EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR A BOOKSHOP MANAGER AT OUR BROADWAY MARKET SHOP
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 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.
WELCOME TO ARTWORDS WEBSITE
The landing pages show a selection of our newest book arrivals - click on the image and details of the publication are shown on the left hand page, click on the title or 'more information' for more detail on the item. Our stock is updated every week.
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OUR SHOPS
We have two outlets, both in London; one in Shoreditch and the other in London Fields details below
Artwords Bookshop Limited
69 Rivington Street
London EC2A 3AY
T (0)20 7729 2000
E rivingtonstreetatartwords.co.uk
Opening Times:
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday 11:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Artwords Bookshop Limited
20-22 Broadway Market
London E8 4QJ
T (0)20 7923 7507
E broadwaymarketatartwords.co.uk
Opening Times:
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is important to us. Artwords Bookshop takes the privacy of all its customers and users very seriously. We strive to take care with customer and user information. We are committed to protecting your privacy online.
Artwords Bookshop will never share any of your personal information with third parties.We will take all reasonable steps to ensure all personal information provided by you is held securely on file in accordance with current data protection legislation.
If you have any queries about our website and your privacy, please contact benatartwords.co.uk
HAVING YOUR BOOK STOCKED AT ARTWORDS BOOKSHOP
ABOUT ARTWORDS
Artwords Bookshop was established in 2001, we specialise in books on the contemporary visual arts and visual culture, covering the subjects; fashion, graphic design, architecture, photography, fine art and visual & critical theory. We also stock a very wide range of magazines on these subjects.
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AUTHOR EVENTS
For enquiries about author events, please contact benatartwords.co.uk
STOCK SIGNINGS
If your book is not currently stocked by Artwords, please see the section on Buying above.
If you are an author whose book is currently stocked by Artwords and you would like to come in to sign copies (not for a public event), please contact benatartwords.co.uk. For all other event-related matters, please see Author Events above.
RECRUITMENT
There are no current vacancies, but if you are interested in working at Artwords please leave a copy of you CV at either of our outlets; or email your CV to shop@artwords.co.uk. Your CV will be held on file for three months and you will be contacted if a position becomes available in that period.
CONTACT US
Artwords Bookshop Limited
69 Rivington Street
London EC2A 3AY
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