Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble • Boulder, CO

2d

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, helping customers find books and other products while contributing to an attractive, well-maintained, efficiently operated store. The role includes welcoming customers, answering questions, making recommendations, working registers, unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and supporting store operations. Booksellers are expected to be cheerful, reliable, flexible, considerate of colleagues, willing to learn, and enthusiastic about bookselling. Scheduling may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and most holidays, and employees may support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.

Booksellers are trained to use store technology and tools, maintain book and product presentation, operate registers, receive and shelve deliveries, locate products accurately, support the café team when needed, and follow loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The job involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

As they gain experience, Booksellers develop knowledge across fiction, nonfiction, children's books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and newsstand products. They use this expertise to maintain sections and backstock, make customer recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. Employees who demonstrate mastery of the role are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Be flexible and responsive to store needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
• Approach work positively and perform assigned tasks purposefully, energetically, and reliably.
• Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and consistently helpful to customers.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire store knowledge.
• Use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools, comfortably and efficiently.
• Develop and apply merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
• Perform physical activities including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and other products.
• Make effective book and product recommendations and share knowledge with customers and colleagues.
• Operate registers quickly, professionally, and reliably.
• Unpack and receive deliveries, then shelve products accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain store cleanliness, displays, book sections, visual merchandising, and backstock.
• Use store technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, BookMaster, and other information tools.
• Support the café team when needed.
• Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior or issues.
• Build knowledge of books and other product categories and use it to support store sections and sales objectives.
• Maintain reliable attendance, be flexible in responding to store scheduling needs, and support colleagues.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed