Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) Muscatine, IA 52761

Hallmark • Muscatine, IA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Merchandiser works independently in assigned retail stores to maintain and showcase Hallmark products, build relationships with retailer teams, and represent Hallmark. The role includes restocking, organizing, and monitoring inventory; maintaining the entire Hallmark product display; using a Hallmark-provided mobile device for merchandising tasks and communications; and collaborating with store employees, management, customers, and other merchandisers. Stores may include grocery, drug, department, and mass retailers. The role may occasionally involve servicing products from other companies in assigned stores.

The position averages 6–11 hours per week with a variable schedule during the work week. Work may increase around holidays and seasonal changes, including extended hours, weekends, and in some cases the holiday itself. Assignments may also include department resets, installations, fixture construction, and relocating or resetting card departments, sometimes during evenings or weekends. Remodel assignments are typically communicated two weeks in advance.

The job is physically demanding and involves working on sales floors and in back stockrooms. It requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of merchandise and fixtures, along with standing, walking, kneeling, and squatting, and may involve stairs and step ladders. Starting pay is $15.00–$17.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience. Paid training is provided through hands-on instruction and virtual classroom training. Eligible employees receive annual pay increases, and part-time employees scheduled for fewer than 30 hours may access voluntary benefits.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Frequently grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures throughout the workday.
• Be able to kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout the workday, and potentially climb stairs and step ladders.
• 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 for a variable work-week schedule averaging 6–11 hours weekly, with availability around major holidays and for seasonal changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

Responsibilities

• Perform merchandising service work in assigned retail stores.
• Restock, organize, and monitor Hallmark product inventory within and outside the Hallmark department.
• Maintain the entire Hallmark product display at assigned stores.
• Use a Hallmark-provided mobile device for daily work, communication with a supervisor, reporting time, providing feedback, and completing required surveys.
• Interact professionally and courteously with store employees, management, and customers.
• Support seasonal resets and installations, including building and installing fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections.
• Provide support to fellow merchandisers in other territories as needed.
• Work additional days or extended hours during seasonal periods and holidays as required.

Benefits

• Paid training, including live hands-on instruction and virtual classroom training.
• Eligible employees receive annual pay increases.
• Part-time employees scheduled for fewer than 30 hours have access to voluntary benefits, including dental, vision, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and minimum essential coverage (preventive care).

What This Job Offers

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