Verizon Communications is hiring: Retail Sales Associate in Carlsbad

Overview

Apply prior to the end date: October 3, 2025.

What you’ll be doing

As a full-time Verizon Retail Sales Associate, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career with a team focused on unlocking your full potential and sales success within one of our retail stores.

• Generate retail sales by using your passion for cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service to expand the Verizon network.
• Learn and uncover customers' needs by creating connections and asking the right questions.
• Position product insights and solution recommendations to provide customers with a complete top-down sales solution.
• Close sales by using communication skills to fulfill customer needs with simple and intuitive tech solutions.
• Continuously develop yourself through ongoing training and up-skill in operational functions across merchandising and inventory.
• Potential to grow your customer base by placing outbound calls and sending text messages to current Verizon customers who are interested in our products and services.
• Engage with the community outside of the store to expand your loyal customer base, including at off-site Verizon sponsored events.

Compensation and benefits are competitive and include base pay plus potential commissions. Details: base pay $16.00 to $21.00 per hour, with potential annual commissions up to $16,000 for hitting sales goals, and top performers potentially earning $65,000+ to $73,500+ annually. Compensation varies by geography, hours worked, and performance.

Our comprehensive benefits start on day one and include health and well-being benefits, education and career investments, and other perks.

• Best in class medical, dental, and vision
• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6%
• $2,500 stock grant per year (Stock Together)
• Sales recognition programs with travel, gifts, and incentives
• Five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, personal days)
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (up to 16 weeks with short-term disability)
• Up to $8K per year in tuition assistance
• Discounts on Verizon products and services and other employee discounts

This position is a great way to jumpstart your career. One in five Verizon Retail employees received lateral or promotional moves in 2024. Learn more from Verizon Retail team members about our training programs and benefits.

What we’re looking for

You’ll need to have:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays (schedule provided four weeks in advance).
• Openness to pick up additional shifts and earn more income, typically during peak vacation periods.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience working in a commission-based environment.
• Demonstrated sales experience communicating with customers to find solutions.
• Customer service experience.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit, apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

After you apply

You may be required to take an assessment. It takes about 19 minutes to complete. If selected to move forward, a recruiter will reach out with more details.

Where you’ll be working

In this worksite-based role, you’ll work onsite at a defined location(s).

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in life outside of Verizon, including medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, group insurance, 401(k) with match, stock incentive programs, holidays and personal days, tuition assistance, and more. Newly hired employees may receive paid time off and other incentives depending on role and tenure.

This is a commission-based position with the potential to earn more. The starting base pay rate for the listed location is: $18.27 per hour.

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