Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum

Title: Seasonal Retail Sales Associate (10/23/24-1/5/25)

Department: Lincoln Square Retail Operations

Status: Part-time Hourly $18.00/hr

Reports to: General Manager of Retail

Role Description: Seasonal Retail Sales Associates will assist shopers with product knowledge and customer service while helping the Gift Shop meet sales goals. An Associate will actively assist with: merchandise presentation, product pricing and stocking, processing customer transactions, and work with other front-facing departments, such as Membership, Visitor Services, and Security, to engage with the public.

Primary Duties

• Provide impeccable customer service by engaging, listening, understanding, and fulfilling customers' needs.
• Responsibly and accurately process sales transactions across multiple sales channels and technology platforms.
• Actively maintain merchandise presentation
• Assists Senior Manager of Office Administration with pricing, back stocking and restocking of gift shop.
• Perform inventory counts as scheduled; and other related duties as assigned.

Additional Duties

• Assists eCommerce Specialist with the online shop, packing, picking and drop-off of holiday orders as needed.
• Keeps stockroom organized and easily accessible.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent

Ability to lift at least 30 lbs., carry, push, pull, squat, kneel, twist, turn, climb, reach, and bend.

The above statements of this job description entail the general duties and level of work performed by an employee assigned to this position. 

They do not claim to describe all of the functions of the position. 

The Employee may be assigned other duties, and the essential functions may change or be changed from time to time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The American Folk Art Museum provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, gender identity, military status and any other category protected by Federal, State and City employment law.