Who We Are
RION is a bespoke jewelry experience offering the best of many Worlds and tailored just for you. Featuring a consciously curated collection of gold jewelry from designers local to global, you'll discover whimsy and luxury in pieces you won't find anywhere else. The RION experience combines luxury piercing with the best in gold jewelry to provide elevated service on every level.

We know that jewelry isn't something you just wear, it's an extension of your inner radiance that shines with you as you experience life! Whether we're adorning you with an Infinity Welded Bracelet, curating your ear Piercings or celebrating a milestone (or just a Tuesday!) with a special new necklace, we're excited to expand the possibilities of fine jewelry and personal expression!

To be an employee with us is to unite with this mission + promise, and support one another’s growth by driving excellence, emanating positivity, creating impact, embodying integrity, and cultivating connection. These behaviors are the tenets that shape our organizational culture and, ultimately, our ability to deliver on our promise to customers and each other.

Must Haves

• 100% on-site in Kirkland, WA
• Minimum 1 year of luxury retail sales experience required
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills and a love of continuous learning!
• Compensation for this position includes the base hourly range listed, plus tips and commission

Job Summary

We are in need of an experienced Jewelry Sales Associate for our fine jewelry and piercing studio! The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about types of gemstones, metals, styles, and more, with the ability to offer professional customer service and care that meets our high standards. Experience with body piercing/adornment is a huge plus.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Provide excellent customer service by being polite, friendly, knowledgeable, and present to help clients and co-workers
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of all RION jewelry and designs in order to support and educate clients in a friendly and approachable way
• Always open to, and invested in, expanding your own knowledge and learning more!
• Be dedicated to building positive customer relationships
• Work to maintain an attractive store appearance, with a high level of cleanliness and beautiful product presentation
• Committed to working as part of a team to achieve individual, studio, and organizational goals
• Handle client information and appointment details with accuracy and efficiency
• Be knowledgeable of security standards and procedures
• Model jewelry in photos and video content for social media (excluding your full face if requested)

Qualifications And Skills

• At least 1 year of experience in fine jewelry or other luxury retail sales required
• Experience with, and love of, jewelry and body adornment a major plus!
• Highly organized, methodical, and meticulous
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Excellent communication skills
• A genuine commitment to equity, inclusion, and compassion for those around you
• A critical thinker with attention to detail and accuracy
• Effectively able to multi-task and delegate
• Can work well autonomously as well as within a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

We encourage applications from people of color, women, those with disabilities, LGBTQIA individuals, immigrants, and anyone else who has faced discrimination or oppression as a result of their identities.

Studies have shown that folks of historically marginalized groups will often only apply to a job if they meet or exceed the listed qualifications. If you believe that you could be a good fit for our company, but don’t quite fulfill every requirement, please do still apply, we would love to hear from you!

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to stand for extended periods of time
• Able to occasionally move about inside the studio to access necessary office equipment and resources
• Constantly operate a computer/tablet and other office equipment, such as a scanner, copy machine, and printer.
• Constantly accesses, handle, and use non-electronic resources including our small, and often delicate, product
• Occasionally moves equipment and other office resources up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally move about the studio to include occasional positioning of self to maintain equipment, office supplies, tasks, etc.
• Ability to inspect, recognize, observe, assess, compare, detect, discern, and distinguish office resources, employee performance, necessary documents and reporting, and other organizational resources as needed

Benefits include: Substantial employee discount, health/vision/life/dental insurance, access to retirement savings plan, commuter benefit, and more!