Part-time Bookseller

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IDEAL CANDIDATES will have retail experience; a love of reading; an understanding of book publishing; knowledge of Drawn & Quarterly and enjoy working with the public.

**PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA OUR INDEED JOB POSTING. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE: A CV, A COVER LETTER, AND A LIST OF BOOKS YOU LOVE IN A PDF ATTACHMENT.**

The details are below:

- **Employee type**: Part-time Seasonal Bookseller
- **Hourly Rate**: $16/hr with 30 minute paid breaks
- **Duration**: Immediately through to the end of December 2024.
- **Hours per week**: 4 weeks of training at approximately 16 hours a week; hours increasing to 30 when holiday season starts in December. There is also the possibility of filling in extra shifts when/if they become available.
- **Availability required**: Open availability; Evenings, Weekends and some daytime shifts. We foresee needing staff on Sundays in particular. Availability in December is essential particularly the week prior to and the week after December 25th
- **Bilingualism **is required French/English

RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS:

- READING Must be an avid reader of comics, books, and book culture
- TALKING BOOKS Delighting customers, handselling, discussing books in public and open to differences of opinion
- PEOPLE SKILLS Being friendly and outgoing, providing good customer service online, by phone, and in person
- TEAM WORK Working as part of a team, taking direction
- COMMUNITY Engaging with local cartoonists, writers, and poets
- RETAIL Experience and understanding of independent retailing
- SOCIAL MEDIA Produce content for Instagram, Facebook, and store website
- EVENTS Work on site and off site events are required
- MUST BE ABLE TO lift up to 40 lbs

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly is actively committed to employment equity and a more inclusive workspace. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, including Indigenous peoples, Black people, members of racialized groups, immigrants, 2SLGBTQIA+, people of all ages, those with diverse life experiences, and members of other historically marginalized communities.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 2.5 months

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Work days:

- Every Weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person