Theater Ushers for Brooklyn Academy of Music

Theater Ushers
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
(Brooklyn NY)


Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), an internationally recognized presenter of contemporary performing arts and cinema, seeks friendly, polite and enthusiastic people to work part-time as Theater Ushers for main stage performances.

To assist theater patrons by handing out programs, tearing tickets, pointing out available seats, answering questions, pointing out the nearest exit, etc.
To ensure the safety of the audience during events.
 
Job Requirements:  
No experience necessary
Ability to provide friendly and polite customer service
Must be able to work evenings and weekends
Requires ability to climb stairs and stand throughout performances
Works well with others and is a team player
Any applicants under age 18 must obtain their Student General Employment Certificate (AT-19) and appropriate paperwork from their school indicating that they may work later than 10pm.

No calls please. Must complete an online application at http://brooklynacademy.appone.com 


Website: http://brooklynacademy.appone.com

The MET - Visitor Services Assistant - Group Services

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(New York NY)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks part-time Visitor Services Assistants for the Group Services division.

Assistants are needed to staff two group check-in desks. You will be required to work at least
one weekend day and possibly Friday or Saturday evening until 8:00 p.m. The starting schedule
is 3 days a week. You must be able to commit to your schedule and be willing to work during
holiday weekends and seasons.
Assistants will report directly to the Associate Coordinators and Associate Manager of the
division.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Facilitate check-in of all groups to the Museum (kindergarten thru senior adults)
· Communicate and enforce Museum policies
· Staff the will-call / advance ticket areas
· Record necessary information for database management and statistics
· Maintain an accurate cash register
· Provide office support when needed
· Additional duties

Requirements and Qualifications:
Experience and Skills:
· You must be detail-oriented and people-oriented.
· You must be able to work efficiently and accurately.
· You must be a team player who is willing to take initiative.
· Customer service and cash management experience required.
· Computer proficiency is required. Database experience is preferred.
· Fine Art / Art History background preferred.
· Experience working with children is a plus.
· Fluency in at least one other foreign language (Spanish, French, Japanese, Mandarin, etc.) in addition to English is a plus.

Knowledge and Education:
· Art History or Fine Arts background preferred
· College degree preferred
· New York City tourism knowledge preferred (i.e. transportation, geography, other museums
and attractions.)
· Computer skills essential, especially Microsoft Windows software applications.

Please send cover letter and resume to careers@metmuseum.org with position title in subject line.

NY Showplace - Sales Associate

Sales Associate
Showplace Antique + Design Center
(New York NY)


Showplace Antique + Design Center, New York City's premier destination for collectors and designers, seeks a top-notch, part-time sales associate to join our team. The successful applicant will manage all aspects of sales while generating and building relationships with interior designers.

Responsibilities:
-Greet customers, help them select merchandise, and respond to their questions in a friendly and professional manner. He or she will provide customers with exceptional assistance by actively engaging them in the sales process while guiding them through our floors of period furniture, lighting, antiques, and decorative arts.
-Develop and maintain knowledge of our inventory and services to help facilitate and increase sales.
-Accurately operate Point of Sales System (register) using various functions such as cash and credit card transactions.

Requirements:
-Gallery experience with a furniture or decorative arts background
-Outstanding organizational, communications, and networking skills essential
-Knowledge of the interior design trade and twentieth-century furnishings
-Computer and internet savvy
-Experience in managing online sales
-Team player with a broad view
-Common sense and good judgment
-Weekend work a must along with a great sense of humor
-Excellent attention to detail
-Visual merchandising skills a plus

Please submit a brief cover letter explaining why you are the best suited for this job along with your resume to amos@nyshowplace.com.  Resumes without a cover letter will not be answered.

No phone calls please.

Website: http://www.nyshowplace.com

Eataly Baristas Needed

Site: http://www.eataly.com/

Apply: http://www.hirebridge.com/jobseeker2/viewdetail.asp?joblistid=182214&cid=6817&logoh=1

We need a new barista to join our team! If you are passionate about coffee, espresso and latte art and want to get involved with our rapidly growing company, please apply today! Job Title: Barista/Bartender Eataly's Caffe LaVazza is a traditional Italian espresso bar inside of New York's busiest Italian marketplace. We feature LaVazza espresso, beautiful cappuccini, an array of LaVazza's signature drinks along with wine, beer, spirits and house-made pastries. We are seeking an experienced barista who is energetic, friendly, and understands the graceful dance of high-volume Italian coffee service. Minimum one year of high-volume experience with a MANUAL espresso machine is required. Please know how to grind, measure, tamp and pull beautiful shots of espresso and make silky foam. Candidates must meet ALL of the following requirements to be considered: -MINIMUM 1 YEAR RECENT HIGH-VOLUME EXPERIENCE WITH MANUAL ESPRESSO MACHINE. We will test you! -LATTE ART - Show us what you can do! Hearts? Leaves? -Customer service oriented -Team-player -Italian language skills a plus!

