Do you like pearls? Are you interested in a fun job through the Christmas season?
We are Verity Pearl Incorporated, a fledgling handmade jewelry business specializing in beautiful freshwater pearls, keshi pearls, and baroque pearls. Last year with the help of our sales associates we brought holiday cheer to thousands of people at the Seattle Christmas Market! This year we're back bigger and better, and we are looking again for sales associates to help us with our hut!
Location:
Seattle Christmas Market
Fisher Pavilion (Seattle Center)
305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Job duties and responsibilities:
Sell jewelry!
spread Christmas cheer with a warm attitude
learn the different facets of our jewelry and different types of pearls, so you can…
provide recommendations to customers based on their style and interests!
set and achieve sales goals
operate a point of sale system to check-out customer purchases
Open the shop!
stock jewelry
keep stock and displays well-arranged
Social media stuff maybe!
post photos on our instagram
Additional duties may become necessary, but nothing too crazy.
Job benefits and perks
discount on our jewelry!
opportunity to learn about how to start your own craft business!
access to Seattle Christmas Market
$22/hour + commission!
Preferred attributes
excellent communication and people skills
self-motivated, goal-oriented, and focused
organization and follow through
sales experience
good at social media
eager to learn about pearls and jewelry!
Requirements
warm clothing – it’ll be winter and the hut is outdoors – we will have a space heater and other things to help keep warm
legal to work in Seattle
We are offering part-time schedules, and this is a seasonal position that only runs from late November until Christmas Eve. Specifically, the hours of the market are:
Market Hours
November Hours
Nov 20-21: 4:00pm-9:00pm
Nov 22-23: 11:30am-9:00pm
Nov 24-26: 4:00pm-9:00pm
Nov 27 (Thanksgiving): CLOSED
Nov 28-30: 11:30am-9:00pm
December Hours
Dec 1-5: 4:00pm-9:00pm
Dec 6-7: 11:30am-9:00pm
Dec 8-12: 4:00pm-9:00pm
Dec 13-19: 11:30am-9:00pm
Dec 20-23: 10:00am-9:00pm
Dec 24 (Christmas Eve): 10:00am-6:00pm
Basically, weekdays are mostly the evenings only, until December 13th when the Christmas shopping starts to really heat up.
So we will need people with availability in these hours. If you think Verity Pearl sounds like a good fit for you, please respond to this posting with your resume. Hope to hear from you!
– Verity Pearl
(@veritypearl on instagram)
