Seasonal Retail Specialist

(MALIN+GOETZ)•New York, NY

12d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

(MALIN+GOETZ), a founder-based gender-neutral beauty and lifestyle business based in New York City, is seeking a part-time Seasonal Retail Specialist for its Moynihan and Grand Central teams. The role focuses on achieving sales goals through customer service, product education, merchandising, training, and identifying opportunities for business growth and potential long-term advancement. Candidates should appreciate the company’s culture, strengths, and mission, and be independent, self-motivated, persuasive, and articulate. Retail Specialists build relationships with customers and grow the business. They adapt their communication and sales approach to different people, pursue new business and promotional opportunities, and organize their time to meet assigned goals. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment is usually moderately noisy. The position requires frequent customer interaction and prolonged periods of standing and moving, with occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or ladder climbing. The listed hourly salary is $20–$21.

Requirements

Excellent organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Ability to work well in a small, nimble, growing team.
Ability to multitask and manage projects cross-functionally.
Proactive approach to ensuring deliverables are met.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and other documents; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems involving limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
Computer skills including MS Office and Square POS.
Ability to stand and walk regularly; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear frequently. Close vision is required.
Ability to perform frequent moving, talking, hearing, reaching, grabbing, and standing for at least two consecutive hours; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders may be required.

Nice To Haves

Retail sales experience is helpful but not required.
Interest in growing into an energetic sales specialist role.
Passion for people, skincare, and (MALIN+GOETZ).
Thrives in a small, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

Work flexibly with scheduling and availability for retail hours.
Work independently toward assigned sales goals.
Adapt communication and sales approaches courteously to different personalities and accounts.
Develop strategies to obtain additional business from current and prospective customers.
Identify marketing and promotional opportunities to increase brand awareness and sales.
Schedule time productively and organize priorities.
Provide customer service, respond to customer needs, and manage difficult customer situations.
Participate in training and development and share expertise with others.
Collaborate with the team and contribute to a positive team environment.
Use technology to support productivity and troubleshoot technological problems.
Perform other related duties as assigned.