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Barista & Bookshop Assistant – The Whistleblower

Web Summit  •  Dublin, IE (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

The Whistleblower is a multifunctional building created by Web Summit’s founder & CEO, Paddy Cosgrave, spanning the four floors on 30 South Anne Street with a curated bookshop & café, versatile event spaces, workspace and reading rooms.
We are looking for a part-time Barista & Bookshop Assistant, who will be the face of the ground-floor coffee dock & bookshop. One moment you might be dialling in the espresso machine; the next, you could be helping a visitor find a political memoir. You are a conversationalist, a literature enthusiast, and a hospitality professional rolled into one.
Responsibilities

Coffee & hospitality

  • Prepare and serve premium coffee and beverages to an exacting standard
  • Maintain a clean, inviting environment that encourages visitors to linger and read
  • Manage café inventory, ensuring milk and beans are stocked and fresh
  • Adhere to all food safety and HACCP standards

Bookshop & retail support

  • Provide knowledgeable recommendations across our curated selection of books, magazines, and periodicals
  • Process sales through the POS system for both the café and the bookshop
  • Assist in merchandising, shelf-stocking, and ensuring the "aesthetic" of the retail space remains world-class

Community & events

  • Act as a host for the building, greeting members using the workspace and reading rooms.
  • Assist the General Manager in the rapid "flip" of spaces—moving furniture or setting up AV for evening events and meetups.
  • Engage with our community of tech, cultural, and civic leaders with professional and "informed" hospitality.

Who you are

  • You have a natural curiosity about the world. You’re likely a reader of news, technology, or literature and can hold a brief, engaging conversation on these topics with our visitors
  • You have at least 1–2 years of experience in a speciality coffee environment. You understand grind profiles, milk chemistry, and workflow efficiency
  • You aren't bothered by a changing environment
  • You understand the unique energy of the South Anne Street/Grafton Street area and enjoy being part of Dublin’s cultural fabric

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Barista (Speciality coffee experience is a significant plus)
  • Previous experience in retail, ideally in a bookstore or gallery setting
  • Excellent communication skills and a "guest-first" mindset
  • Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and occasional evenings for events
  • Comfort using modern iPad-based POS and booking systems

Perks

  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Opportunity to work in one of Dublin’s most unique and high-profile spaces
  • Working within the broader Web Summit ecosystem and network
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About Web Summit

In the years since 2009, Web Summit has grown from a 150-person conference in Dublin to a global event series gathering more than 140,000 attendees every year from all over the world. We build incredible things, from technology and stages to relationships and experiences.

Since 2009, we've grown our team to more than 340 people. At our headquarters in Dublin, Ireland – and in Portugal, Canada, Qatar, Brazil and many more locations around the world – incredible engineers, developers, producers, designers, marketers and salespeople come together to create unique global events.

In Europe, North America, South America, Asia and the Middle East, we are builders of world-class global technology festivals. Our events take on the flavour of their surroundings, while still retaining the successful framework we've fine-tuned over the years.

Web Summit events have become unrivalled global meeting places for the world's most disruptive technology companies, and for those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Industry
Events & Trade Shows
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Dublin , IE
Year Founded
2010
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