The Ripped Bodice

Job Description: 

The Ripped Bodice is seeking a part-time sales associate to assist with day-to-day sales operations as well as to provide administrative support to The Ripped Bodice team. This job requires excellent people skills, customer service, and the ability to be an organized multitasker. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, who can learn new tasks easily, and who we can trust with our customers.

We strongly prioritize candidates with bookstore and/or retail experience.  

Main criteria: 

Our top requirement is a deep knowledge and love of romance novels. This goes much further than having read one series five years ago. You will be expected to help customers pick out books every single day. We can teach you everything you need to know about the retail-side of this job, but we need you to feel confident about your romance knowledge. 

Must be 18 years old

Key Responsibilities include:

• Assisting customers with book selection and recommendations and check out 

• Answering phone calls and emails

• Working during book events reporting to the events manager

• Receiving and inventorying books

• Alphabetizing and organizing used books

• Entering sales data and consignment inventory

• Cleaning (Yes, even the bathroom. This is part of small business life, we get our hands dirty.)

Hours: 

10-25 hours a week.

You MUST be available to work on both Friday and Saturday.

Schedule flexibility appreciated.

Current Store Hours:

• Weekdays 11am-7pm

• Weekends 10am-8pm 

Compensation: Ripped Bodice bookseller pay rates are based on cumulative hours worked and raises are automatically given when a bookseller hits an hours milestone. 

Starting Rate - $20

$22 - 400 Hours

$24 - 2400 Hours

How to Apply:

We will confirm that we have received your application within 48 hours. 

Please note: We typically receive 50-100 applications for every 1 position we have available, we are not able to interview everyone who applies. 

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE STORE OR COME BY IN PERSON. 

If you have questions you can email them to taylor@therippedbodice.com

We will continue to accept applications until we have found the right candidates, however we do strongly recommend you apply sooner rather than later.

The Ripped Bodice is an independent brick-and-mortar bookstore devoted to the celebration of romance novels. The store is proudly Woman and Queer Owned. 

Sisters and owners Leah Koch and Bea Hodges-Koch opened TRB in Los Angeles, CA on March 4, 2016 following a successful Kickstarter campaign to bring their dream of a romance-only bookstore to life.

The Ripped Bodice features a vast and diverse selection of romance fiction. In addition to books, the store has a wide selection of gift items with a focus on supporting independent, woman owned businesses.

On August 5, 2023, The Ripped Bodice opened their second location in Park Slope, Brooklyn.