We Are Hiring
Branch Bookseller
Politics and Prose Bookstore has a openings for a full-time (40 hours per week) and part-time 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.
Complete and submit the online application below and email a resume and with a brief introduction to jobs@politics-prose.com
Bookseller, Supported Events
Politics and Prose Bookstore is seeking Supported Events Booksellers for their offsite events. This is a part-time (25 events or more per year, generally lasting 3-5 hours each) hourly, non-exempt position that reports directly to the Director of Supported Events. This position involves working offsite on events that occur days, nights, and weekends.
Supported Events Booksellers play an important role in conducting book sales at all offsite customer events where they also serve as ambassadors of the Politics and Prose brand in the greater Washington community. Such events include house parties, lecture series, think tank talks, book festivals, conferences, and the like. These events can range in size from 100 people at a house party to thousands of attendees at festivals and conferences.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Setting up and organizing book displays at offsite event venues
- Conducting credit card and cash transactions at events using tablets and the Square system
- Resolving customer issues and handling any book-sale related problems at events with office personnel as back-up if necessary
- Performing post event sales and inventory reconciliations
Job Requirements:
- Excellent customer service skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Creative problem solving skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure, think on one’s feet, and feel comfortable going to new places, often solo
- Team-oriented with a can-do, pitch-in attitude
- Working knowledge of Outlook, Google Docs, and Square is a plus
- Ability to lift and move multiple boxes of books weighing between 20-40 pounds
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Valid driver’s license required and willingness to drive the small company van
Complete and submit the online application and email a resume and a brief introduction to Jobs@politics-prose.com.
Children and Teens Bookseller
Politics and Prose Bookstore on Connecticut Avenue NW is seeking Children and Teens Department full-time and/or part-time booksellers (24-40 hours per week). This is a fast-paced, customer service oriented position.
Booksellers are responsible for ensuring that department operations run smoothly. It’s an engaging work environment that offers a varied workday ranging from assisting customers of all ages to shelving and organizing book displays.
The job requires excellent customer service skills, interest in books for children and teens, and the ability to perform physically and mentally challenging tasks.
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
- Designing and maintaining displays
- Reading a variety of children and teens backlist and frontlist titles
- Maintaining knowledge of department inventory
- Writing book reviews for the website and department newsletters
- Hosting author events
Job requirements:
- Have a genuine interest in children and teens books
- Ability to multitask
- Attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to learn new systems
- A cooperative spirit and goal-oriented attitude
- Ability to lift at 25-40 lbs.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Experience with children and/or teens a plus
- Retail experience and plus
Complete and submit the online application and email a resume and a brief introduction to jobs@politics-prose.com.
Shipper/Receiver
Politics and Prose Bookstore is looking for a Shipper/Receiver for its Connecticut Ave. location. This is a full-time (40 hours per week), non-exempt hourly position that reports to the Receiving Manager.
The Shipping and Receiving Department is responsible for all inventory that comes in and out of the Connecticut Avenue store. Shipper/Receivers are expected to process all daily shipments into inventory with attention to accuracy and quality, process old merchandise out of inventory to return it to suppliers, and oversee the shipping needs of the store.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Unloading daily deliveries into the store
- Scanning merchandise into inventory
- Distributing merchandise to appropriate departments
- Processing returns to distributors
- Packing customer orders
- Printing shipping labels as needed
- Retrieve invoices from vendors as needed
- Acting as point of contact for shipping questions from other departments and customers
Job requirements:
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to solve problems creatively
- Flexibility in stressful situations
- An interest in teamwork and collaboration
- Inventory management experience preferred
- FedEx Ship Manager software and/or Excel experience preferred
- Ability to drive in the DC metro area
The ideal candidate approaches every problem with a good attitude, can work well in a fast-paced environment, is task-oriented, and enjoys a mix of physical and mental work.
Complete and submit the online application and email a resume and a brief introduction to Jobs@politics-prose.com