American Girl Tysons Corner New Location Retail Associate- Join our team for the Summer

American Girl Tysons Corner New Location Retail Associate- Join Our Team for the Summer

Part-time

Location: VA - Washington DC AG Retail

Company: American Girl Retail, Inc

Compensation: USD 16 - USD 18.4 - hourly

Company Description

Creativity is our superpower. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heardwhen everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team: The Seasonal Retail Department Associate position is a part of the American Girl Washington, DC retail store team.

Must be willing to work a flexible retail schedule, including days, nights and weekends.

Job Description

The American Girl Washington, DC retail store (McLean, VA) is looking for dynamic individuals as Summer Seasonal Sales Department Associates, who have the interpersonal skills to provide prompt, efficient and exceptional sales assistance within our customer-oriented environment. This is a year-round, part-time position.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Approach, acknowledge and assist customers promptly; handle multiple customers effectively.
• Assess and meet customer merchandise and service needs by sharing product knowledge, answering questions and directing customers to merchandise, suggestive upselling, and awareness of product availability.
• Share information on store events, promotions and activities with customers.
• Promptly and accurately process all point-of-sale transactions.
• Help resolve customer problems and make suggestions/share product knowledge to turn returns into exchanges.
• Communicate merchandise and service needs to management on timely basis.
• Provide assistance to accomplish team and company goals.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

Sales experience in the specialty retail or service industry, preferred. Must possess basic computer skills; some experience using a POS System, preferable. Experience working with children, preferred. Must be willing to work a flexible retail schedule, including days, nights and weekends.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer F/M/Disability/Vet

Additional Information

Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

What It's Like to Work Here: American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children's and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play.

Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work and as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022. Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.