Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Midvale, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find books and other products. The role also supports store operations by maintaining attractive displays, unpacking and shelving deliveries, keeping the store tidy, and operating registers to provide quick, 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. The role requires developing operational skills in store technology, merchandising, register operation, receiving and shelving products, locating items, supporting the café when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The position involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed. As they gain experience, they develop knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales initiatives. Booksellers who master the role are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. 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 scheduling gaps when able.
Bring a positive, purposeful, energetic, hardworking, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and willing to help the team.
Provide 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 and apply merchandising, visual merchandising, and register-operation skills.
Perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and connect them with appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and support accurate, efficient receiving operations.
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 or use de-escalation techniques as appropriate.
Build knowledge of books across fiction, nonfiction, and children's categories, maintain sections, and make recommendations to customers.
Develop expertise in educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand; maintain sections and backstock and assist customers.
Support sales objectives and initiatives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
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
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (eligibility depends on scheduled hours and location)
401(k) with company match (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Comprehensive 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)