Career Opportunities at Vaillancourt Folk Art in Sutton, MA

Sales Associate

Seasonal (Hourly) — Sutton, MA

We are looking for an honest, disciplined, and personable candidate to join our retail team. The ideal candidate must be optimistic, friendly, outgoing, and posses the natural ability for connecting, communicating, and growing meaningful collector relationships. They must be quick to learn and provide meaningful advice and knowledge about products, brands, and process. They must be able to assist in operational tasks such as actively maintaining the selling floor and stock room.

Ideal candidate must have retail experience and a firm understanding of computers and numbers, have a flexible schedule with the ability to work weekends during special events and when required, and be able to work long hours on their feet. Minimal lifting required.

Enhance the collector experience

• Greets and welcomes collectors throughout all areas of the retail gallery
• Connects with collectors in a friendly and meaningful manner
• Provides advice and knowledge to collectors that they may not have realized they needed
• Makes every collector interaction a personal and seamless experience
• Educates self and collector on merchandise, events, and company’s history and process
• Takes an multidirectional approach to identify and recommend merchandise across all channels
• Cultivate the collector relationship through personalized connection and communication
• Proactively utilizes mobile devices and selling technology to communicate with collectors and expand the business

Contribute and enhance the team’s success

• Partner with other employees from all departments to provide the best collector experience
• Actively creates a positive work environment through teamwork and collaboration
• Maintains positive working relationships throughout the company
• Enjoys the camaraderie of being part of the “Vaillancourt family”

Application should be submitted through the form below.