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Events Coordinator / Bookseller Wolfe & Kron Books is hiring an Events Coordinator / Bookseller. Starting as part-time at $21/hr this position is for someone interested in a long-term career as a bookseller. Candidates must be willing to complete certification trainings through the Professional Booksellers School, paid for by Wolfe & Kron Books. Depending on success of events, the position is intended to develop into a full-time / salary position over the next 1-3yrs. While all employees are expected to cover shifts at the store as a bookseller, and since the team is small, covering for other employees will at times necessitate this, the primary focus for this position is in the Development, Co-ordination, and Execution of events including: Book release parties Book Clubs Themed multi-author + market events like MerMay or Pirate Day

RESPONSIBILITIES

Identify and track books to promote on their release days Plan, schedule, and co-ordinate in-person author events, community events, and workshops Manage local partner business relationships to host book clubs & author events Maintain event postings on the Wolfe & Kron Books website, and local events calendars Match customers to books they'll love based on a depth of knowledge across genres Open and close the store, and maintain inventory tidiness and shopability throughout the day

QUALIFICATIONS

Previous retail or hospitality positions with repeat customers Demonstrated success organizing and executing events both small/intimate large-scale Working knowledge of office software, including managing spreadsheets and handling data entry Well-developed communication skills, including comfort answering the store phone, calling customers, speaking with business partners, publishers, and authors, and drafting emails / creating templates

REQUIREMENTS

Ability to lift and carry 50lb boxes of books, climb ladders, and stand for extended periods of time Reliable transportation to and from work, and to off-site events Availability during store hours including nights, weekends, and holidays Punctuality and task management, including self-directed work, are a must As a retail store, we do wind up open through many of the major holidays, but close during Sea.Hear.Now. and on both Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day. We are a small (tiny) indie bookstore stocking Collectible, Used + New Titles for readers YA and older, dedicated to centering LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPoC / AAPI authors, with a focus on Speculative Fiction. Our inventory beyond books is tightly curated to platform Queer Makers in the TriState area. Customers expect hands on treatment and an awareness of / affordances to their needs, be those of physical access, or neurospicy. Our readers look to us not only for book advice, but as a point of connection with the queer community, and a third space of belonging. This is a store where we say hello to every person who walks in the door, where we shape ourselves to make them feel comfortable*, and where we expect to see customers come back over and over. We are not here merely to please the summer tourists. We are here for our year-round readers, and for those who come to Asbury Park because they are looking to feel seen. The books we stock are not the Beach Reads or Bestsellers found in big-box stores. They are the first books to be banned, or to be quietly removed from the shelves of stores less willing to stand up for a cause. Our motto after all is: Show some spine. Get shelved.

PLEASE PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION

a Resume / CV Cover Letter telling why you should work here List of 1-5 books you have read with a 1-2 sentence "shelf talker" for each in the following genres Mystery Horror Memoir/ Biography Science Fiction Poetry Narrative Non-Fiction Fantasy Romance

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BENEFITS

Sick time accrual PTO accrual 30-50% Employee discount (cost + sales tax) Access to physical / digital / audio ARCs

EMAIL SUBJECT

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