Part-time Sales Associate (Chicago)

Overview

We're looking for a welcoming and kindhearted sleep-enthusiast to join the team in our Chicago store! This is an exciting time to join the Brooklinen retail family: you'll help shape the retail experience for our customers today, and your insight and feedback might help shape our future stores as well. You’ll love this role if you’re as obsessed as we are with making people’s homes a happy, comfortable place - and providing amazing customer experiences along the way.

What you’ll do

• Ensure an exceptional customer experience is delivered 100% of the time
• Act as a Brooklinen brand ambassador, always putting the customer first  
• Engage with loyal customers IRL and form new customer relationships
• Educate customers on our product assortment, brand history, and value proposition
• Work in the back of house to receive and organize inventory
• Assist with the visual merchandising of the store and product
• Support the planning and execution of in-store special events 

We're looking for someone with

• 0-3 years of experience in a retail (or service-oriented) environment - this being said, we believe people with all types of experience could be great in this role and will be looking to the application screenings questions as well as resumes to make our decisions!
• The ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and enthusiastically
• Strong judgment and a service- and solution-oriented approach
• The ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, holidays and weekend shifts
• Someone who is passionate, inclusive, and positive
• The ability to stand for long periods of time, physically move products and lift up to 20 pounds

Why join us?

• Our team is made up of friendly, funny, welcoming, low-ego, and passionate people -- who also happen to be great at what they do. We all know the people you work with can make or break a job and so we go to great lengths to protect this amazing culture.
• All the other stuff you’d expect - great benefits for our full-time team members (with fully company-paid options), 100% paid parental leave for ALL new parents, budget for learning and development, fun team outings, and much more.
• And don’t just take our word for it! We’re honored to be recognized by various industry tastemakers for the work we’ve put into our culture and employee engagement, including accolades from LinkedIn Top Startups (in 2020 and 2021!), Inc.’s Best Workplaces and Forbes Best Startup Employers in America (in 2022, 2023, and 2024!)

Everyone is welcome at Brooklinen - we’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. We invite you to take a look at how we’ve done so far and where we know we need to do better.

Compensation & Benefits 

At Brooklinen, our goal is to offer a competitive total compensation package which we determine based on specific market data taking into account our company size, stage, industry, and location. The compensation for this role is $18/hour.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in a quarterly bonus program with a target % based on your role. 

Beyond base compensation and bonus, we offer a 401K with a 4% Safe Harbor Match, have commuter benefits, and provide a quarterly product allowance

Everyone is welcome at Brooklinen - we’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. We invite you to take a look at how we’ve done so far and where we know we need to do better.

Our Interview Process

• Initial Interview:
  • Assistant Store Manager
• Final Round:
  • Store Manager 

About Brooklinen

Brooklinen, home of The Internet’s Favorite Sheets, was founded in 2014 with one goal in mind: We want you to be comfortable.

We believe everyone deserves beautiful home essentials, and our approach to provide these is simple: Create high-quality products using the finest materials – from bedding to towels and everything in between – and offer these products directly to our customers (without the luxury markup!). As we’ve expanded beyond the bedroom, introducing bath goods, accessories, loungewear, our Spaces marketplace and IRL retail stores (with many more opening in 2022 and beyond!), our goal of keeping you comfortable has remained at the forefront.

We take pride in our products and think you will, too: Our sheets, towels and more have received over 100,000 5-star reviews and been recognized by numerous industry tastemakers such as Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, The New York Times’ Wirecutter and many more.