Skills/Requirements Minimum Qualifications:
-Must have knowledge of all forms of coffee and its related forms, and be familiar with standard drink recipes.
-Must possess basic math skills and have the ability to handle money.
-High school graduate desired or equivalent.
-Must have ability to remain stationary for long periods of up to four hours in length.
-Must be able to reach, bend, stoop and lift up to 50 pounds.
-Must be able to cheerfully communicate with bar patrons.

Part-time - Lectures and Community Engagement Assistantship

Site: http://www.metguild.org

Lectures & Community Engagement AssistantshipThe Metropolitan Opera Guild
(New York NY)
Position Available: Spring 2013 Lectures & Community Engagement Assistantship

The Metropolitan Opera Guild, founded in 1935, fosters a stimulated and educated opera-loving community through programs for learners of all ages and levels.  To learn more about the Guild and all its programs, visit www.metguild.org.

The Lectures and Community Engagement department is seeking one part-time Assistantship position to assist in the facilitation of its educational and rental programs from late-February to mid-May 2013.  This position is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, career changers, or recent retirees.

Duties Include:
- Assisting in the coordination of rental events in the Opera Learning Center, including liaising with clients and artists, set ups and strikes, and communication with building security and maintenance crews as needed.
- Assistance at Community Engagement lectures and educational programs, including front-of-house duties, facilitation of events, and set ups and strikes.
- Administrative duties including ticket fulfillment mailings and preparing, drafting, and/or providing editorial support for informative materials such as handouts, newsletter articles, and more.
- Assistance and coordination of the High School Opera Singers Intensive (March 16 and 17): liaising with students and parents, helping to prepare sessions, and facilitation of events.
- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, hard-working, high energy team player confident in his/her ability to take initiative when needed.  Ability to exercise good judgment and decision-making is essential; candidates will be expected to communicate effectively in writing and in person, and to develop strong professional relationships with clients and the public.

The Community Engagement department strives to create a supportive professional atmosphere, with one-on-one professional mentoring and coaching.  A classical music background and/or interest in opera or theater preferred.  Diverse backgrounds and levels of experience encouraged, with the desire to gain experience in the field of arts administration.

Previous experience in customer service, hospitality, retail, stage management, or special events encouraged, as well as the ability to lift approximately 30-40 pounds. Familiarity and basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs required.  Experience or familiarity with Tessitura data and ticketing system a plus. 

The Assistantship is approximately 20 hours per week, with some weekend and weekday evening hours required, so a flexible schedule is essential.  We are willing to work with students or professionals with part-time availability.

This is not a paid position.  Travel reimbursement in the form of a monthly Metrocard is available, as well as opportunities for performance tickets and opera educational events in the form of lectures, courses, interviews, and master classes.

TO APPLY:Carefully review the Met Opera Guild’s mission and history  (http://www.metguild.org/MOG/About_The_Guild/Guild_History.html?TM=111menuid=112)

as well as the Lectures and Community Engagement department mission  (http://www.metguild.org/MOG/For_The_Community/For_The_Community_Home.html?TM=12)

and its annual brochure of programs (http://www.metguild.org/uploadedFiles/MOG/Home_Page/BROCHURE_12-13.pdf).

Upon review of the above, please submit a cover letter explaining your relevant experience and your connection to our mission and programs, as well as a résumé of your educational and professional experiences to date. 

Please send application materials to Lacey Upton at lupton@operaed.org; materials will be accepted through Monday, February 25, 2013.

