Salesperson - Live Shopping Host

LIVE SHOPPING HOST / ON-CAMERA SALES HOSTEmerson and Friends — Clearwater, FloridaPart-Time | In-Person | 20-25/hour + Commission + Bonus OpportunityTHE OPPORTUNITYEmerson and Friends is looking for energetic, warm and naturally engaging Whatnot Live Shopping Hosts to join our growing live-commerce team.Our goal is to build Whatnot into a major sales channel, with recurring live shows, weekly new releases, limited-edition drops and a highly engaged community of repeat customers.This isn't a traditional retail position. We're looking for someone who can sell, entertain, improvise and build relationships with customers in real time on a live sales platform.You do not need an existing social-media following or previous Whatnot experience. We're much more interested in personality, sales instinct, confidence on camera and your ability to connect with people.WHAT YOU'LL DOHost live shopping shows primarily on WhatnotPresent and sell children's apparel, bamboo pajamas, accessories and giftsHost weekly new-release shows and special limited dropsTell compelling product and collection storiesAnswer questions and interact with customers liveCreate excitement and urgency without being overly pushyCross-sell products and build higher-value bundlesLearn product features, sizing, prints and collectionsWork closely with our behind-the-scenes live-sales teamFollow approved pricing and margin guidelinesParticipate in post-show performance reviewsHelp develop recurring show concepts and your own hosting personalityEventually independently own recurring E&F live showsWHO WE'RE LOOKING FORYou may be a great fit if you are:Naturally outgoing and conversationalComfortable and confident on cameraQuick-thinking and good at improvisingSales-minded and comfortable asking for the purchaseWarm, funny, charismatic or simply someone people enjoy spending time withAble to maintain energy throughout a live broadcastComfortable responding to objections in real timeCoachable and interested in improving your performanceReliable and preparedAble to learn products quicklyComfortable being measured against sales and profitability goalsAvailable for some evening and/or weekend showsExperience in retail sales, boutiques, hospitality, acting, improv, content creation, TikTok Live, Whatnot, QVC/HSN-style selling, brand ambassador work or commission sales is helpful but not required. We want hosts who can develop their own authentic personality and relationship with our audience.COMPENSATIONBase Pay20-25/hour, based on experience.Paid time includes scheduled hosting, training and required show preparation.Sales CommissionHosts can earn additional commission on eligible net merchandise sales from shows they host:% — Base commission% — Accelerator on eligible sales above target% — Accelerator on eligible sales above stretch targetAdditional quarterly bonus opportunity based on team and individual performance, including:First 30 DaysTrain alongside our founder and live-sales operations team. Learn the brand, products, audience, show mechanics and selling style.Days 31–60Begin co-hosting larger portions of shows and earning performance commission on eligible hosted sales.Days 61–90Begin independently owning recurring shows.At approximately 90 days, we'll review performance and determine future show assignments and growth opportunities.HOW TO APPLYSTEP 1 — APPLICATIONSubmit your résumé or a brief description of your relevant experience.We're much more interested in what you can do on camera than having the “perfect” résumé.STEP 2 — 2–3 MINUTE VIDEO AUDITIONPlease submit a simple video recorded on your phone.Don't professionally produce it. We want to meet you.Part 1 — Introduce YourselfTell us briefly who you are and why you'd be great at live selling.Part 2 — Sell Us SomethingGrab anything nearby—a coffee mug, shirt, candle, water bottle, children's product, etc.—and sell it to us as though you're live in front of an audience.Part 3 — Handle the CurveballImagine a customer comments:“I really like it, but that's too expensive.”Respond naturally and continue selling.We're evaluating personality, warmth, energy, improvisation, confidence and sales instinct—not video-production quality.AUDITION PROCESSCandidates selected from the video round will be invited to an in-person audition at Emerson and Friends in Clearwater, Florida.We'll give you several Emerson and Friends products and a short period of time to learn about them.Then you'll conduct a mock live-shopping show.During the audition, we may introduce real-world situations such as:A customer saying the product is too expensiveA size suddenly selling outA quiet audience that isn't commentingIntroducing a bundle or upsellMoving quickly to another productReceiving instructions from the behind-the-scenes producerMaintaining energy when a product isn't sellingFinalists may be invited to participate in paid trial/training shows before a regular hosting schedule is assigned.Can you connect? Can you sell? Can you think on your feet? And would customers want to spend an hour shopping with you?If that sounds like you, we'd love to see your audition!