Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Henderson, NV

25d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the bookstore team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable titles and products. The role also supports store operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining attractive 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 dependable approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They receive training and are expected to become proficient in the operational competencies of the role, including using store technology, merchandising, register operation, receiving and shelving products, locating books and other items, assisting the café team when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Employees may work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. As their knowledge and skills develop, Booksellers build expertise across books and other product categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. Employees who demonstrate mastery of the role are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Booksellers must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Positive, energetic, hard-working, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate conduct toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Willingness to work in other stores when able and needed.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find books and other products.
Maintain attractive store displays, cleanliness, and book and product presentation.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and support accurate, efficient shelving.
Operate registers quickly and reliably while providing professional customer service.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other store tools comfortably and efficiently.
Maintain visual merchandising in books, gifting, toys, and other product categories.
Locate books and products using personal and colleague knowledge, BookMaster, and available information tools.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior and store 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, make book recommendations, and help customers with their shopping.
Support sales objectives and initiatives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Provide flexible support to other stores in the Cluster when able and needed.

Benefits

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