Bookseller - PT

About the role

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, answer questions, and connect readers with the right titles and products. You also help maintain the store’s presentation and ensure its efficient operation by unpacking and shelving deliveries, tidying displays, and operating registers.

Behaviors

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when able, demonstrating flexibility for early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Approach work with positivity, energy, and a willingness to learn new skills.
• Support and show kindness to colleagues, helping the team whenever needed.
• Engage cheerfully with customers, consistently going out of your way to assist them.
• Demonstrate enjoyment in being a bookseller.

Responsibilities

• Use technology, including registers, computers, tablets, and programs, comfortably and efficiently.
• Develop merchandising skills to maintain book presentation and store cleanliness.
• Apply visual merchandising skills to present gifting, toys, and other product categories attractively.
• Operate registers competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Support receiving, unpacking, and shelving deliveries accurately and efficiently.
• Locate books and products using personal knowledge, BookMaster, and other tools.
• Assist the café team when needed.
• Understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identifying theft and addressing problematic behavior.
• Perform physical tasks, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and walking.
• Collaborate across stores within the cluster if needed.

Skills & Development

• Build expertise in fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books to maintain sections and make recommendations.
• Learn to promote key sales objectives such as Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, and preorders.
• Develop knowledge in Educational Toys and Games, Specialty Games, Hobby and Collectibles, music, movies, and Newsstand.
• Advance to Senior Bookseller upon demonstrating mastery of role skills.

Benefits

Benefits vary based on scheduled hours:

• Under 20 hours per week: Employee Discount, EAP, and Sick Pay.
• 20–29.99 hours per week: Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay, Paid Time Off (including paid Maternity and Parental Leave), Company Paid Holidays, Transit, and 401(k) with Company Match.
• 30+ hours per week: Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay, Paid Time Off (including paid Maternity and Parental Leave), Company Paid Holidays, 401(k) with Company Match, Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision), Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Transit, and Tuition Reimbursement.

All benefits are provided in accordance with the current plan and may be subject to future change. Availability may vary by location/state regulations.