Bookseller - PT

Job Summary

A Barnes & Noble bookstore is a gathering place for readers and the community. As a Bookseller, you are an integral member of the bookselling team at the heart of our stores. You welcome customers in a cheerful and helpful way by saying hello, answering questions, and consistently going out of your way to connect readers with the right titles and products.

Equally, you are an essential part of the bookstore team in maintaining the attractive presentation of the store and in ensuring its efficient running. You help unpack and shelve deliveries and tidy our displays. You work the registers in a quick and friendly manner, ensuring our customers receive a highly professional service.

WA - Federal Way - 2706

Part‑Time

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when possible, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store.
• Approach work positively and with energy, performing assigned tasks with purpose.
• Support and consider colleagues, going out of your way to help others on the team and showing kindness.
• Remain cheerful with customers, consistently going out of your way to help them.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the store.
• Enjoy being a bookseller.

• Use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
• Develop strong merchandising skills to maintain the book presentation and cleanliness of the store.
• Develop effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the presentation in gifting, toys and other product categories.
• Run a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Support the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, and the efficient and accurate shelving that follows.
• Find books and other products with ease and accuracy, using knowledge, Book Master and available information tools.
• Support the café team willingly and effectively when needed.
• Understand loss prevention procedures and de‑escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behavior and issues in the store.

• Build book knowledge across fiction, nonfiction and children’s books.
• Use this knowledge to maintain sections and present books attractively.
• Make effective book recommendations to customers across varied sections.
• Learn to sell books positively, supporting key sales objectives such as Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, pre‑orders, etc.
• Develop expertise in Educational Toys and Games, Specialty Games, Hobby and Collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand, learning new areas throughout the store.
• Support the success of key sales objectives, products and new releases across all categories.

• Employee Discount.
• EAP and Sick Pay for all schedules.
• Paid Time Off for schedules of 20 hours or more.
• Company‑Paid Holidays.
• Transit and 401(k) with Company Match for schedules of 20 hours or more.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits, Dental and Vision, Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Transit, and Tuition Reimbursement for schedules of 30+ hours.

An employee in this position can expect a hourly rate starting at $20.82. This position pays up to $22.32.