Part-time Stock Associate Needed at Herald Square

Company: http://www.jny.com/

Apply: https://jonesapparel.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=76000&src=JB-10080

The Jones Group, Inc. is currently seeking a Part-time Stock Associate to be situated in Herald Square. This position's main function is to work in conjunction with the Merchandiser to ensure that all back of house operations are completed in a timely, organized, and efficient manner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Process new and replenishment styles; merchandise in the stockroom walls neatly and in an organized manner for the associate to be able to find and sell the product.
• Reviewing sale mailers to ensure advertised items and open sell fixtures are filled in
• Ensure that markdowns are pulled to the racks in a timely manner to ensure sell thru.
• Ticket new goods and placing on the sales floor, assist in audits, and replace missing samples.
• Provide feedback on stock issues to merchandiser and/or Regional Manger.
• Consistently use good judgment in deciding how to shift the stockrooms to make room for new and replenishment goods. 
• Prioritize daily activities so that inventory for all brands are maintained
• Abide by Macy's as well as JAG policy and procedures.
• Must maintain good relationships with the Macy's staff. 
• Collaborate with Macy's staff and the Nine West Footwear merchandiser.
• Must be a team player and work well with all levels of Macy's management as well as with the Nine West Footwear Merchandiser.

Qualifications

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• High School Diploma
• Footwear and/or stock experience preferred
• Fluency in a secondary language beneficial but not required
• Ability to Multi task
• Physically able to lift and move heavy cases
• Must be a reliable, independent worker
• The ability to conduct oneself in a professional and personable manner

Bloomingdale's 59th - Commission Sales

Company: http://www.bloomingdales.com/

Apply: https://macys.taleo.net/careersection/blm_jsa_career_section/jobdetail.ftl?job=371577

As a Commission Sales Professional at Bloomingdale's your primary focus is to build and maintain relationships with your clients. You are the most critical link in ensuring that our customers' experience in our store is nothing other then OUTSTANDING. You will become a part of a dynamic selling environment where your fashion sense and selling experience will make you an important part of our team. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to demonstrating OUTSTANDING customer service, building and maintaining a loyal client base, providing clients with product knowledge, calling clients for events and the arrival of new merchandise and working as part of a team to meet individual, department and store objectives.

Experience for yourself what makes Bloomingdale's like no other store in the world!

Key Accountabilities:

·         OUTSTANDING Customer Service priority

·         Teamwork Oriented

·         Meeting or exceeding sales and new account goals

·         Become familiar with product information understanding features and benefits of your product

·         Commitment to building customer relationships and loyalty through personal interaction and the maintenance of a client file

·         Demonstrate knowledge of store products and services and use this knowledge to build sales

·         Floor coverage flexibility & dependability with schedules including some nights and weekends

Skill Summary:

·         Possesses drive, is goal-oriented, has an entrepreneurial outlook

·         Enjoy meeting and interacting with customers; demonstrates an energetic and positive attitude

·         Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple priorities and learn new procedures

·         A team player who possesses the ability to work in a learning environment

·         Ability to communicate effectively with customers, peers and management

·         Experience in Commission Sales preferred

HandM - Sales Advisor

Company: http://career.hm.com/content/hmcareer/en_us.html

Apply Here: http://career.hm.com/content/hmcareer/en_us/findjob/jobs/imported/2012/10/24/00137859.html?src=JB-10660

Overall Job Function: Optimizes the store's selling by providing the customer with a pleasant shopping experience, including providing customers with garment options and direct service.

Job Responsibility including but not limited to:

Customer Service

• Provides excellent direct and indirect customer service according to H&M standards and meets the 5 basic demands on the selling floor, in the fitting room and at the cash point
• Answers phones courteously and promptly

Job Knowledge

• Actively works with garments, including processing, stocking, replenishing, folding, hanging, display and merchandising per H&M guidelines to maximize selling opportunities
• Rings on the register, reports and handles all required transactions, issues receipts and packs merchandise
• Unloads delivery truck, receives, opens and unpacks merchandise and labels merchandise with security tags

Efficiency

• Executes reductions, price changes, transfers and cash register routines
• Utilizes established H&M policies and procedures to assist in loss prevention and safety for the store and partners with store management as needed

Team Player

• Works effectively with team members to ensure the selling floor, cash point, fitting rooms and stockroom are clean and well maintained per H&M's store standards
• Adheres to H&M values and internal standards policies, and procedures contained in the H&M Employee Handbook

Financial Accountability: None

Minimum Candidate Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred
• 6 months of experience in customer service, retail industry preferred
• Ability to lift in excess of 20 pounds
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, bend, stretch, engage in repetitive motions, push, pull and carry items (mannequins, clothing, totes, torsos, etc) for a short distance
• Ability to climb a ladder and use a step stool

Skills, Abilities and Other Requirements:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to recognize and execute selling opportunities
• Ability and willingness to run a cash register
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Ability to take initiative to complete tasks and solve problems
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage time and prioritize
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule including nights and weekends

Administrative Assistant to Art Consultant

Administrative AssistantArt Consultant
(New York NY)
2 days/week, flexible hours

Assistant to an art consultant who provides advice on the acquisition of artwork for corporations and private collectors.  Acquires artworks through artists, galleries, and auction houses, 19th-century through contemporary.

