Employer: Japan Society
Location: New York City
Start Date: Sept. 3, 2012
Education: 2-year degree
Type: Part Time

The Visitor Services Associate maintains the Japan Society’s visitor service’s desk as an ambassador interacting with the general public. This includes greeting and welcoming visitors, answering questions, providing information about exhibits and programs, selling tickets, memberships, and catalogues.

Duties include: processing ticket orders and gallery admissions; selling memberships; light clerical duties; accepting packages; assisting visitors, trustees, donors, and vendors on the phone and in person, and assisting with related activities and projects.

Requirements:

• At least one year of related work experience
• Customer service experience
• Very good communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and comfort interacting with the public
• Ability to multi-task and to handle multiple phone lines
• Computer proficiency
• General office experience
• Must be dependable and punctual
• Knowledge of Japanese culture and/or language is a plus.

For full details and to apply, see original posting on idealist.org