Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Atlanta, GA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Bookseller is an integral member of the bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and products. Booksellers help maintain attractive store presentation and efficient operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, tidying displays, and operating registers in a quick, friendly, and professional manner. The role involves learning and carrying out operational duties, including using store technology, merchandising books and other product categories, serving customers at the register, supporting delivery receiving and shelving, locating products using available information tools, assisting the café team when needed, and following loss prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work is physically active, involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also work at other stores when able and needed to support the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, Booksellers build knowledge across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and newsstand. They use that knowledge to maintain store sections and backstock, make recommendations, help customers, and support sales initiatives and new releases. Booksellers are expected to comply with company policies and procedures and may advance to Senior Bookseller as their 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.
Bring a positive, willing, hardworking, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Comfortably and efficiently use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation and cleanliness, including displays and product sections.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and maintain backstock efficiently and accurately.
Operate registers quickly, competently, and reliably.
Use store technology and information tools to locate books and other products.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when needed; use de-escalation techniques.
Build book and product knowledge and use it 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.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Provide support at other stores when able and needed to assist the wider Cluster.