Candidate must be highly organized, detail oriented, well-educated team player and self-starter who can work independently.

MUST HAVE at least 2 YEARS administrative experience and excellent references.

Multi-tasker, excellent verbal and communication skills, excellent computer skills.  Must be familiar with Word, Excel, Powerpoint and have experience in image editing (Photoshop), some bookkeeping (Quickbooks), and be able to organize mailings from a database.


Please email brief cover letter and resume to JPSassistant@gmail.com.

Art Consultant Part-time Assistant

Assistant to an art consultant who provides advice on the acquisition of artwork for corporations and private collectors.  Acquires artworks through artists, galleries, and auction houses, 19th-century through contemporary.

Candidate must be highly organized, detail oriented, well-educated team player and self-starter who can work independently.

MUST HAVE at least 2 YEARS administrative experience and excellent references.

Multi-tasker, excellent verbal and communication skills, excellent computer skills.  Must be familiar with Word, Excel, Powerpoint and have experience in image editing (Photoshop), some bookkeeping (Quickbooks), and be able to organize mailings from a database.


Please email brief cover letter and resume to JPSassistant@gmail.com.

Hospada Line Cooks Needed

Company: http://www.hospodanyc.com/

Hospoda is an upscale casual, farm to table restaurant, Czech inspired. We are looking for full-time line cooks, who will be:

-         In charge of prepping their station,

-         Working the station through dinner service

-         Cleaning up, and helping with events when needed

They must be punctual, dedicated, have a passion for cooking, and a team player. We are open for dinner 7 nights per week and Sunday brunch.

Pay: $11 per hour to start, no benefits.

Forward your resume to Katie Busch at katie.busch@hospodanyc.com.

Katie Busch
Chef de Cuisine
HOSPODA
321 E 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
Email: katie.busch@hospodanyc.com
Web: www.hospodanyc.com

Walt Disney Studio Ushers Needed

Company Site: http://www.waltdisneystudios.com/

Application Site: http://studiojobs.disney.go.com/us/new-york/theatrical-and-stage-production/jobid2430611-ushers

Working with people whose passion for what they do is simply indescribable. We are The Walt Disney Company, live with a rich legacy of innovation, entertainment, and lifelong memories. With our vast array of both businesses and professionals, you’ll have the opportunity to join a team that’s beloved around the world, and to find out how it feels to love what you do. We invite you to discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you‘ve been looking for.

The New Amsterdam Theater, home of Mary Poppins, is currently seeking friendly, enthusiastic, and reliable individuals to join their Ushering Team. All applicants must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays, throughout the summer. This seasonal position has the potential to grow into full-time employment.

Basic Qualifications:The ideal candidate for this role will have at least one (1) year of experience in a customer service environment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work as a team player. This is a union affiliated position.

Additional InformationIf you have an entrepreneurial drive, a winning attitude and would enjoy working for a fun, fast paced and adventurous company, please visit http://www.disneycareers.com/ and enter Req ID# 45077BR in the keywords search. DISNEY THEATRICAL GROUP (DTG) operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher and is among the world’s most successful commercial theatre enterprises. Through Disney Theatrical Productions, Disney on Ice and Disney Live!, DTG brings live entertainment events to a global annual audience of more than 19 million people in more than 50 countries. Under the Disney Theatrical Productions banner, the group produces and licenses Broadway musicals around the world, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida, TARZAN®, Mary Poppins, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh and The Little Mermaid. Disney Theatrical Group also delivers live shows globally through its license to Feld Entertainment, producer of Disney on Ice and Disney Live! For the past 30 years, Disney on Ice and Disney Live! have brought beloved Disney stories and characters annually to over 12 million guests in nearly 50 countries worldwide through productions such as Princess Wishes, Finding Nemo, Worlds of Fantasy, Let’s Celebrate! and Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show. In addition, DTG licenses musical titles for local, school and community theatre productions through Music Theatre International. This position is with Buena Vista Theatrical Group, Ltd. The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job ID: 45077BR