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
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