Party and Event Host

About the Role

Plan, coordinate, and facilitate events (including kids' birthday parties) within a Michaels store to provide a stress-free, fun, and engaging experience for guests. Deliver friendly customer service by helping customers shop and find what they’re looking for, while ensuring a fast and friendly checkout experience. Complete operational tasks including truck unload, merchandise duties, and maintaining store recovery standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate multiple events at once, including children’s birthday parties and other craft classes or events.
• Engage with clients of all ages (4 to 94+) by creating an environment of fun and creativity.
• Demonstrate and instruct party participants in completing craft projects, perform face painting, and other activities.
• Facilitate and implement party add-ons such as goody bags, balloons, etc., to company standards.
• Communicate events with clients and store team members.
• Complete administrative tasks such as answering emails, making phone calls, and completing paperwork.
• Adjust plans and events based on client feedback and needs.
• Create backup or emergency plans to be executed as needed.
• Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events.
• Uphold the company’s cleanliness and safety standards; set up, break down, and clean before and after each event.
• Help customers shop, locate products, and provide solutions.
• Provide a fast and friendly checkout experience.
• Engage customers on benefits of the Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards, and complete enrollments.
• Educate customers on the Voice of Customer (VOC) survey.
• Assist with Omni channel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS).
• Participate in truck unload, stocking, and planogram (POGs) processes.
• Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance.
• Perform Store in Stock Optimization (SISO) and AD set duties as assigned.
• Support shrink and safety programs.
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements.
• Interact with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remain positive and respectful, even in difficult situations.
• Cross-trained in Custom Framing selling and production.
• Participate in daily store cleanliness activities including sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and maintaining cleanliness of restrooms.

Requirements

• Energetic and enthusiastic personality.
• Ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others, including guests of all ages and co-workers.
• Excellent people skills.
• Experience working with children and children’s events.
• Good communication skills, including written, verbal, and nonverbal communication, as well as listening skills.
• Organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Retail and/or customer service experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to move throughout the store.
• Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching.
• Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves by ladder or similar equipment.

Work Environment

Public retail store setting taking care of customers; all public areas are climate controlled; some stock rooms may not be climate controlled. Some outdoor work if assigned to retrieve shopping carts or while unloading trucks. Frame shop contains glass cutter and heat press. Work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Telemedicine services.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Commuter benefits.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Various voluntary insurance options.
• Employee discounts and access to partner discount programs.