Job Description

THE POSITION
Put your love of the aquatic world to work!
Imagine yourself inspiring our guests to create memorable experiences...Now imagine yourself in a fun and rewarding Sales Lead role at our Mississippi Aquarium Gift Shop!
Our friendly and enthusiastic team is inspired to create fun and surprise as they interact with guests to deliver the ultimate shopping experience.
As SALES LEAD (Part-time), you will:

• Provide exceptional guest service as you support the store management team in day-to-day operation
• Ensure that our guests have the best shopping experience ever
• Engage with guests and create an entertaining, fun, exciting and memorable experience

Position Preferences / Requirements:

• Prior retail keyholder, retail supervisory, cash-handling, and customer service experience
• Strong merchandising skills
• Must be able to work irregular shifts on weekdays, weekends, early evenings, and holidays
• Naturally enjoy interacting with people of all ages
• Able to proactively intercept, engage, and demonstrate product to customers in a positive, welcoming and outgoing manner, and able to effectively communicate product features
• Welcoming, positive, engaging and friendly towards our guests, team members, and venue staff

Physical Demands- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the Sales Lead is frequently required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The Sales Lead must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Skills Required