Now Hiring - Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) - Professional Services Temporary Visitor Services & Sales Associate in Seattle, WA

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Museum Vision and Mission: MOHAI is treasured locally and respected nationally as a vibrant resource where history inspires us to build a better future. To serve our region, we bridge the past, present, and future by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories through compelling, innovative exhibits and community engagement. Position: Temporary Visitor Services & Sales Associate Reports to: Director of Visitor Services Location: MOHAI, at Lake Union Park's historic Armory building Classification: Temporary; Non-Exempt; Part-time; Hourly Schedule: Regularly scheduled 15-25 hours per week. Must be available for 8-hour shifts and flexible hours, including weekdays and weekends Rate of Pay: $21 per hour Benefits: Paid Sick and Safe Time in accordance with the City of Seattle ordinance Employment Period: May - September 2025 Position Description: Visitor Services & Sales Associates are responsible for greeting visitors with exceptional customer service, courtesy, and professionalism and serving the public through friendly and accurate sales of admissions, memberships, and retail merchandise. Associates also serve where needed in galleries and museum common areas, helping to ensure a pleasant, positive visitor experience. They are a primary source of access and communication within MOHAI. This position is a member of the Finance and Operations department and is supervised daily by the Visitor Services Manager and Mercantile Manager. Key Responsibilities: * Work at the admissions desk, in the museum store, exhibit galleries, and where needed in the museum. * Handle phone calls, respond to questions, and receive museum visitors and other guests. * Perform cashier duties for admissions, membership sales, and retail merchandise. * For bilingual staff, opportunities to use Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Amharic, Mandarin, and other languages with museum guests. * Ensure that all interactions are culturally responsive, respectful, and based on a foundation of MOHAI's commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. * Contribute to outstanding customer service by maintaining friendly and courteous interactions with members, visitors, and staff. * Monitor galleries, answer questions for visitors, help to maintain the appearance of the galleries, which includes inspecting the art and/or exhibit objects, labels, and furnishings for signs of damage or theft. * Support security officers in monitoring visitor behavior in the galleries. * Assist with tracking of MOHAI assets by properly handling store inventory. * Keep work areas, admissions desk, museum store and assigned exhibit galleries organized and tidy for visitor safety and enjoyment. * Gather demographic information about visitors by collecting zip codes, surveys, etc. * Attendance at museum-sponsored events may be required. * Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: * Comfortable talking and providing instructions to guests. * Bilingual and multilingual candidates preferred. * Previous cashiering experience in customer service, retail, concierge, hospitality, or equivalent field. * Work effectively in a high-volume, high-energy environment. * Must work well with members, visitors, and staff; be dependable, punctual, friendly, and authoritative, with the ability to communicate comfortably and clearly in written and oral formats. * Able to monitor galleries, maintain security standards, and remain calm under pressure. * Enjoy sharing information, managing data, and organizing merchandise. * Attention to detail, with accurate data entry skills. * Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook and Teams. Experience with Square a plus. * Flexible schedule: must be available days, evenings, and weekends. * Possess or willing to acquire CPR (including child and infant) and first aid certification. * Enthusiasm for MOHAI's exhibits, programs, and mission. Find yourself checking many of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? If you meet some of the requirements and you share MOHAI's values and support our mission, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we're invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Museum Overview: For 70 years, MOHAI has been dedicated to enriching lives by preserving, sharing, and teaching the diverse history of Seattle, the Puget Sound region, and the nation. With a collection of 6.5 million artifacts, photographs, oral histories and archival items, and an expansive schedule of exhibits and programs, MOHAI is the region's premier history center. MOHAI operates a dramatic and award-winning museum in Seattle's vibrant South Lake Union neighborhood and a resource center in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. MOHAI also hosts the Bezos Center for Innovation, focusing on the history and future of innovation in the Puget Sound region. MOHAI is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and has been selected by USA Today as one of the Top Ten History Museums in the nation. For more information, please visit [please apply online] To Apply: Please e-mail letter of interest and resume to [please apply online]. No phone calls, please. MOHAI is a 501(c)(3) organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team and an organizational culture that fosters inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. We encourage candidates of color to apply. Job Types: Part-time, Temporary Pay: $21.00 per hour Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Evenings as needed * Weekends as needed Experience: * Customer Service, retail, concierge, hospitality or similar: 1 year (Required) Ability to Commute: * Seattle, WA 98109 (Preferred) Work Location: In person