Join our Team for the Holiday Season

Blazing Needles is seeking an enthusiastic sales associate to join our team for the upcoming holiday season! Join us and together we’ll bring joy and make the holiday shopping experience fun, safe and memorable! As a seasonal associate you will be responsible for stocking shelves, recieiving new inventory, helping to maintain our exceptional customer services standards and cashiering.

Our ideal candidate is excited to use their retail and service experience to elevate the craft of knitting, crochet, felting, etc. They thrive in a highly collaborative and creative environment, and enjoy building strong customer relationships through advising about and helping with a wide variety of projects. Staff is energized by a fast paced retail environment, is adaptable and can maneuver easily witihin a variety of busy situations.  

This is a part-time position that will require 20-25 hours per week.

Our candidate must have the following qualifications:

• Knitting experience
• Retails Sales experience, preferably in a related industry
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to convey enthusiasm for our merchandise
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends
• Reliable, dependable, and adaptable to frequent interruptions
• Able to stand on feet for up to 8 hours
• Able to lift and carry 15-25 lbs up and down stairs

Not necessary, but certainly a plus:

• Knowledge of yarn, fiber properties, gauge, pattern reading
• Knowledge of Ravelry
• If you're already on Ravelry, please include your username
• Experience with crochet and felting

Please email your resume to whitney@blazing-needles.com