Retail Sales Associate (Part Time - 3-4 days/week)

Location: This is an in-person position that may take place at either of our retail locations (99 Grand Street or 319 Graham Ave).

Schedule: 3-4 days per week; full day (11am-7pm) and weekend availability is required. Hours and days of week will vary (schedule is published approximately 3-4 weeks in advance). Someone with a flexible schedule is best suited for this opening. Potential to transition to full time position at a later date in 2026 if desired.

Compensation: $20/hr—$23/hr based on recent/relevant experience

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Responsibilities include:
+ Conduct sales transactions on POS, accurately ringing up and packing items with care and attention
+ Being an all-star salesperson by offering suggestions/guidance and making sales while conveying an energetic authenticity and friendly familiarity with customers.
+ Promptly and thoroughly restocking merchandise after every sale and refreshing/maintaining the sales floor throughout the day
+ Receiving and processing incoming inventory
+ Monitoring online orders and prepping them for fulfillment
+ Keeping back stock neat and organized, restocking and replenishing supplies throughout the day
+ Customer service while exhibiting excellent written and verbal communication
+ Maintaining the storefront (organizing, cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, etc).

If the following resonates with you, you might be the perfect fit:
+ You're passionate about aesthetics, particularly home decor and/or clothing.
+ You are outgoing and have a warm, genuine and friendly personality.
+ You're visually inclined with an eye for style and detail.
+ You enjoy being busy and aren't stressed out by a little bit of occasional chaos.
+ You are good at multitasking while maintaining an extreme attention to detail.
+ You know how to have fun while also taking your work seriously.

Requirements:
+ Prior retail experience, preferably in a boutique setting (applications with no prior retail experience will not be considered).
+ Ability and confidence to make sales through engaged interaction and by offering guidance & personalized recommendations
+ Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail
+ Extremely reliable and high accountability
+ An outgoing, warm, vibrant and friendly personality with an authentic, natural ease with people
+ Self starter who takes initiative
+ Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure
+ Organized, efficient and aesthetically/visually inclined (gift wrapping, merchandising).

Please note weekends can be VERY busy and intense, so the ideal candidate is confident, has a lot of extroverted energy, enjoys the fast pace and hustle of New York City, can think on their feet and can stay focused amidst many things happening at once. 

To apply: send an email to stacy@leifshop.com with the subject "LEIF - PT Sales". Please include your resume and a cover letter (ChatGPT is strongly discouraged—yes, we can tell!) to give us a feel for your personality and why you think you'd be a good fit for LEIF. Links to your Pinterest and/or Instagram account are a plus for us and help to give us an idea of your aesthetic and style.

We look forward to meeting you!