Retail Associate, SouthPark Mall
@ The Black TuxRetail Associate, SouthPark Mall
This job is still taking applications, but it's been up a while.
About the job
The Black Tux designs modern formalwear for special occasions, focusing on fit, fabric, and customer experience. The Retail Associate role involves guiding customers, styling, and ensuring a seamless shopping journey in a collaborative environment.
Requirements
- Customer-focused mindset
- Retail or sales experience preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Weekend availability
- Ability to stand for extended periods
Qualifications
- Passion for styling and customer service
- Confidence in digital platforms
- Team player with accountability
- Detail-oriented and adaptable
- Willingness to learn
Full job description
- Build rapport with customers by actively listening to their formalwear needs, understanding their event vision, and asking thoughtful questions to offer solutions that combine lasting style value.
- Use product knowledge and brand storytelling to guide customers through styling and fit with a sales-driven approach.
- Learn about customer’s lifestyle and future events to identify opportunities for formalwear ownership needs to sell beyond a single event, identify repeat needs, and build long-term customer relationships.
- Conduct fitting appointments and provide expert styling advice on fabrics, accessories and overall event aesthetics to drive confident purchase decisions.
- Support customers from look conception through final checkout, ensuring a seamless experience that increases conversion and event participation.
- Guide customers through our online platform to set up events, coordinate group looks and manage details including group orders, exchanges, and adjustments.
- Adapt sales techniques to each customer’s communication style, solving challenges with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Meet individual and team sales goals by delivering an engaging, consultative showroom experience.
- Maintain showroom presentation and organization, ensuring an elevated and inviting environment.
- Collaborate with teammates to uphold our culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning
- Stay informed on product knowledge and styling trends to better serve customers.
Who You Are
- Deeply customer-focused individual who is passionate about styling, event coordination and has a keen eye for detail.
- A confident, consultative communicator who builds trust through active listening and thoughtful guidance.
- Naturally curious about customer’s lives and style needs, with the ability to uncover selling opportunities beyond a single event and confidently close sales.
- A sales-driven stylist who is comfortable initiating conversations, recommending add-ons, and closing sales while maintaining a customer-first experience
- Tech-savvy and comfortable navigating digital platforms to assist the customer experience.
- Goal-oriented and motivated to meet and exceed sales targets while maintaining a customer-first approach.
- A humble team player who values accountability, feedback and continuous learning.
- Adaptable and solutions-driven - able to handle multiple customers and event setups at once.
- Prior retail, customer service, or sales experience is a plus - a strong attitude and willingness to learn are essential.
- Weekend availability is required.
- Comfortable standing and moving throughout the showroom for extended periods, including bending, reaching, stretching, and walking to assist clients and maintain visual standards.
Perks & Benefits
Paid company-recognized holidays aligning with our holiday pay policy
No Black Friday adjusted hours
Employee engagement & cultural events
Discounts on garment rental and purchases for you, your partner, and friends & family
Annual compensation process
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