Supported Events Bookseller
| Published | 6. September 2024 |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States of America |
| Category | Bookseller |
| Job Type | Part-time |
Description
Politics and Prose Bookstore is seeking Supported Events Booksellers for their offsite events. This is a part-time, hourly, non-exempt position that reports to the Director of Supported Events. Supported Events Booksellers will work at least 2-3 events a month with each event generally lasting 3-5 hours. This position involves working events outside of the bookstore that occur days, nights, and weekends.
Supported Events Booksellers play an important role in conducting book sales at all offsite customer events where they also serve as ambassadors of the Politics and Prose brand in the greater Washington community. Such events include house parties, lecture series, think tank talks, book festivals, conferences, and the like. These events can range in size from 100 people at a house party to thousands of attendees at festivals and conferences.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting up and organizing book displays at offsite event venues
- Conducting credit card and cash transactions at events using tablets and the Square system
- Resolving customer issues and handling any book-sale related problems at events with office personnel as back-up if necessary
- Performing post event sales and inventory reconciliations
Job Requirements:
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Creative problem solving skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure, think on one’s feet, and feel comfortable going to new places, often solo
- Team-oriented with a can-do, pitch-in attitude
- Working knowledge of Outlook, Google Docs, and Square is a plus
- Ability to lift and move multiple boxes of books weighing between 20-40 pounds
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Ability to work two to three events per month
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Valid driver’s license required and willingness to drive the small company van
Complete and submit the online application and email a resume and a brief introduction to Jobs@politics-prose.com.