Bookseller
Published | 19. November 2024 |
Location | Anchorage, Alaska |
Category | Bookseller |
Job Type | Full-time |
Description
We offer competitive wages in a fun environment, an employee discount, dental and vision care, an employee discount of 35%, a matching retirement plan, and opportunities for advancement!
Must love books! Must love people! Must have 12 months or more of retail, with cash handling experience.
Please no emails or phone calls; please visit our job page http://www.wavebooks.com/employment.html for more details & to fill out an application.
Please read whole position description:
We are currently hiring for FULL-TIME, permanent, booksellers *ONLY*. Must work evenings & weekends. There are *NO* part-time positions available at this time. There are *NO* seasonal positions available at this time.
You know us as Alaska's Best Bookstore as voted by the readers of the Anchorage Press and the Anchorage Daily News for several years in a row, but did you know that one of the keys to Title Wave's success is that many employees have worked here for 5-15 years?
Booksellers are the "happy-helpy" faces of Title Wave Books, the friendly folks you see out and about on the sales floor and at the counters.
Please visit our job page http://www.wavebooks.com/employment.html for more details & to fill out an application.
Title Wave is:
* a locally-owned business for over thirty years
* the largest independent bookstore in Alaska
* a great place to work
We offer:
* Rigorous, on-the-job training
* Very low turnover of staff
* Possibilities for advancement
* Management team that is 100% home-grown
* Best pay in US book-selling
* Generous benefits (retirement plan, paid time off, employee discount, flexible schedule, friendly & rewarding work environment)
NO PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS, please! Applications MUST be submitted in person.
The fine print: Remember this is retail -- which means it is *not* a sit down job. You must be able to be on your feet moving quickly for several hours at a stretch. You must be available to work weekends and evening shifts. Above average written and communication skills are required (and yes, spelling counts.)
Pay raises are merit & knowledge-based, so hard-working employees are rewarded quickly and well.
Responsibilities
Booksellers are the helpful faces you see on our sales floor. We help customers, shelve books, answer phone calls, organize books and other media, alphabetize, clean and dust shelves and fixtures, and generally keep the store organized whilst helping customers of all ages.
Qualifications
Above average written and spoken communication skills are important. Spelling counts. Prior retail experience of 12 months, or working with the public in hospitality or food service, is required.