Email Support Specialist
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SILVER STAR BRANDS INC
Oshkosh, WI, US
Summary
The Email Support Specialist will resolve customer concerns via email, phone, and marketplace channels while maintaining high quality and production standards. They will also manage online reputation by addressing customer reviews and cross-train across various customer relations processes.
Job Description
TEMPORARY Part-Time Position (October 2026-January 2027)
- Monday-Friday (No Weekends)
- On-Site Work
- Start time is 8am or later (flexible)
- 30-35 hours per week
Bring Clarity and Care to Every Customer Interaction — One Email at a Time!
Do you have a way with words and a passion for solving problems? We're seeking a Seasonal Email Specialist to join our Customer Relations team and deliver fast, friendly, and effective email support to our valued web customers. If you take pride in crafting the perfect response and love the satisfaction of a job well done, this role is your perfect fit!
Position Summary: As an Email Specialist, you'll be the voice behind our written customer communications — resolving concerns efficiently, professionally, and (whenever possible) in just one email. Working Monday through Friday, you'll also lend your skills to Mail, Phone, and Marketplace support, helping ensure every customer touchpoint reflects our commitment to excellence.
What You'll Do
- Resolve a wide range of customer concerns via email, with a focus on fast, one-and-done solutions
- Think on your feet — proactively troubleshoot tricky issues by partnering with the right teammates and departments
- Hit the mark on production and quality standards that keep our customers happy and our team thriving
- Step in for outbound calls when needed to help resolve customer service issues
- Help manage our online reputation by addressing customer reviews (including on platforms like Emplifi)
- Embrace variety by cross-training and taking on new responsibilities as needed
This is a role where your writing skills and customer care instincts truly shine — and where every email is a chance to make someone's day better.
What You Bring
- Excellent written grammar — this is a must!
- Comfort navigating email platforms (Outlook experience preferred) and websites with ease
- Microsoft Office skills are a nice bonus
- Prior customer service experience is a plus, but not required
- A sharp eye for detail and strong problem-solving instincts
- A flexible, positive attitude toward new tasks and responsibilities
- A collaborative spirit and love of teamwork
What Makes You Successful Here
- Attendance is crucial. Team members need to be dependable and work the shift they are scheduled for the success of our organization.
- Flexibility is valued. Order volume can call for extra hours, and we appreciate team members ready to step up.
- Quality is everything. We're all in on delivering outstanding customer experiences.
- Growth mindset welcome. You'll complete training and work toward meeting (and exceeding!) production goals.
- Adaptability wins. You may move between roles and processes within Customer Relations — and that variety keeps things interesting!
If you're ready to put your writing skills to work in a role that's both meaningful and dynamic, we'd love to welcome you to the team!
Note: This job description reflects the general nature of the role and is not an exhaustive list of every duty or requirement.
Required education, skills, abilities, and experience:
- Excellent written grammar required
- Working knowledge of email (preferably Outlook) and website navigation skills a must
- Microsoft Office experience a plus
- Previous customer service experience a plus
- Attention to detail and problem solving skills necessary
- Willingness to positively accept added/alternate responsibilities required
- Ability to work in a team environment
In the Beginning...
The Miles Kimball Company began with a dream and a daring venture by its founder. Envisioning that customers would like to see their own names printed on Christmas Cards, Miles Kimball set out to make his idea a reality. With just a little money in his pocket, Miles Kimball mailed 500 personalized Christmas Cards to all the Johnsons in the Minneapolis phone book and the company has not looked back since.
Today...
Silver Star Brands represents the evolution of the Miles Kimball Company into a diversified brand management company offering a wide variety of products.
Those brands include:
• Miles Kimball: An industry leader offering unique, useful, and hard-to-find gadgets.
• Walter Drake: Delivering functional and value priced items for all ages.
• Easy Comforts: Empowering healthy and independent living providing product
solutions for the challenges of various life stages.
• Dream Products: Unique items at affordable prices.
• Native Remedies: The Natural Choice for herbal and homeopathic remedies
• PetAlive: Safe and natural remedies for a variety of common pet ailments.
• Fox Valley Traders: A home for all our brands; leading multi-channel merchant offering thousands of unique and helpful products for everyone.
• Starcrest: Specializes in providing affordable, innovative solutions to help customers throughout their day.
and Investing in the Future...
Since you don’t just work in a community, you also live there, Silver Star Brands and its team members take great pride in joining together to help local organizations. Team members give of themselves through donations in the form of merchandise, cash and most importantly, time, to make our community a fun, safe, healthy place to live and raise families.
Founded
1934
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Retail
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Oshkosh, WI