Sales Associate-Part Time
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** Sales Associate-Part Time**

**Job Category****:** Customer Service **Requisition Number****:** SALES001653 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is currently seeking individuals to join the retail services team. As a Sales Associate, you will serve as the face of the institution. Duties include greeting visitors, processing admission payments, answering general inquiries, and servicing the Museum Gift Shop. **Weekend Availability required.**

**Primary Job Duties**

* Provide customer service to all guests, including answering inquiries and having general knowledge of museum exhibitions and programming as well as knowledge of membership benefits

* Processes admission payments and gift shop payments using a variety of payment types i.e. cash, credit card, etc. using retail tablets

* Responsibly handle confidential information

* Supervise gift shop merchandise, prepare merchandise for sale

* Assist with locker rentals and coat check

* Ensure welcome vestibule and gift shop remain tidy and encourage the flow of foot traffic

* Work with other sales associates and communicate effectively with supervisor

* Perform opening and closing duties, including alarming

* General clerical work

* Assist with maintenance of AKC Museum of the Dog Library and activities table

* Enforcing social distancing protocol

* Assist with wayfinding, general inquires and observes visitor's behavior in the gallery spaces and monitoring for restricted items and touching of the artwork

* Light cleaning duties

* Other duties as assigned

***The American Kennel Club (AKC) is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities, any individual working onsite in our New York office or the Museum of the Dog must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The AKC will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.***

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**Education**

**Experience**

**Required**

Strong customer service skills

Up to 3 years retail/sales experience

**Licenses & Certifications**