Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Denton, TX

17d•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 products. The role also supports the store’s presentation and day-to-day operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and operating registers to provide quick, friendly, professional service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility in responding to store scheduling needs, a positive and hardworking approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They are trained in the store’s operational competencies, including using technology, maintaining merchandise presentation, operating registers, processing deliveries, locating products, supporting the café when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work involves 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, they build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. With mastery of the role’s skills, Booksellers are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including availability that may cover early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and most holidays.
A positive, energetic, hardworking, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate conduct toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Comfort using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find suitable books and other products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, and cleanliness, including merchandising books, gifts, toys, and other categories.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Receive and unpack deliveries and shelve products efficiently and accurately.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to find books and other products.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior and issues.
Build knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and newsstand products.
Maintain store sections and backstock and help customers with shopping.
Make effective book recommendations and support sales objectives, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, and preorders.
Maintain reliable, punctual attendance and fill scheduling gaps when able.
Support colleagues and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Sick pay.
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave, for qualifying scheduled hours.
Company-paid holidays for qualifying scheduled hours.
401(k) with company match for qualifying scheduled hours.
Transit benefit for qualifying scheduled hours.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for qualifying scheduled hours.
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for qualifying scheduled hours.
Disability benefits for qualifying scheduled hours.
Life insurance for qualifying scheduled hours.
Tuition reimbursement for qualifying scheduled hours.