Employer

Seattle Shirt Company

Position:

Retail Associate

Hourly wage:

$18.69/hour

Housing:

Employer provides

State:

Washington (WA)

City:

Seattle

Start Date:

early June, mid June, late June

End Date:

early September, mid September

English level:

Intermediate

Gender:

Both

Hiring via:

CV and Video and Skype

Job descripton

Are you looking for a job, where you use English on an everyday basis? Are you a girl – that´s perfect position for you! Our long term employer is looking for friendly personalities who are looking forward to spend summer in a shop focused on funny T-shirts and other souvenirs. If you are a boy, no problem, you can work as a Customer Service Representative. Perfect position for mixed groups. Employer is looking for 10 girls and 7 boys.

Employer has few locations in town, you will be split into different shops.

Positions and Duties:

As a Retail Associate your job will be to give the customer the best shopping experience they can have in our store.  Since our customers are mainly tourists it will probably be their first time in our store and also their last.  This means they must be able to find all their gifts to bring home easily and quickly.  Your job will include talking to people from all over the world, helping people find their perfect gifts, making sure we have items in stock, and talking about how great Seattle is!  We are a small, but growing, company that works hard to create a great atmosphere for customers and staff alike.  If you want to work with a fun staff, meet tourists from countries around the world and help people find fun Seattle items this is definitely the place for you!

What Does a Retail Associate Actually Do? Putting out new merchandis, helping customers find items they need, folding shirts and keeping the store looking neat and tidy, ringing up sales on the POS system, opening or closing the store (as early as 8:30am, as late as 12am), assigning staff tasks and helping complete projects, talking and greeting customers, informing Managers of merchandise needed on the sales floor, finding and completing tasks, keeping busy and using your time efficiently.

Your strengths should include: high energy, friendly personality, strong social skills, cash handling experience, Capable of interpreting customers’ words and showing them products that meet their needs, flexibility, willingness to put forth your best effort at all times, trustworthiness, punctuality

Perks of Working at Seattle Shirt Company: We offer a 50% employee discount on everything, including licensed sports apparel, flexible schedules, possible evening/late night shifts, full and part-time positions and the chance to work with an energetic team, in a fun location, meeting people from around the world!

Wage and housing

WAGE:

$18.69/hour

HOUSING:

Aparments are a gorgeous addition to the Pod family. In the middle of the vibrant Seattle University and 12th Ave corridor, Firenze has easy access to freeways, downtown, First Hill, Broadway, and south Seattle, and is located right on major bus lines that will take you anywhere in a flash. Firenze is just blocks from Seattle University and features one floor of spacious and bright loft suites and five floors of traditional Pod units. Each aPodment Suite is furnished with a kitchenette, bed, desk, and chair at no extra cost. There are full-sized kitchens located on every floor, and each floor has its own coin-op washer and dryer. And our on-site janitorial service keeps the building spotless so you can forget about messy roommates! With views of the Cascades, secure bike storage, and a Walk Score of 92, Firenze is definitely where you’ll want to be! Rental is around $700/month.

Transport and location

How to get there? ✈

Closest aiport: Seattle international airport (SEA)

As the job is in the city, you can use public transport, ride a bike or walk, depending on your preferences and how far is your apartment.

More info here

LOCATION:

 

Things to do

Seattle offers countless things to do. You can explore the city and see the main attractions, such as Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Great Wheel, Zoo, Museums and many others.

You can spend your time by the gulf, on the beach or you can explore the state of Washington.

Seattle is a coastal seaport city and the seat of King Country, in the U.S. state of Washinghton. With an estimated 634,535 residents as of 2012, Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 4 million inhabitants is the 15th largem metropolitan area in the nation. Among Seattle’s prominent annual fairs and festivals are the 24-day Seattle International film festival, Northwest Folklife over the memorial Day weekend, numerus Seafair events throughout July and August (ranging from a Bon Odori celebration to the Seafair Cup hydroplane races), the Bite of Seattle, one of the largem Gay Pride festivals in the United States, and the art and music festival Bumbershoot, which programs music as well as other art and entertainment over the Labor Day weekend. All are typically attended by 100,000 people annually, as are the Seattle Hempfest and two separate Independece Day celebrations.

For other tips use: http://www.downtownseattle.com/

Employer

About this employer

The Seattle Shirt Company has everything you want to take home with you after your trip to Seattle. We have Seattle apparel, local sports gear and everything from mugs to keychains.

Cooperation with us since: 2012

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