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Politics and Prose needs a full-time (40 hours per week) Branch Bookseller at its branch at The Wharf in southwest Washington, D.C.
The job requires excellent customer service skills, extensive knowledge of books, and the ability to perform physically and mentally taxing tasks. Experience in retail is strongly preferred. Bookselling experience is even better. Booksellers have regular schedules that include working some nights and at least one weekend shift.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
To do well in this position aspiring booksellers must have an abiding love for books and ideas, the ability to multitask, an impeccable eye for detail, fantastic written and verbal communication skills, curiosity and a willingness to learn our systems, a cooperative spirit and goal-oriented attitude, and of course they must be punctual and dependable.
Complete and submit the online application at politics-prose.com/employment and email a resume and a brief introduction to PandPjobs@politics-prose.com.
Position Summary:
Seeking a full-time bookseller, including weekend and evening shifts, for the Children and Teens Department.
Duties include customer service in person, by email and over the phone, shelving, taking daily inventory, creating school orders, making table displays, and maintaining and organizing assigned sections. Staff are expected to read a variety of children’s and teens’ backlist and frontlist titles to maintain knowledge of department inventory, regularly write book reviews for the website and department newsletters, and host author events.
Other responsibilities may include editorial tasks, coordinating Children and Teens book-a-month program, Children and Teens signed first editions club, and book fairs/partnership Fridays. The bookseller also may be enlisted to order sidelines, design window displays, present book talks for teachers, librarians, and students.
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How to Apply:
Complete and submit the online application at politics-prose.com/employment and email a resume and a brief introduction to PandPjobs@politics-prose.com.
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