Description:
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks a Part-time Limited term Museum Store Associate for our Villa museum location. The person must be able to work weekends, evening hours, and maintain flexible hours. Working under direct supervision, provides courteous service to customers in the Museum Store and at the Museum Store satellite locations. Uses knowledge of products and exhibitions to provide excellent service to Museum Store customers.
Responsibilities:
Receives, unpacks, and shelves incoming merchandise. Matches merchandise received to invoices, checks for damages and identifies discrepancies using a computerized inventory control system. Prepares merchandise for sale in the Museum Store. This includes, but is not limited to, packaging and labeling merchandise and rolling posters. Pulls merchandise for store restocking and packages and prepares merchandise for shipping. May assist in moving large deliveries to the store's warehouse. Restocks Museum Store inventory and operates computerized POS system to answer customer queries and to sell books/merchandise. Maintains appearance of displays and organization of book sections with an emphasis on cleanliness and attention to detail.
Educational Requirements:
Qualifications: High school education required.
Skills:
At least 2 years experience in a retail operation, preferably a museum store or specialty bookstore, or some combination of experience sufficient to develop sales, inventory control and cash management skills. Must be able to operate a computer cash register. May occasionally have to move cartons weighing up to 30 pounds.
Application Instructions:
Please email cover letter and resume to jobs@getty.edu and indicate "PTLT Museum Store Associate-Villa/ATT" in the subject line. OR send to: The J. Paul Getty Trust, Human Resources, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681 and indicate in your cover letter the name of the position. No calls, please. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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