Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble • Hamilton, NJ

20d • Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and other products. The role also supports the store’s presentation and day-to-day operations, including unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and providing quick, friendly service at the register.

Booksellers are trained to use store technology and information tools, develop merchandising and visual presentation skills, locate products, support receiving and shelving, assist the café team when needed, and follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also work at other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster.

As they gain experience, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. The role is expected to develop toward the next career step, Senior Bookseller, as the employee demonstrates mastery of the position’s skills. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling gaps when able.
• Bring a positive, willing, hard-working, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
• Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to the team.
• Be cheerful and consistently helpful with customers.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
• Be comfortable and efficient using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
• Develop proficiency in merchandising, visual merchandising, register operation, receiving, product shelving, and product lookup.
• Learn and follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques.
• Meet the physical demands of prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find books and other products.
• Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, cleanliness, and product sections.
• Unpack and receive deliveries, then shelve products efficiently and accurately.
• Operate the register quickly, reliably, and professionally.
• Use store technology, BookMaster, and other information tools to find products.
• Support the café team when needed.
• Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify potential theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
• Build knowledge of books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music, movies, and Newsstand products.
• Make book recommendations and help customers with their shopping.
• Support sales objectives and promote relevant products and programs, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, and preorders.
• Maintain sections and backstock effectively.
• Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sick pay
• For employees scheduled 20–29.99 hours per week: paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave; company-paid holidays; transit benefits; and 401(k) with company match
• For employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week: paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave; company-paid holidays; 401(k) with company match; medical, dental, and vision coverage; healthcare and dependent care spending accounts; disability benefits; life insurance; transit benefits; and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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