Thank you for your interest in Paper Boat Booksellers as a possible place of employment!
We are all booksellers here at Paper Boat, whether you are an owner, manager, receiver or taking care of the day to day tasks and ringing up customers. We read books, we recommend books and just have amazing enthusiasm for books in general! To be considered as a bookseller here at Paper Boat we ask that you have a love of books without judgement (ie.NO BOOK SNOBS), read across all genres regularly, have at least some retail and customer service experience (bookselling or other book world experience preferred) and the ability to hand-sell your favorite book. Bookselling is largely retail (everything else you can learn!). We shelve books, lift boxes (up to 40 lbs), dust shelves, straighten the shop when we aren’t helping customers….we work on our feet a lot and always stay busy!
Paper Boat Booksellers hires part-time only (4-8 hour shifts) and needs employees with flexibility in their schedules with the ability to work evenings and weekends. We rarely hire summer or holiday help due to turnaround and the time it takes to train someone to know the ins and outs of bookselling-we call it the art of bookselling!
To be considered for employment at our store, please send us a cover letter and resume to info@paperboatbooksellers.com or drop it off in person.
In your cover letter or email, tell us a little about yourself and your bookish ways and why you think you’d be a good fit for our store!
UPDATE 9/20/24: We are not hiring at the moment, however you are always welcome to send in your resume and we will keep it on file. We will hold resumes for 3 months. Thank you!