Branch Bookseller

Politics and Prose Bookstore has a openings for a full-time (40 hours per week) Branch Bookseller. These positions will float between the branch stores located at the Wharf in SW DC, and Union Market in NE DC.

Job requirements:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Extensive knowledge of books
• Ability to lift 25-40 pounds
• Experience in retail strongly preferred
• Bookstore experience preferred
• Ability to work nights and weekends

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Assisting customers with book selections
• Operating cash registers and answering phones
• Carrying and unpacking boxes
• Shelving books and assisting with events
• Receiving book orders
• Designing and maintaining displays

To do well in this position, aspiring booksellers must have an abiding love for books and ideas; the ability to multitask; an impeccable eye for detail; fantastic written and verbal communication skills; curiosity and a willingness to learn our systems; a cooperative spirit and goal-oriented attitude and, of course, they must be punctual and dependable.