Part Time Event Coordinator

Michaels • Brandon, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Event Coordinator plans, coordinates, and facilitates events—including children’s birthday parties and craft classes—at a Michaels store, creating a fun, engaging, and stress-free experience for guests. The role also provides customer service, supports checkout, and performs store operations such as unloading trucks, stocking merchandise, and maintaining store recovery and cleanliness standards.

Event duties include coordinating multiple events, instructing participants in craft projects, conducting face painting and other activities, arranging party add-ons, communicating with clients and team members, completing event-related administrative work, adapting plans to client feedback, preparing backup plans, and ensuring client satisfaction. The coordinator sets up, breaks down, and cleans event spaces while following company safety and cleanliness standards.

The position also assists customers with product selection and solutions, promotes rewards and credit-card programs, supports checkout and omnichannel services, and performs stocking, planogram, merchandise recovery, and other assigned store tasks. Team members are expected to follow company policies and procedures, support safety and shrink programs, maintain a positive and respectful approach, and cross-train in Custom Framing sales and production.

The role is based in a public retail store. Work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings. The store is climate controlled in public areas, while some stock rooms may not be; occasional outdoor work may be assigned. Physical requirements include standing for long periods, moving throughout the store, bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, stretching, lifting heavy boxes, and using a ladder or similar equipment to access high shelves.

Requirements

• Retail and/or customer service experience is required.
• Experience working with children and children’s events is required.
• Excellent people skills and the ability to interact effectively with guests of all ages and coworkers.
• Ability to handle job stress.
• Good written, verbal, and nonverbal communication and listening skills.
• Organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to remain standing for long periods and move throughout the store.
• Ability to bend, lift, carry, reach, and stretch regularly; lift heavy boxes; and access high shelves using a ladder or similar equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Energetic and enthusiastic personality.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate multiple events, including children’s birthday parties, craft classes, and other events.
• Engage clients of all ages and create a fun, creative environment.
• Demonstrate and instruct craft projects; conduct face painting and other activities.
• Facilitate party add-ons such as goody bags and balloons according to company standards.
• Communicate event details with clients and store team members.
• Handle event administration, including emails, phone calls, and paperwork.
• Adjust events to client feedback and needs, prepare backup or emergency plans, and ensure client satisfaction.
• Set up, break down, and clean before and after events while upholding cleanliness and safety standards.
• Help customers locate products and find solutions, and provide fast, friendly checkout service.
• Promote the Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards, complete enrollments, and educate customers about the Voice of Customer survey.
• Assist with omnichannel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS).
• Participate in truck unloading, stocking, planogram processes, Store in Stock Optimization (SISO), and AD set duties as assigned.
• Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance and support shrink and safety programs.
• Follow standard operating procedures, company programs, policies, and standards.
• Interact respectfully and positively with customers and coworkers and serve as a role model for other team members.
• Cross-train in Custom Framing sales and production.
• Participate in daily store cleanliness activities, including sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and restroom upkeep.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match, subject to position and eligibility.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical coverage, subject to position and eligibility.
• Dental coverage, subject to position and eligibility.
• Vision coverage, subject to position and eligibility.
• Telemedicine services.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Commuter benefits.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Voluntary insurance options.
• Employee discounts.
• Partner discount programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed