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Bookshop Manager

Exciting opportunity for a bookshop manager at Artwords Bookshop, Broadway Market

Salary approx. £36,000 plus bonus

Artwords is an east London based bookshop which has been retailing the best in arts publishing since 2001. We have two shops: Shoreditch and London Fields, both specialising in the visual arts - targeting a broad range of customers including artists, designers, students and those employed in the creative industries & new media businesses which flourish in the area.

We are looking for an exceptionally creative and highly motivated individual to run our London Fields shop located on the ever popular Broadway Market - a traditional market street with many fashionable independent shops and a very busy weekly Saturday market attracting locals and tourists alike.

The ideal candidate will have a background in book retail, a proven ability in buying, and a strong interest and understanding of the visual arts and design. The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of the strategic planning, development, buying and administration of Artwords Broadway Market and will manage a team of six booksellers to achieve and build upon our annual sales targets whilst keeping abreast of developments and trends in the visual arts and design, and curating the stock ranges that our loyal customers have come to expect of us.

The intended start date for this position is mid-end March 2020. Candidates should email a letter of application (max 1,000 words), the completed application form (please email shop@artwords.co.uk for job description and application form), and their CV to the director, Ben Hillwood-Harris at ben@artwords.co.uk by midnight 4 February 2020. Interviews will be held on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February 2020.

Bookshop Manager

Artwords Bookshop, London
Full-time, Permanent
Bookselling
Book Services, Business, Sales Manager, Sales, Business Development, Book Buying & Selling, Customer services

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