Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) Johnston, Iowa 50131

Hallmark Cards • Johnston, IA

3d • $15 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

The Hallmark Merchandiser works independently in assigned retail stores to showcase Hallmark products, maintain inventory, optimize product placement, and build relationships with store teams. The role includes responsibility for the full Hallmark product display and may occasionally involve servicing other companies’ products in stores. Merchandisers work across grocery, drug, department, and mass retail stores, balancing day-to-day merchandising with seasonal support and department resets.

The position is part-time, averaging 8–12 hours per week, with a variable schedule during the work week. Additional days and extended hours may be needed around major holidays, during season changeovers, and for installations or inventory support. Holiday and reset work may include weekends or evenings. Hallmark provides paid, hands-on and virtual training. Starting pay is $14.50–$16.50 per hour, depending on skills and experience, and eligible employees receive annual pay increases.

The work takes place on retail selling floors and in back stockrooms and is physically demanding. It involves frequent lifting and carrying of products and fixtures, as well as standing, walking, kneeling, and squatting. A Hallmark-provided mobile device is used for merchandising tasks and communications. Merchandisers need consistent transportation to travel between assigned stores.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Be able to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Be able to operate a digital handheld device to open and read documents and interpret information.
• Have access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet.
• Have consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.
• Be available the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends.

Responsibilities

• Restock, organize, and monitor Hallmark product inventory within and outside Hallmark departments.
• Maintain responsibility for the full Hallmark product display at assigned stores and help optimize product placement.
• Use a Hallmark-provided mobile device for day-to-day work, communications with a supervisor, time reporting, feedback, surveys, and merchandising activities.
• Interact professionally and courteously with store employees, management, and customers.
• Support seasonal demand around major holidays, including additional days and extended hours as needed.
• Participate in department installations and resets, including building or installing fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections.
• Support fellow merchandisers in other territories as needed.
• Provide availability for season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

Benefits

• Paid training, including live hands-on instruction and virtual classroom training.
• Voluntary benefits for part-time employees working fewer than 30 hours, including dental, vision, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and minimum essential coverage for preventive care.
• Annual pay increases for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

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