We're hiring for Winter 2025!

by Jenn Wong September 30, 2025

Seasonal Sales Staff

Type: Contract, Hourly

Location: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Washington DC

About the Role

Gone to the Dogs (GTTD) is a pet product company specializing in ethical and handmade accessories and goods for pet parents. We are a small women-led business that is growing rapidly. We’re looking to hire Seasonal Sales Staff to join our lively team. If you’re an animal lover, hard-working and dedicated, Gone to the Dogs is an exciting place to flourish and grow. We should mention that GTTD staff have the opportunity to play with dogs all day!

Responsibilities

Sell and create brand awareness at multiple GTTD locations; weekend markets and pop-ups, holiday markets including Bryant Park, Union Square in NY, and Downtown DC holiday market
Represent Gone to the Dogs as an enthusiastic brand representative and work towards daily Sales Goals
Assist customers in finding products and correct sizes, informing our story, and/or promotions
Process customers orders via POS
Maintain in-depth knowledge of merchandise to provide advice and recommendations as needed
Head sales and customer services; follow opening and closing procedures and complete assigned daily tasks
Prepare merchandise for sales day: restock, fold, organize, and make sure displays are organized and ready for the day
Prep inventory and store displays as needed; tag, package, create signage
Help receive inventory and restock as needed

Qualifications

Proven retail experience
Ability to work in fast-paced environment
Able to endure physical labor (e.g standing) and constant activity throughout the day
Ability to use POS and software for labeling and pricing
Strong organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills,
Great team player who is open to constructive feedback
Exceptional customer service skills and a desire to engage with customers
Must love dogs and cats

Job Details:

Status: Full-time or Part-time. Contract. Flexible hours.
Location: In-person Downtown DC Holiday Market
Pay: Base pay, plus daily performance-based bonus. Base pay commensurate with experience.

Start Date: October 15th, 2025 (or later depending on holiday market open dates)

To apply, please send resume, cover letter, and pay/salary requirements to info@gonetothedogs.co. All applicants must include job title in the subject line of their email submission. Compensation commensurate with experience. Gone to the Dogs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seasonal Retail Manager - Washington DC

Type: Contract, Full-time, Hourly flexible, Commission

Location: Washington DC

Gone to the Dogs is a pet product brand specializing in ethical and handmade accessories and goods for pet parents. We are a fast-growing small women-led start-up. If you’re hard-working, dedicated, and love animals, Gone to the Dogs is a place to flourish and grow!

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to join a small ethical business and wants to make an impact from Day One. Are you interested in changing the way people purchase for their pets? Here’s more information about the role!

About the Role

Gone to the Dogs is seeking a mission-driven, reliable, and enthusiastic Retail Manager to drive retail sales and operations in a meaningful way. This role will also assume the responsibilities of a seasonal sales team member. This role reports to the Co-Founders and will require presence during retail hours including weekends.

Job Summary:

Manage retail sales and operations at Downtown DC Holiday Market location
Represent Gone to the Dogs as a brand ambassador, support and lead sales team
Report, summarize, and share retail operations feedback with Co-Founders to ensure goals are being met
Reviews, maintains and updates all retail operations SOPs and assures that any changes are communicated to sales team
Manage the maintenance of the market's presentation standards
Monitor inventory needed, checking on quality and managing replenishment
Support founders with interviewing and hiring process of new team members
Develop and maintain highest level of relationships with customers, vendors and partners
Ensure that team is following SOPs which includes maintaining a clean, organized retail space for everyone's health and safety
Have a customer-first mindset when working with customers
Educate our customers through our Brand’s mission and beliefs
Be an expert on our products and extensive knowledge of production process
Actively sell, style our products and offer advice to customers

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 3-5 years of retail and management experience
Proven experience managing a team to complete tasks and projects
Exceptional written, verbal, visual communication and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
The ability to critically think and problem solve without direction
The ability to prioritize, project manage, and deliver on multiple initiatives that have significant financial impact to a fast-growing organization
Positive, can-do attitude with shown ability of adapting to change in business needs, and are comfortable receiving feedback
Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills
You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to work in various aspects of the business
Your team can count on you to be a team player and show up with optimism and enthusiasm that influence others positively
A passion for helping others and enjoy being a part of the team
Ambition to learn and grow from others
Physical requirements include prolonged sitting/standing and lifting up to 30 pounds
Must love dogs and cats

Job Details:

Status: Full-time contract. Flexible hours.
Location: In-person with expectation to be present at holiday market
Pay: $21+/hour commensurate with experience, plus performance-based bonus.

Contract dates: November 1st - December 23rd, 2005. Dates approximate.