Seasonal Retail Consultant | Aesop NW 23rd | Part Time

About the role

Aēsop® is seeking a Seasonal Retail Consultant to deliver exceptional customer experiences through genuine, personalized conversations and storytelling. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the brand’s values, customer-focused, commercially driven, and eager to contribute to a dynamic retail environment. This contract position requires flexible availability, including weekends, and runs from November 1, 2027, to January 16, 2027. Vacation will not be accommodated during this period, and full availability will be required during specific weekend dates.

Customer Experience

• Connect with customers to understand their needs and tailor product recommendations to their lifestyle.
• Craft a personalized customer journey, from warm welcome and engagement to thoughtful product demonstrations and regimen building.
• Confidently lead customers to the sink or fragrance area, demonstrating recommended products on their hands.
• Ensure a memorable departure by providing samples, offering full regimens, and warmly inviting customers to return.
• Embody Aesop’s values in all actions and seek continuous improvement.

Execute Retail Essentials

• Adhere to Aesop’s grooming guidelines and uphold retail standards, ensuring the "five senses" experience is consistently delivered.
• Diligently complete stock, inventory, and store presentation tasks.

What you will bring

• Experience working as part of a customer-focused team, ideally within retail or hospitality, with a keen eye for detail in selling and delivering tailored experiences.
• A merchant mindset, both customer-focused and commercially driven.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence in tactile product demonstrations.
• A deep passion for selling premium products and an excitement for Aesop’s offerings, including skincare and fragrance.
• Ability to work on the sales floor for extended periods, walk up and down a flight of stairs and/or ladder as necessary, and lift up to 25 lbs. on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Generous product discount

Pay

• Hourly rate of $19.50