Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Las Vegas, NV

19d

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the bookstore team, welcoming and assisting customers, connecting readers with books and other products, maintaining attractive displays, and supporting efficient store operations. The role includes unpacking and shelving deliveries, working registers, and providing professional customer service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. They are trained to use store technology, maintain merchandise presentation and cleanliness, operate registers, receive and shelve deliveries, locate products using available resources, support the café team when needed, and follow loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. As their knowledge develops, Booksellers build expertise across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales initiatives and new releases. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may work in other stores when able and needed to support the wider Cluster. With demonstrated mastery, Booksellers are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including the ability to work shifts that may fall on weekends and most holidays.
A positive, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
A supportive and considerate attitude toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Ability to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Willingness to learn and follow loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find books and other products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, merchandise displays, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and maintain sections and backstock efficiently and accurately.
Operate registers quickly and reliably while providing professional customer service.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, BookMaster, and other available information tools.
Develop and use knowledge of books and other product categories to make recommendations and assist customers.
Support sales objectives and initiatives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, key products, and new releases.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support as appropriate.
Maintain reliable attendance and, when able, help fill scheduling gaps and support other stores in the Cluster.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Disability benefits (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Life insurance (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Tuition reimbursement (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)