Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble • Huntington, NY

13d • Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find appropriate books and products. The role also helps maintain the store’s presentation and efficient operation by unpacking and shelving deliveries, tidying displays, and operating registers in a quick, friendly, and professional manner.

Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling needs arise, a positive and energetic approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for bookselling. They receive training in store operations and are expected to become proficient with registers, computers, tablets, programs, merchandising, visual presentation, receiving and shelving deliveries, finding products using available information tools, supporting the café when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures.

The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also support other stores in their Cluster when able and needed. With experience, they build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make customer recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. As they master the role’s skills, Booksellers are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Demonstrate reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs when able, including the store’s early-morning to late-evening hours, weekends, and most holidays.
• Bring a positive, purposeful, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
• Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
• Be comfortable using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
• Perform physical activities including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and connect readers with appropriate titles and products.
• Maintain attractive store presentation and help ensure efficient store operations.
• Unpack and shelve deliveries, tidy displays, and maintain merchandise presentation and cleanliness.
• Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance and, when able, fill scheduling gaps in response to store needs.
• Work positively and reliably, support colleagues, and provide cheerful customer service.
• Learn and use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other store tools comfortably and efficiently.
• Develop merchandising and visual merchandising skills across books, gifting, toys, and other product categories.
• Support receiving and unpacking deliveries and accurately shelve merchandise.
• Locate books and other products using personal or colleague knowledge, BookMaster, and available information tools.
• Support the café team when needed.
• Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support.
• Build knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music, movies, and Newsstand products.
• Maintain sections and backstock and present books and other merchandise attractively.
• Recommend books and help customers with their shopping throughout the store.
• Support sales objectives and products, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, and new releases.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Progress toward the Senior Bookseller role as mastery and experience develop.

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sick pay
• Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (for eligible schedules)
• Company-paid holidays (for eligible schedules)
• Transit benefit (for eligible schedules)
• 401(k) with company match (for eligible schedules)
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
• Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
• Disability benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
• Life insurance (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
• Tuition reimbursement (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)

What This Job Offers

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