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About the Norton Museum of Art:

Founded in 1941 by Ralph Hubbard Norton and his wife Elizabeth Calhoun Norton, the Norton Museum of Art is Florida’s largest art museum, renowned for its distinguished collection. The Norton Museum of Art welcomes visitors to experience the transformative power of art through intimate and creative encounters with wide-ranging collections and programs of the highest quality. With holdings spanning Contemporary, Early European, Modern, and Asian Art, as well as Photography, the Norton serves as a cherished institution within its community.

Our Commitments:

To uphold our mission and ensure the Norton’s relevance to our community, we are dedicated to the following principles:

• Art: We celebrate and share excellence in the arts in all its forms.
• Audience: We cultivate meaningful dialogues and relationships with a diverse and inclusive audience.
• Ambassadors: Our employees, Trustees, volunteers, and partners are the vital links connecting Art and Audience.
• Foundations: We are committed to preserving the Norton’s fiscal and physical legacy for future generations.

Position Summary:

The Store at the Norton is an integral part of the Museum experience and shares a supportive role in interpreting, representing, and conveying the Norton Museum of Art’s strategic objectives. Through store sales, it serves to generate profits to bolster the institution’s educational objectives, while enhancing the overall quality of the Museum visitor’s experience by highlighting merchandise relative to the Museum’s collections and exhibitions. The Museum Store Ambassador, under the supervision of the Assistant Store Manager, serves as a key contributor in achieving the store’s goals by assisting in vital areas of daily functions, including handling sales and POS operations. The Museum Store Ambassador provides our museum visitors with the highest level of service, ensuring that their experience is positive and memorable.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Present a welcoming and inclusive environment for all customers, maintaining professional engagement.
• Demonstrate in depth product knowledge and generate sales
• Operate POS system with proficiency.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the varying levels of museum memberships and suggestively sell at POS.
• Maintain a pristine store environment, ensuring displays are inviting, and the merchandise is stocked & replenished as needed.
• Remain updated on daily Museum happenings such as tours, programming, and exhibitions.
• Understand Museum policies and proactively assist visitors and staff members as needed.
• Work collaboratively with fellow staff members and receive direction from Assistant Store Manager on various operational tasks.
• Assist with the store’s annual inventory.
• Must be available to work weekends, specifically Sundays and Friday evenings during Art After Dark.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Highly professional. Positive mindset and high integrity
• Service- oriented. Thrives on meaningful customer engagement.
• Previous specialty retail and/or sales-related experience.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Values and supports the strategic goals, mission, and initiatives of the Museum.
• Communicate in an effective manner. Bilingual a plus.
• A degree of flexibility with one’s work schedule is required.

Physical Requirements: 

• The person in this position must be able to stand throughout the entirety of their shift and be able to bend, stretch, and move around the sales floor & stockroom areas without difficulty.
• Must have the ability to lift, move or carry up to (20) pounds

Hours and Compensation:

• Variable schedule; Days, Nights, Weekends
• Part-Time, Non-Exempt
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Location Requirements:

At the time of employment, employees are expected to be located within reasonable commuting distance of the museum. Commuting Distance means they are located in South Florida, and able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.

• Museum Location: 1450 South Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33413

Benefits Offerings:

The museum provides competitive compensation and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits may differ based on employment status.

• 401(k) retirement plan and 2% employer match
• 4 discretionary days & 1 birthday holiday
• Flex Work options; hybrid & flexible schedule after an employee’s 90-day probationary period. NOTE: FlexWork is not suitable for all positions.
• 20% discount for staff in the Museum store
• 10% discount at The Restaurant
• Membership to the ROAM Museum network

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Norton Museum of Art is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Norton Museum of Art makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.