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E-Commerce Customer Service Representative

This is an in-house, full-time position based in the Santa Barbara / Carpinteria / Ventura area.

JOAH BROWN is a contemporary women's apparel brand focused on elevated comfort, effortless style, and a strong customer experience. We are looking for an experienced Customer Service Representative to join our in-house team and serve as a key point of contact between our brand and our customers.

This position is ideal for someone who has experience supporting customers for an e-commerce, apparel, retail, or consumer brand and understands that great customer service requires more than simply answering questions. The right candidate is an excellent communicator, highly organized, detail-oriented, and confident handling everything from routine order questions to complex customer concerns and escalations.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

  • Takes ownership rather than simply passing problems along.
  • Can confidently make decisions within established policies.
  • Is comfortable handling difficult customer conversations.
  • Writes clearly, professionally, and with attention to tone.
  • Notices the small details that can make a big difference in the customer experience.
  • Can balance speed and efficiency with thoughtful, personalized service.
  • Works well independently while being a collaborative team member.
  • Brings a positive, calm, and solutions-oriented attitude to the workplace.
  • ‎Respond to customer inquiries through email, phone, and SMS in a timely, professional, and personable manner.
  • Assist customers with orders, product questions, shipping, returns, exchanges, refunds, and other order-related issues.
  • Research and resolve customer issues by reviewing order history, shipping information, inventory, and company policies.
  • Manage customer complaints and escalated situations with professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment.
  • Provide accurate information regarding products, sizing, availability, shipping, returns, and company policies.
  • Process returns, exchanges, refunds, and other customer requests accurately and efficiently.
  • Maintain detailed and accurate customer records and document customer interactions.
  • Identify recurring customer issues and communicate trends or concerns to management.
  • Escalate complex or high-priority issues appropriately while taking ownership of the customer experience.
  • Collaborate with the e-commerce, warehouse, and other internal teams to resolve order and customer issues.
  • Help identify opportunities to improve the customer experience and internal customer service processes.
  • Maintain a positive, solutions-oriented approach while managing a high volume of customer inquiries.

Schedule

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Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

‎*Additional flexibility may occasionally be required during peak seasons, major sales periods, or other high-volume periods.

Required Qualifications

  • 2+ years of professional customer service experience.
  • At least 1 year of experience supporting customers in an e-commerce, apparel, retail, or consumer brand environment.
  • Experience handling orders, returns, exchanges, refunds, shipping issues, and customer complaints.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent grammar and attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to communicate professionally with customers, including customers who may be frustrated or upset.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently research and resolve issues.
  • Ability to manage multiple customer inquiries and priorities while maintaining accuracy.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Comfortable communicating with customers through email, phone, and SMS.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Shopify or another e-commerce platform.
  • Experience with customer service platforms such as Gorgias, Zendesk, Kustomer, or similar systems.
  • Experience working for an apparel, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or direct-to-consumer brand.
  • Familiarity with shipping and order-management platforms.
  • Strong interest in women's fashion and the JOAH BROWN brand.

Position Details

Full-time, In-house
Location: Santa Barbara / Carpinteria / Ventura, CA
Pay: $21.00–$23.00 per hour

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company matching
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discount