Brand Ambassador [Part-Time] - Peoria, IL

Nintendo•Peoria, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Nintendo of America is seeking a Brand Ambassador to provide merchandising services, product education, product demonstrations, customer service, and display support to retail stores within a territory. The Brand Ambassador will serve as a Nintendo Brand Ambassador (NBA) for both retail locations and events in the local community. This role involves completing store visits to build brand and product awareness, assessing priorities, managing tasks, and proactively planning visits based on individual retailer needs. The position requires utilizing a tablet for surveys and field reports, conducting inventories, building relationships with store personnel, maintaining display parts and POP inventory, setting up and maintaining displays, restocking products, and strategically placing marketing materials. The Brand Ambassador will also use selling techniques and product knowledge to assist customers, provide product demonstrations and education, gather field insights, and participate in annual conferences, team calls, and training sessions. Coverage of long-distance locations and support for neighboring territories may also be required.

Requirements

Minimum of one year of related retail experience.
Possess good basic math skills.
Accurate counting skills.
Ability to use a computer, tablet and/or smart phone.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office; i.e., Excel, Outlook.
Familiarity with Nintendo products or ability to quickly become familiar with products.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver license and insurance.

Responsibilities

Completes store visits with focus on building brand and product awareness with retailers and consumers.
Assesses priorities and manages tasks and/or schedule according to what is encountered in each store.
Proactively plans store visits by identifying the individualized needs and necessary materials for each retailer.
Provides real time information on assigned stores by utilizing a tablet device to respond to surveys and file reports from the field.
Conducts inventories and works with retailer and NBA management to adjust discrepancies.
Builds relationships and maintains communication with store personnel and store management.
Maintains display parts and POP (Point of Purchase) inventory.
Sets up and maintains displays and display cases, including repairs and cleaning.
Restocks product and strategically places retail marketing POP to increase the visibility of Nintendo, while ensuring merchandising tactics are followed.
Utilizes selling techniques and knowledge of Nintendo products to aid customers with purchasing decisions.
Provides product demonstrations and education to store personnel, both individual and group presentations, during store visits, weekend demonstrations and outside opportunities.
Gathers insights from the field and provides to NBA management, including both written information and digital photographs.
Participates in annual conference, monthly team calls and product training sessions.
Coverage of long distance locations via phone calls and periodic visits.
May provide support coverage for neighboring territories upon request.