Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) Lancaster, SC 29720

Hallmark Cards • Lancaster, SC

8d • $13 - $15 • Onsite

About The Position

As a part-time Merchandiser, you will independently service Hallmark departments in assigned retail stores, including grocery, drug, department, and mass retailers. You will work with local store teams to optimize product placement and inventory, maintain Hallmark displays, and support other merchandisers with seasonal resets and installations as needed. The role may occasionally involve working with products from other companies in the stores you service.

The work includes day-to-day restocking, organizing, and monitoring of Hallmark products, using a Hallmark-provided mobile device for work activities and communications. You will also provide seasonal support around major holidays, when additional days and extended hours may be required, and participate in department resets and installations, which can include evenings or weekends. The schedule is variable during the work week and averages 10–12 hours per week. The position requires availability the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends, and availability for season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

The job involves working on retail selling floors and in back stockrooms. It is physically demanding and requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of items up to 30 pounds and occasional handling of items up to 50 pounds, along with standing, walking, kneeling, squatting, and possibly climbing stairs and step ladders. Starting pay is $13.00–$15.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience. Paid training is provided through live, hands-on instruction and virtual classroom training. Eligible employees receive annual pay increases. Part-time employees scheduled for fewer than 30 hours per week have access to voluntary benefits.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Able to read, write, and understand English.
• Able to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to operate a digital handheld device to open and read documents and interpret information.
• Access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet.
• Consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.
• Availability the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends.
• Availability to support season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

Responsibilities

• Restock, organize, and monitor Hallmark product inventory within and outside the Hallmark department at assigned stores.
• Maintain responsibility for the entire Hallmark product display at assigned stores and collaborate with store employees and management to optimize product placement and inventory levels.
• Use a Hallmark-provided mobile device for daily work, communications with a supervisor, time reporting, feedback, surveys, and required merchandising activities.
• Interact professionally and courteously with store employees, management, and customers.
• Provide additional holiday support, including seasonal services and, when required, work on holidays that may include weekends.
• Support seasonal changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory activities.
• Participate in department resets, including building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections.
• Support other merchandisers in their territories as needed.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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