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Key Holder

Little Words Project

Nashville, TNJob$18.5/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.5/hr
Location
Nashville, TN
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Key Holder helps lead the Nashville store by supporting the management team, creating welcoming guest experiences, and sharing the brand’s mission. The role includes opening and closing the store, hosting beading appointments and events, supporting inventory and merchandising, and helping train Sales Associates. The candidate brings at least two years of retail or customer service experience and is able to work weekends and holidays.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsBeadingStylingContent CreationProblem SolvingRetail Customer Service

Qualifications

2+ Years Retail or Customer Service ExperienceWeekend and Holiday Availability

Full job description

We’re looking for a Key Holder to help lead the way at our Nashville store! This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a team environment, loves engaging with guests, and is passionate about sharing Little Words Project’s mission. As a Key Holder, you’ll play a huge role in bringing our brand story to life—helping guests find the perfect bracelet, guiding them through our bead-your-own experience, and supporting the team to create a welcoming, inspiring space. Pay starting at $18.50

What you’ll do:

  • Work alongside the Store Manager & Assistant Store Manager to inspire and motivate the team. You’ll help set the tone for amazing guest interactions!

  • Open and close independently, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

  • Host and manage in-store beading appointments, events, and parties, making every visit special.

  • Help find partners to do events with, and assist with planning in-store events

  • Monitor inventory levels, assist with backstock, and help with visual merchandising to keep our store looking and feeling its best.

  • Help train and develop Sales Associates, sharing best practices to enhance guest connections.

  • Introduce new products, personalize recommendations, and create moments that leave a lasting impression.

  • Answer guest questions, assist with transactions, and handle any in-store issues with positivity and care.

  • Assist at the bead bar, tie bracelets, and fulfill custom orders.

  • From inventory intake to clienteling and KPIs, you’ll play an important role in keeping things running smoothly.

What You Bring to the Team:

  • 2+ years of retail or customer service experience.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills—you love connecting with guests and teammates!

  • Passion for beading, styling, and even capturing fun content in-store.

  • You stay cool under pressure and find solutions with a positive attitude.

  • Ready to jump in, support the team, and help wherever needed.

  • Able to work weekends and holidays.

  • You believe in Little Words Project’s mission and are excited to spread kindness every day!

How this job compares

Set against the 3,773 open Retail jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.5/hr
  • Tennessee median$15/hr22 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr1,795 hourly ranges

This rate, $18.50/hr, is 25% above the Tennessee median midpoint ($15/hr) — in the middle half of Retail hourly ranges in Tennessee.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 101 open Retail jobs in Tennessee and 3,773 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Retail postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (958 postings).
Education
148 of the 3,773 open Retail jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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