Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Fairfield, CA

19d•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 titles and products. The role also supports store presentation and operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and operating registers to provide quick, professional service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility in supporting store scheduling needs, a positive and energetic approach to assigned work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. The role requires mastering operational skills and developing knowledge of books and other store products. Booksellers may support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and when needed, and are expected to comply with company policies and procedures. As skills and expertise develop, the employee is expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. The position is temporary. The stated starting hourly rate is $18.00, with actual pay depending on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other legally permitted factors. Benefits vary by scheduled weekly hours and location; eligibility and coverage are subject to current plan terms and may change.

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, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and consistently helpful and cheerful with customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Comfortably and efficiently use varied technology and store information tools.
Meet the physical demands of prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find books and other products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, cleanliness, displays, merchandising, and backstock.
Unpack deliveries and shelve products efficiently and accurately.
Operate registers quickly and reliably to provide professional customer service.
Use store technology and information tools, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, BookMaster, and other available tools.
Develop and apply knowledge of books across fiction, nonfiction, and children’s categories to maintain sections and make recommendations.
Support sales objectives and products, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, and new releases.
Develop product knowledge in educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand, and assist customers in these areas.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support as appropriate.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and, when able and needed, support other stores in the 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 employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Company-paid holidays for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
401(k) with company match for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Transit benefit for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Disability benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Life insurance for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week