Part Time Event Coordinator

Michaels Stores•Brandon, SD

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Event Coordinator plans, coordinates, and facilitates events, including children’s birthday parties, craft classes, and other events within a Michaels store. The role creates a fun, engaging, and stress-free experience for guests, demonstrates and instructs craft projects, performs face painting and other activities, and coordinates add-ons such as goody bags and balloons. It also involves communicating with clients and store team members, completing event-related administrative work, adapting events to client feedback, preparing backup plans, and ensuring client satisfaction. The Event Coordinator sets up, breaks down, and cleans event areas while upholding company cleanliness and safety standards. The position also supports the store’s customer experience and daily operations. Duties include helping customers find products and solutions, providing friendly checkout service, promoting Rewards and Private Label Credit Card programs, assisting with BOPIS and SFS, and supporting truck unloading, stocking, planograms, merchandise recovery, SISO, AD sets, shrink prevention, and safety programs. The role follows company procedures and policies, supports store cleanliness, and is cross-trained in Custom Framing sales and production. Work takes place in a public retail store; some stock rooms may not be climate controlled, and some assigned duties may involve outdoor work. Work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate multiple events at once, including children’s birthday parties and craft classes or other events.
Engage guests of all ages and create an environment of fun and creativity.
Demonstrate and instruct craft projects, perform face painting, and lead 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.
Answer emails, make phone calls, complete paperwork, and perform other event-related administrative tasks.
Adjust event plans based on client feedback and needs, and prepare backup or emergency plans.
Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events.
Set up, break down, and clean before and after events while following cleanliness and safety standards.
Help customers shop, locate products, and find solutions.
Provide a fast and friendly checkout experience.
Promote the Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards, complete enrollments, and educate customers about the Voice of Customer survey.
Assist with Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS) processes.
Participate in truck unloading, stocking, and planogram processes.
Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance, and perform SISO and AD set duties as assigned.
Support shrink and safety programs and comply with applicable laws, standard operating procedures, company programs, policies, and standards.
Interact respectfully and positively with customers and team members, promote organizational values, and serve as a positive role model.
Cross-train in Custom Framing sales and production.
Participate in daily store cleaning, including sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and restroom upkeep.
Perform other duties as assigned.