Bookseller's Assistant
Wallingford, Oxfordshire · Full time, on site · £28,000 starting salary
Start Monday 4th January · Apply by Monday 30th November
We are a young, fast-growing rare book business dealing in English literature, history, early printed books and medieval manuscripts, run from the Manor House at Howbery Park in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. We sell to private collectors and institutions around the world, through catalogues, book fairs, our website and a large online following.
This is an entry-level job with a clear path for career development.
For the first six months you will cover the running of the business day to day. From there, if you show the aptitude, we will teach you all aspects of antiquarian bookselling.
What you will do
Order fulfilment and logistics:
- Processing and invoicing orders
- Safely packaging orders
- Booking shipments and sharing tracking information
- Driving to collect purchases and consignments
Customer service:
- Answering email and telephone enquiries
- Inbox management
- Developing customer relationships
Preparing stock for sale:
- Photographing books, and editing and labelling the images
- Uploading them with descriptions t...
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