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We're looking for Seasonal Retail Associates to help us deliver a great in-store experience during our busiest periods: holidays, race weekends, First Friday, product drops, and community events.\nAs a Seasonal Associate, you'll be on the sales floor helping customers, ringing sales, keeping the store stocked and looking sharp, and making every visitor feel welcome. You'll work closely with the Store Manager and the part-time team, and you'll help turn visitors, whether tourists, cyclists, runners, or locals, into repeat JUNK customers and community members.\nThis is a hands-on, high-energy role for someone who loves talking with people and wants to be part of a growing brand with deep roots in the Bentonville running, cycling, and outdoor community.\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nSales & Customer Experience\nGreet and engage every customer, using product knowledge to recommend the right headbands, hats, apparel, and accessories.\nSupport a selling culture on the floor by helping drive conversion, average order value, and units per transaction.\nProcess sales, exchanges, and returns accurately on Shopify POS, following cash-handling procedures.\nRepresent the JUNK brand so the store feels unmistakably like JUNK for every visitor.\nProduct Drops, Events & Peak Periods \nSupport bi-weekly product drops, including setup, display, line management, and customer flow.\nWork in-store events and activations planned with the Community Engagement Coordinator, including setup, selling, and teardown.\nStaff high-traffic periods between November 9, 2026 - December 24, 2026 such as Bentonville square holiday events, race weekends, First Friday, and launches.\nInventory & Merchandising\nReplenish the floor from back stock and keep back stock organized so product is easy to find.\nAssist with cycle counts, transfers, and inventory accuracy in Shopify.\nOmnichannel & Community\nInvite customers to join JUNK's email and introduce them to our online store and custom program.\nHandle in-store pickup orders and returns of online purchases.\nFlag custom-order opportunities and pass customer feedback (what people are asking for and buying) to the Store Manager.\nStore Operations\nFollow opening and closing procedures, cash handling, cleanliness, safety, and loss-prevention standards.\nKeep the sales floor, fitting area, and checkout clean, stocked, and organized.\nEscalate customer or operational issues to the Store Manager promptly.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nSkills & Competencies\nFriendly, outgoing, and confident starting conversations with customers.\nStrong customer-service and sales instincts; comfortable being on your feet and on the floor all shift.\nComfort learning POS and inventory systems; Shopify POS experience is a plus.\nBasic comfort with numbers, including making change and handling cash accurately.\nReliable, punctual, and able to follow procedures and standards consistently.\nTakes direction well and also takes initiative when the floor needs attention.\nWorks well on a small team and stays positive during busy, fast-paced periods.\nGood attention to detail when stocking, merchandising, and processing transactions.\nEducation & Qualifications\nRequired\nMust be at least 18 years old. \nCurrently enrolled in high school, or holds a high school diploma or GED.\nNo prior work experience required. We'll train you on product, POS, and store procedures.\nAvailability during the season, including after school, weekends, some evenings, event days, and school holiday breaks.\nAbility to commit to the full seasonal period November 9th - December 24th.\nPreferred\nAny customer-facing experience, such as a previous part-time or summer job, food service, babysitting, or volunteering.\nInvolvement in school sports, cross country, track, cycling, or other team activities. You don't have to be an athlete, but you should enjoy talking with them.\nComfortable with technology, including phones, tablets, apps, and social media.\nExperience working events, fundraisers, or other busy, fast-paced settings.\nSeasonal Note: Strong-performing seasonal associates may be invited back for summer and future holiday seasons, or considered for ongoing part-time roles as the store grows, including future roles supporting our in-store customization experience launching in 2027.\n Physical Requirements\nMust be able to stand and/or walk for 90% of the shift and occasionally reach, bend, and move inside the store to move product. 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