Customer Engagement Specialist Jobs in New York

Retail Sales & Customer Engagement Specialist

Part-Time Brand Promotions | $30–$36/Hour | Weekend Opportunities

Put Your People Skills to Work.

Are you the kind of person who can walk into a room, start a conversation, and make people feel comfortable?

Try This Promotions is hiring personable, dependable professionals to represent premium wine, spirits, and beverage brands during in-store promotional events.

We're especially interested in people with backgrounds in sales, retail, hospitality, customer service, restaurants, events, or other public-facing professions.

Wine and spirits experience is a plus—but it isn't everything.

We can teach you the product. We're looking for people who already know how to work with people.

What You'll Do

As a Brand Specialist, you'll independently manage 3-hour promotional tasting events at established retail locations.

You'll:

• Engage customers and introduce featured products
• Turn casual conversations into product interest and sales
• Learn key selling points for the brands you represent
• Create a welcoming, professional tasting experience
• Set up and maintain an organized promotional display
• Communicate with store personnel professionally
• Track basic sales/activity information
• Submit a simple mobile recap and event photos after each shift

Who We're Looking For

You don't need to be a career salesperson.

You DO need to be someone who is comfortable approaching people, starting conversations, and confidently representing a product.

Strong candidates often have experience in:

• Retail or retail management
• Restaurants, bartending, or hospitality
• Customer service
• Outside or inside sales
• Wine and beverage sales
• Event marketing
• Teaching or training
• Business ownership
• Other customer-facing professions

We welcome professionals from all career stages who are looking for enjoyable, flexible part-time work where experience and dependability are valued.

What Matters Most to Us

Reliability. When you commit to an event, our clients and retail partners are counting on you.

Communication. We need team members who respond to scheduling requests and keep their availability current.

Confidence. You should be comfortable initiating conversations rather than waiting for customers to approach you.

Professionalism. You're representing both our company and our client's brand.

Independence. You'll usually manage your event without direct on-site supervision.

What We Offer

• $30–$36 per hour depending on brand/event
• Typically 3-hour tasting shifts
• Flexible part-time scheduling
• Primarily Friday and Saturday opportunities
• Performance bonuses for select programs
• Training and brand education
• Independent work environment
• Opportunities to represent multiple brands
• Priority scheduling for proven, dependable team members

This is event-based part-time work, not a guaranteed weekly schedule. Events are scheduled based on client and retailer demand, so flexibility and communication are important.

Basic Requirements

• Must be 21+
• Reliable transportation
• Smartphone and basic mobile technology skills
• Ability to work independently
• Professional appearance and communication
• Comfortable standing and interacting with customers throughout a 3-hour event
• Weekend availability
• Willingness to travel approximately 30–45 minutes for assignments

About Try This Promotions

Try This Promotions is an experiential marketing company specializing in wine, spirits, and beverage promotions.

We work with brands and retailers to turn product discovery into real customer experiences and measurable sales.

Building Brands Through Experience.

If you're dependable, personable, and looking for professional part-time work that allows you to use your people skills, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today and tell us a little about your customer service, sales, hospitality, or promotional experience.

Pay: $30.00 - $36.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• This is a position that requires us to travel locally (County) to where events take place. Often, these events are a one off. This means it is not a daily commute. To work events, you must be willing to go to the locations where work is available. Being overly selective can slow down our operations and limit the amount of work we can give you. Are you able and willing to travel for work?
• The folks who perform best in this position are patient, understanding self starters. They can be trusted to operate independently while being fully compliant and respecting company policy. They are social people who can adapt to all environments and personalities. We are complete team players. Do you feel like this is a good fit for you?
• Hiring and training new team members requires a meaningful investment of time and resources, so we take every applicant and hiring decision seriously and ask that candidates do the same.

If selected, we expect you to communicate honestly about your availability, existing job commitments, and ability to perform the position; participate fully in required training; and honor the commitments you make to our team. If circumstances change or concerns arise, we expect timely and professional communication.

Can you confidently commit to these expectations and approach this opportunity with the same level of professionalism and transparency?

• This position is a great opportunity to earn additional income through flexible promotional events. Please understand that our payment processing cycle is monthly, which is common for the type of brand and promotional work we coordinate.
• This is a flexible, part-time promotional position designed primarily for supplemental income. Events are scheduled based on brand requests, seasonal activity, store needs, location, and your availability. As a result, the frequency of work can vary from month to month, and consistent weekly hours are not guaranteed.

Some periods may offer several event opportunities, while others may be slower. We are always transparent about available work and will offer opportunities as they become available in your market.

Are you comfortable with an event-based position where the frequency of work may fluctuate and regular weekly hours are not guaranteed?

• Our team is required to be available to work on weekends (Particularly Fri/Sat) Work assignments are generated based on "Market Demand". You must use our scheduling system to keep a minimum of 2-3 weekends available monthly in order to be able to receive shifts. Are you able to commit to the scheduling process? ( We will explain in further detail) YOU MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS PLEASE!

Work Location: In person