Merchandise Buyer Assistant, Sr. jobs in Connecticut

Araca Merchandise LP is immediately accepting resumes/applications for a Sales Associate position for BEETLEJUICE at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 1st from 12-11:30pm (1 hour dinner break between shows).

Araca Merchandise LP is a theatrical merchandising company, with a fast-paced and high energy retail environment. Our Sales Associates must be friendly, outgoing, articulate, engaging, dependable and adaptable!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Delivering exceptional customer service with each transaction/interaction
• Handling cash and credit transactions
• Assisting patrons with merchandise-related questions
• Counting, restocking and folding inventory
• Maintaining displays, merchandise arrangements, and kiosk appearance
• Engaging patrons in a friendly and polite manner
• Following procedures set forth by Production/ Araca Management
• Meeting and exceeding sales goals

Qualified Sales Associates will have:

• One year of retail and/or sales experience
• A high school-level or equivalent diploma
• The desire to be a strong team-player
• Excellent interpersonal, creative problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Strong communication and time-management skills
• An understanding of urgency & speed in transactions, while maintaining accuracy
• Availability to work at least four (4) shifts or 15-30 hours per week
• The ability to lift 30lb.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter highlighting your retail and/or sales experience.

Araca Merchandise LP is a drug and alcohol-free workplace and an equal-opportunity employer.

Founded in 1997 by Matthew Rego, Michael Rego, and Hank Unger, The Araca Group is a vertically integrated theatrical producing and merchandising company, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, and Sydney.

Broadway producing credits include Wicked, Urinetown, Disgraced, The Wedding Singer, A View From The Bridge, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Lend Me a Tenor, Match, Rock of Ages, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical, In Residence on Broadway, and Diana the Musical.

Current merchandise clients include: Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Beetlejuice the Musical, The Prince of Egypt, Back to the Future the Musical, Andrew Llyod Webber’s Cinderella, Cobra Kai, Ghostbusters, SEGA, C-SPAN, Outlander, The Masked Singer, Lionsgate, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy.

For further information about The Araca Group, please check out our website at www.araca.com.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Weekly day range:

• Weekends only

Work Location: In person