Retail Sales Associate

Apply prior to the end date:
November 22nd, 2025

When you join Verizon, you join a team that values ideas, learning, growth, and impact. Our V Team is a community that listens, learns, and supports communities in crisis and celebration. This is a full-time Verizon Retail Sales Associate role in a retail store, with opportunities for career growth and earnings based on performance.

• Generate retail sales by using your passion for cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service to expand the Verizon network.
• Learn and uncover customers' needs by creating connections and asking the right questions.
• Position product insights and solution recommendations to provide customers with a complete top-down sales solution.
• Close sales by using strong communication skills to fulfill customer needs with simple and intuitive tech solutions.
• Continuously develop yourself through ongoing training and up-skill in operational functions across merchandising and inventory.
• Potential to grow your customer base by placing outbound calls and sending text messages to current Verizon customers who are interested in our products and services.
• Engage with the community outside of the store to expand your loyal customer base, including at off-site Verizon sponsored events.

We’re hiring immediately! You can earn $16.00 to $21.00 per hour in base pay, plus up to $16,000 a year in individual-based commissions if you hit all your sales goals. Top performers could make an additional $14,500 or more in commissions, with the potential to total $65,000+ to $73,500+ annually. Compensation varies by geography, hours worked, and performance.

Our comprehensive benefits starting day one, and perks are designed to help you move forward in your career and life outside of Verizon, including health and well-being benefits, education and career investment, and more.

• Best in class medical, dental, and vision
• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6% of eligible contributions
• Verizon Stock Together annual discretionary award program
• Sales recognition programs with incentives
• Five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, personal days)
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (up to 16 weeks with short-term disability)
• Up to $8K per year in tuition assistance
• Discounts on Verizon products and services up to 50%
• Additional employee discounts on attractions, automotive, travel, and more

This position is a great way to jumpstart your career. One in five Verizon Retail employees received lateral or promotional moves in 2024. Hear from our Verizon Retail team members about the training, culture, and benefits that support career growth.

You’ll need to have:

• High school diploma or GED
• One or more years of relevant experience demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays (schedule known four weeks in advance)
• Openness to pick up additional shifts and earn more income, typically during summer, November–December, and peak vacation periods

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience in a commission-based environment
• Demonstrated sales experience helping customers find solutions
• Customer service experience

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit, apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

You may be required to take an assessment (about 19 minutes). If selected to move forward, a recruiter will share more about the role and answer questions.

In this worksite-based role, you’ll work onsite at a defined location(s).

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Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and life outside Verizon. Depending on the role, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, identity protection, and more. We offer a matched 401(k) plan, stock programs, holidays, personal days, parental leave, tuition assistance, and other incentives as part of our total rewards package. Starting pay for Illinois location(s) is listed as $18.27 per hour.

Compensation varies by geography, hours worked, and performance.

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