at the Museum Shop, Admissions Desk, and Memberships.
• Open/close the shop and maintain a clean, organized workspace.
• Audit cash drawers, report discrepancies, and maintain accurate records.
• Coordinate with the Visitor Experience team on shipping online orders and in-store promotions.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Retail experience

POS systems

Inventory management

Communication

Merchandising

Membership sales

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Counterpoint

Altru by Blackbaud

Job description

# VISITOR EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATESan Antonio Museum of Art - SAN ANTONIO, TX 78215## Description**Title**: Visitor Experience Associate**Department:** Visitor Experience**Reports To:** Sr. Manager of Visitor Experience**Job Type**: Part-time, Non-Exempt**Pay**: $14.00/Hourly# **Job Summary:**The position involves providing exceptional customer service at the Museum and Museum Shop by greeting guests, engaging in conversations to promote products, memberships, and events, and ensuring a positive visitor experience. Responsibilities include processing sales transactions, maintaining a clean and organized environment, managing inventory, and assisting with daily operations such as opening and closing the shop. The role also requires collaboration with management and the Visitor Experience team to coordinate stocking and fulfilling online orders, as well as staying informed about merchandise and promotional campaigns. Overall, this role is crucial for enhancing guest engagement and driving sales within the Museum.**Responsibilities and Duties:****CUSTOMER SERVICE/ENGAGEMENT:*** Measurable ability to share information about exhibitions, programs, products for purchase, and, correspondingly, proactively promote (sell) memberships at different levels.* Greet customers assertively as they set foot in the Museum and Museum Shop.* Engage in conversation with guests to ascertain make, type/quality of merchandise desired, promote new products on hand, outline upcoming programs, and benefit-driven memberships, including campaigns/promotions underway.* Ensures the appearance of the Admissions Desk is presentable and clean* Suggests selections of product, programming, galleries, and emphasizes selling points such as promotions and special programming* Processes sales transactions in the Museum Shop, admissions sales at the Front Desk and Membership sales in both areas* Create an exceptionally positive experience for all museum guests* Provide excellent customer service and assist customers with any questions they might have related to the museum, San Antonio, and surrounding areas in both the **Museum Shop** and **Front Desk**.**OPERATIONS**:* Opens and closes Museum Shop/Front Desk in a timely and efficient manner* Audits cash drawers, resolve errors and discrepancies; must notify manager(s) if these issues arise* Operates and obtains knowledge on both Counterpoint and Altru by Blackbaud Point-of-Sales systems with accuracy to ensure proper protocols, including correct software usage, accurate data, capture, and consistent messaging to guests.* Ensure POS equipment is properly working and notify the manager(s) if problems arise* Keeps the register(s) area clean and organized* Ensure that fixtures are dusted, clean and organized, along with restocking brochures, maps, admissions stickers, etc.* Answer all telephone inquiries and direct calls to appropriate staff* Participates and uses available product knowledge training to stay up to date on product features and how they relate to the collections and exhibitions.* Ensure that guests, if applicable, have paid for parking.**INVENTORY**:* Restock inventory and maintain displays according to current promotions and exhibitions in the Museum Shop and Admissions.* Keeps informed about new merchandise, products for sale, membership promotions and special events/programming* Alerts management of items that are low in stock and/or commonly requested by customers that are not currently in stock.* Assists with light stock work and organization.**Additional Duties and responsibilities include:*** Coordinates with managers on reordering needs (i.e. popular merchandise, museum shop operating supplies and admissions materials).* Assists managers in maintaining upkeep of wholesale catalogue collection and back stockroom inventory (Main Shop, 207, 315 areas).* Receives shipments in Counterpoint.* Fulfills online orders in a timely manner.* Will work on the sales floor and admissions desk as scheduled, assist customers, and resolve any customer service issues promptly and professionally.* Coordinates and collaborates with the Visitor Experience team to ensure online shipments are sent out in a safe & timely manner.* Coordinates and collaborates with the Visitor Experience team to ensure new/incoming merchandise is received in a timely manner.* Completes other duties assigned by management.## Qualifications# Qualifications:* High School Diploma, college degree preferred* Cash handling, customer service & retail experience, computer literate* Must be willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.**Physical Requirements**:The physical requirements of the position described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform successfully. * Walking, bending, climbing, stooping, and lifting up to 35 pounds.* Must be able to sit and stand for long periods of time.* Physical ability to climb stairs and work in a multi-level building.**About the San Antonio Museum of Art** The San Antonio Museum of Art serves as a forum to explore and connect with art that spans the world’s geographies, artistic periods, genres, and cultures. Its collection contains nearly 30,000 works representing 5,000 years of history and is particularly strong in arts of the Americas; ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art; Asian art; and contemporary art.San Antonio is the nation’s seventh-largest city and is consistently listed as one of its fastest-growing. The Museum is housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of San Antonio’s River Walk and is committed to promoting the rich cultural heritage and life of the city. It hosts hundreds of events and public programs each year, including concerts, performances, tours, lectures, symposia, and interactive experiences. As an active civic leader, the Museum is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the city and the region, and to supporting its creative community.**E-Verify Participation:**San Antonio Museum of Art participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. Candidates must provide documentation to establish identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.**EEO Statement:**San Antonio Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that an applicant meets 100% of the qualifications for a given role. Therefore, if much of this job posting describes you, then you are highly encouraged to apply for this role. SAMA is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.