Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) South Boston, VA 24592
About the role
As a Merchandiser, you'll have the opportunity to work independently to showcase your organization and time management skills, your ability to establish retailer relationships, while being the face of Hallmark. You will collaborate with local store teams to optimize product placement and maintain inventory levels as well as support fellow team members with seasonal resets and installations, when needed. On occasion you may have the opportunity to work with other products from other companies in the stores that you service.
For over 100 years, Hallmark has helped people connect and strengthen the relationships that matter most. We’re building the next century of connection. We are looking for people who bring fresh ideas, energy, and care to their work. At Hallmark, you’ll feel welcome from day one, supported as you grow, and part of a culture rooted in care and inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Perform service work in the Hallmark department of various retail stores such as grocery stores, drug stores, department stores, and mass retailers.
- Day-to-day engagement: Utilizing a mobile device provided by Hallmark, restock, organize, and monitor the inventory of Hallmark products within and outside the Hallmark department; use technology for communication with your supervisor, reporting time, providing feedback, and answering surveys for required merchandising activities.
- Interact professionally and courteously with store employees, management, and customers.
- Responsible for the entire Hallmark product display at your assigned stores.
- Holiday support: Work additional days and extended hours leading up to and following holidays such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; may be required to work on the actual holiday itself, which may include weekends.
- Department Resets: Participate in team installations and tasks like building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections; typically notified two weeks in advance for remodel assignments, which could include evenings or weekends.
- One Team Vision: Support other team members as needed in their territories as part of Hallmark's field organization network.
Requirements
- At least 18 years of age.
- Able to read, write and understand English.
- Ability to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
- Able to operate a digital hand-held device to open and read documents and interpret information.
- Access to a Wi‑Fi network and the internet.
- Access to consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.
- Physical Requirements: Must be able to consistently push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the workday and up to 50 pounds on occasion; required to kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout the workday; may be required to climb stairs and step ladders.
Benefits
- Paid training delivered through live, hands‑on instruction as well as virtual classroom training.
- Voluntary benefits for part‑time employees working less than 30 hours per week, including medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and minimum essential coverage (preventive care).
- Eligible employees receive annual pay increases.
Pay
Your starting pay rate will be $14.00 - $16.00 per hour depending on your skills and experience.
Schedule
This is a Part‑Time position with a variable schedule during the work week. Average weekly hours for this position are between 6‑10 hours per week. Availability the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends, is required. Availability to support season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.