Summer Student Assistant, Visitor Services, The Harry Ransom Center
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The Summer Student Assistant supports visitor services at the Harry Ransom Center. The role welcomes visitors and tour groups, assists with collections and exhibitions, and helps with donations, merchandise sales, and gift shop restocking. It also involves collecting visitor feedback, supporting volunteer reporting and training, and recommending improvements to visitor services activities.
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Welcome visitors and tour groups; provide collection and exhibition assistance to visitors of the Ransom Center Galleries. Work collaboratively with visitor services volunteers.Process donations and merchandise sales as part of the Visitor Services team, using a credit card machine and cash handling. Establish and record sales and receipts, using a point of sale program. Restock merchandise in the gift shop.Collect email addresses and conduct visitor experience surveys with visitors to the Center.Assist with reporting and training for Visitor Services volunteers. Provide recommendations on Visitor Services desk role and activities.Other related functions as assigned.
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