Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Hamilton, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, connecting readers with books and products, and helping maintain the store’s presentation and efficient operation. The role includes unpacking and shelving deliveries, tidying displays, and operating registers to provide quick, professional service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling gaps arise, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. They work as part of a busy team and are trained to develop operational skills across the store, including merchandising, register operation, receiving, product lookup, café support, and loss prevention. As experience grows, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, use that knowledge to maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. The role involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may work at other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. The position is temporary, and the stated career path may provide advancement to Senior Bookseller as skills develop.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Approach work positively, energetically, purposefully, and reliably.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues.
Provide consistently cheerful, helpful customer service.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Be comfortable and efficient using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Develop merchandising, visual merchandising, register, receiving, shelving, product-finding, and loss prevention competencies.
Be able to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate titles and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, including tidying displays and merchandising books and other products.
Unpack and receive deliveries and shelve products efficiently and accurately.
Operate registers quickly and reliably to provide professional customer service.
Use store technology and information tools to find books and products accurately.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when necessary.
Build knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music, movies, and newsstand products.
Maintain store sections and backstock and present books and other products attractively.
Make book recommendations and help customers with their shopping.
Support sales objectives and products, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, and new releases.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.