Sales Associate
- Employer
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Sep 7, 2019
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- Industry
- Nonprofit
- Function
- Sales
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!
*Position is part-time, 15-20 hours a week, including nights and weekends.
The Retail Operations team at the Kennedy Center is responsible for ensuring an excellent guest experience by providing superb customer service to worldwide clientele. We are seeking outgoing, reliable Sales Associates to join our Gift Shops team! In the Kennedy Center's Gift Shops, we sell a wide range of historical and performing arts memorabilia, music, books, fashion merchandise, and other gifts related to Broadway musicals, opera, classical music, and more! The successful candidate for this position will love customer interaction and processing sales in a performing arts environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Generating sales
- Cash register operations
- Restocking, signing, and more
- Maintaining excellent customer service in accordance to Kennedy Center standards
Key Qualifications:
- You have a flexible schedule that allows for night and weekend work.
- You have a minimum of 2 years experience providing outstanding customer service in a sales position.
- You have experience using a POS system.
- You have strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- You have knowledge of customer service standards and procedures, and the ability to analyze and solve problems.
Education:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
Physical Demands:
Standing and walking for long periods of time are requirements of the Retail Operations team. Some heavy lifting, up to 20 lbs., may be required.
Work Environment:
The noise level in the work environment is normal.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a world premier performing arts organization and our nation's cultural center. Diversity is a critical component of our mission, vision, and values. Our staff exhibits a wide variety of perspectives and experiences which enable us to foster and strengthen an environment of diversity and inclusion.
Company
The Kennedy Center is America's living memorial to President Kennedy and the nation's busiest arts facility. The Center presents and produces a variety of theater, musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, world, and folk music, and multimedia performances for all ages. We are the nation’s beacon for the performing arts, engaging artists and audiences around the world to share, inspire, and celebrate the cultural heritage by which a great society is defined and remembered.
The Center serves as a catalyst among American arts organizations, eager to explore new directions and inspire audiences locally and worldwide. Whether through our NSO In Your Neighborhood initiatives, our expansion of Hip Hop programming, or the carefully curated programs intended to reflect the rich diversity of our culture, we are committed to reaching new audiences through innovative programs.
Through numerous free events, our national impact in arts education, and the diverse array of programs, art forms, and guest artists on our stages, we pride ourselves in reflecting and making a difference in our community and world today. The Kennedy Center is an institution and gathering place where all are welcome. Our expanded programming palette and the ongoing development of our new building expansion, called The REACH, are indicators of a growing, thriving organization. We have named this new extension of our campus The REACH for the words that inspire us: Renew, Experience, Activate, Create, and Honor.
- Website
- http://www.kennedy-center.org/
- Location
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2700 F Street, NW
Washington
DC
20566
US
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