Seasonal Associate

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always been colorful, bold, and optimistic. Today, it is a global lifestyle brand that designs extraordinary things for the everyday, delivering seasonal collections of handbags, ready-to-wear, jewelry, footwear, home décor, and more. Known for its rich heritage and unique brand DNA, Kate Spade New York offers a distinctive point of view and celebrates communities of women around the globe who live their perfectly imperfect lifestyles. 

Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.

Since its launch in 1993 with a collection of six essential handbags, Kate Spade New York has always stood for optimistic femininity. Today, the brand is a global life and style house with handbags, ready-towear, jewelry, footwear, gifts, home décor and more. Polished ease, thoughtful details and a modern, sophisticated use of color—Kate Spade New York’s founding principles define a unique style synonymous with joy.  Kate Spade New York is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands powered by optimism, innovation, and inclusivity.

Job Title: Muse (Sales Associate)  

Primary Purpose:  The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in retail to…

 Hosting:  Give our guests the warmest welcome, always exuding confidence and proper etiquette.  Able to develop long-term relationships with our guests by asking the most interesting questions, dancing the muse moves, suggesting outreach events ideas.

Team Building:  Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team atmosphere.  Able to receive and give feedback in an honest and genuine manner.  Celebrate fellow muse’s successes.

Styling & Curating:  Know and be able to communicate the kate spade new york aesthetic.  Ability to story tell and use product knowledge to connect with our guests.  Lead and inspire with your own impeccable style, always bringing your best look to work.  Have the ability to spot and talk about products.  Continuously work to keep the stockroom and shop spotless.  

Business Smarts:  Understand the product landscape across all merchandise categories.  Ability to multitask like a pro, from operational tasks or cleaning the shop floor to processing POS transactions (a dull moment is hard to come by).  Share ideas and feedback with the team.

The accomplished individual will possess...  Professional selling skills and exceptional interpersonal skills  Prior luxury goods experience preferred  Proactive ability to multi-task and prioritize  Works well in a team environment An outstanding professional will have...   College degree preferred Physical Requirements…  Available to work store schedule, as needed, including evenings and weekends  Standing for extended periods of time  Able to safely lift boxes up to 40 pounds  Comfortable climbing ladders Our

Competencies for All Employees 

 Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. 

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. 

Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. 

Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. 

Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. 

Perseverance: Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks. 

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