Retail Sales Associate

Retail Sales Associate

Pinch, a busy artisan gallery / shop in downtown Northampton, seeks a long-term full-time sales associate. The position involves helping customers, using the computer to ring in sales and receive products, visual merchandising, processing and shipping online orders, restocking products, etc. Applicants should be outgoing, energetic, like to keep busy, friendly, and present a professional appearance. Previous retail experience and computer skills a must. We are looking for a good fit for our busy, creative, customer-service-oriented shop. If you have an interest in hand-crafted pottery, jewelry, and art, and enjoy connecting with people, we're interested in hearing from you. This position will have a (mostly) regular schedule of 5 shifts a week, some evenings and weekend days included. We offer a competitive pay rate, a creative, caring, learning environment, and room to grow. Additional benefits are available after a waiting period. This position requires some heavy lifting of products, stairs, and ladder work for visual merchandising. Please email your resume and cover letter as a PDF. Advancement opportunities : We hope that the person we hire will grow into additional responsibilities such as buying, placing orders with artists, order entry, window design, e-commerce work, and / or digital marketing. Benefit Conditions : Waiting period may apply. Only full-time employees eligible for Matching IRA Hours per week : 36-40 Evenings (only until 8 pm) Weekends Holidays