Music Retail Sales Associate

Why Choose Guitar Center? Explore some of the amazing perks:

As an employee, if you're also a musician, we offer something truly special - gig leave. This means you can take time to showcase your music to the world, and you can come back to your job after your tour! At Guitar Center, we provide extensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match, mental health assistance, paid-time for sick leave/holidays/vacations, employee discounts and even, tuition reimbursement opportunities.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

At Guitar Center, we celebrate the universe of music and creativity by empowering our team members to find their own, distinct melody. Our purpose is to cultivate and support lifelong musicians, while fostering a love for music creation in musicians and non-musicians alike. Our responsibility lies in fostering the happiness that emerges from experiencing music, while maintaining customer-oriented environments that adhere to our mission.

In the role of an Instructor, your accountability includes teaching music lessons to students, based on the unique Guitar Center Lessons curriculum. Your goal will be to grow the student base, through ensuring that each learner continues to evolve, experience joy in playing music, and respect the culture of integrity, inclusion, and passion for music.

Attributes that define a successful Instructor includes:

- Musical Enthusiasm: Ability to inspire your students and communicate your fervour for music.
- Student Centric: Being conscious of and catering to your student's needs, and providing exceptional learner experience. Capable of being accessible, genuine, well-informed, encouraging, enthusiastic and dedicated to student growth.
- Proactivity: Identification of opportunities and challenges, follow-through with curriculum delivery to address or exploit them.
- Interpersonal Communication: Proficiency in written and verbal communication with a variety of individuals (internal and external stakeholders) in a clear, concise, positive, and courteous manner.
- Organizational Abilities: Skillful in leveraging time, energy, and resources to manage your priorities, stay on track, and accomplish objectives.
- Adaptability: Capable of coping with fast-paced environments and adapt swiftly to changes in direction and priorities.

Primary responsibilities of our Instructor includes:

- Teaching students the Guitar Center Lessons Curriculum.
- Engaging in communication with students or their parents (when applicable), updating them on each student's progress.
- Assisting with customer service concerns as required, maintaining a consistent learning base through ensuring excellent student experiences.
- Undertake additional tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

- Approximately 3 years of professional experience in the Music, Education, or related sector, or a Bachelor's Degree.
- Ability to clear Guitar Center's specific training and certifications.
- Demonstrated competency and expertise in the area of instruction (Drums, Guitar, Keyboard).