Sales Assistant (Weekends AND Weekdays)

*Note: Applicants MUST include a cover letter to be considered and experience with Dungeons & Dragons is vital.*
Applicants must have weekend and weekday availability (including evenings). Please read full job listing before applying.

We're recruiting a part-time sales assistant!

Geek Retreat is an Entertainment Retailer – a comic book store, café and events
hub rolled into one! We stock “geek culture” merchandise like comics, posters,
clothing, figures & memorabilia as well as games and gaming accessories and our
café sells delicious coffees, soft drinks, burgers, hot dogs, sweet treats &
more.

This role would suit a proactive individual with excellent communication skills. Hospitality and / or retail experience is essential and an understanding of social media is preferable. An interest in geek culture (movie / TV / gaming) is also a must for
everybody in our company, we are particularly seeking those with experience of trading card games and board games, such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon etc, Dungeons & Dragons, manga/anime and comic books.

We are looking for someone capable of running monthly Learn To Play Dungeons & Dragons for groups.

Job Role:

• Serving and assisting customers
• Preparing and serving food and drink
• Assisting with event coordination
• Running 'Learn To Play' sessions for new players
• Running monthly 'Learn To Play Dungeons & Dragons' sessions for new players
• Posting in our dedicated Discord server/on social media (where relevant)
• Making customers feel welcome and catered to
• Cleaning and tidying the store

Person Specification:

• Awesome attitude & strong work ethic
• Excellent customer service skills
• Vibrant, engaging and welcoming personality
• Confident and willing to learn
• Weekend and weekday flexibility
• Hospitality and / or retail experience
• General geeky interest - be it retro, tcg's, board games, comics, anime, movies or anything you can nerd out over!

To apply to join us just send us your CV and a covering letter mentioning why you’d be the perfect fit for Geek Retreat Chelmsford.

Successful applicants will be contacted for interview. We get lots of applications, so unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted - Sorry!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 8 - 20 per week

Salary: £7.50-£9.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chelmsford, CM1 1AQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location