Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center has built a community of knowledgeable and passionate team members to ensure that music-making remains accessible to all. As one of the country's largest dealers of drums and percussion equipment, we are looking to bolster our Drum Department with a new salesperson! To build lifelong relationships with musicians, we place expertise first and sales second – a qualified candidate for this role should be focused primarily on providing the best advice and customer experience possible.

Chuck’s has an information atmosphere but operates at a very quick pace. Our sales staff must be able to offer customers well-informed, personal assistance while helping the Drum Department accomplish necessary administrative, operations, and shipping duties.

The Drum Sales position is full-time with competitive benefits to include healthcare, dental, life insurance, 401(k), and paid leave. 

A strong familiarity with the most common industry manufacturers, brands, models, and technology involved in the modern percussion world, to include: 

• Traditional drum kits (ex. Tama, Gretsch, Pearl, DW) 
• V Drums and drum pads (Roland, Yamaha) 
• Hand percussion (Meinl, Latin percussion) 
• Cymbals (Zildjian, Sabian, Meinl) 
• Sticks, mallets, and beaters (Vic Firth, Vater, ProMark) 
• Hybrid analog-digital technology (sensors, triggers, etc.)
• Percussion hardware 

Requirements: 

• A passion for music, music equipment, and music accessories 
• Weekday and Saturday availability
• Five or more years of drumming experience
• A positive attitude and motivated work ethic
• Computer literacy with a function understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Navision, etc.)
• An understanding of popular social media platforms used in the music retail industry
• Two years of sales experience preferred

The ideal candidate will be:

• Self-motivated 
• A friendly people-person  
• Excited to work with a wide variety of customers and coworkers 
• Comfortable with in-person, email, and over the phone communication 
• Efficient at making deals alone or working as a part of a larger team 

Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.