What are the responsibilities and job description for the Newport Part Time Customer Service position at Cornerstone Services?
Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Qurate Retail Group comprises six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in video commerce ("vCommerce"), which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms.
The Opportunity
Cornerstone Brands Customer Service Specialists answer inbound customer calls. Working at home, our specialists problem-solve to assist our customers with their orders and accounts. Cornerstone Brands is comprised of Grandin Road, Ballard Designs, and Frontgate.
Who We Are
Cornerstone Services offers expertise and corporate support across the four Cornerstone Brands. These shared services include IT, digital commerce, customer care and distribution. The Cornerstone brands deliver inspirations that help customers enjoy, enhance, and celebrate life. Cornerstone comprises four interactive, aspirational home and apparel lifestyle brands: Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Grandin Road®, and Garnet Hill®. Cornerstone operates a separate ecommerce site for each brand, distributes 163 million catalogs annually, and has 22 retail and outlet stores.
You must reside in one of the approved counties in Ohio, Indiana, or Kentucky:
- Indiana counties: Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, or Switzerland County.
- Kentucky counties: Bath, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Montgomery, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, or Rowan County.
- Ohio counties: Brown, Butler, Clark, Clinton, Clermont, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Licking, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Union, or Warren County.
Your Impact
- Busy day handling a high volume of inbound customer inquiries
- Offer additional products on each customer interaction
- Assist customers with questions while personalizing the experience for each caller
- Calls may include confirming refunds, taking payments, placing orders, and, analyzing account data
- Opportunity for advancement and upward mobility across the entire QVC Group family of brands.
- Report to an assigned Customer Service Supervisor
What You Bring
- You can problem solve and de-escalate unique situations while sustaining a high-paced call volume
- Learn and work in a virtual environment with a set schedule and structured day
- Communicate with a variety of customer styles, peers, and leaders
- Navigate multiple systems and screens while assisting customers
- Can sit for long periods of time
- Follow Cornerstone Brands computer system requirements
- Troubleshoot own technical problems (in partnership with IT when needed)
- Available to work weekends, holidays and additional hours
Compensation
- Starting rate is $15.00/hour
- $1.00/ hour additional for any hours worked 6pm-6am
- $1.00 for every hour worked 12:00am Saturday -11:59pm on Sunday
Your Training Schedule
- 8 Weeks: Monday – Friday
- 8:00 am – 2:00 pm ET or 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
Your Work Schedule
- Work a set part time schedule: 20 hours per week
- Work schedules are not Monday - Friday
- 5 Day work schedules, working 4 hour set shifts
- Set schedule will include one weekend day and one weekday off
System Requirements
- Our Work at Home Team Members need to maintain the necessary system requirements to provide a great experience for our customers. While a full specification list will be provided after your interview, here are a few main items:
- Self-provided Computer or laptop with a Microsoft Windows operating system, Windows 10 or newer, and no more than three years old
- Headset compatible with Cornerstone Brands specifications (Cornerstone Brands reimburses $75 for headset.)
- High-speed internet connection. Satellite, broadband, wireless or dial-up services are not an option (ADD NO 5GHOME) no Wi-Fi or Starlink
- Mac/Apple products, Chromebooks, Surfaces, and notebooks are not supported
- Webcam and able to appear on camera for meetings and trainings
The Application Process
Our application process is candidate-led. Each notification for the next step will be sent to the email address you provide.
1. Complete Application
2. Complete skills assessment on mobile device or computer
3. Self-schedule interview
4. Complete interview
Remote work is not permitted in NYC at this time.
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Join us as we enrich life’s everyday moments – including yours. Apply today!
If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, fashion, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate
flexible working options, our Qurated community
, where intentional connections matter and a company committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members! We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with Qurate Retail Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
For Qurate Retail Group, our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at
workwithus@qurateretail.com
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