IM Alternate

The Installation Merchandiser Alternate (IMA) is a part-time position.  The IMA will be working with an installation team on activities to include, but not limited to, building Hallmark fixtures, moving card departments, installation of new stores, card department remodels, store relocations, Hallmark product revisions and merchandising new Hallmark product.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Installations

o  You may be required to work with a variety of tools including hammers, screwdrivers, box cutters and possibly some power tools.

o  The position offers varied hours depending on installation activities.  Your assigned stores, work schedule and hours could change at any time due to business needs.

o  Most installations will occur Monday-Friday during daytime hours.

o  Some installation activities may occur during the evening and overnight hours.
o There may be some installation activities outside your immediate area. If this occurs, you may be asked to do the following:
      Carpool with other installation team members.
      Stay in a hotel overnight
 

Service
o  You may also be asked to provide retail merchandising support in stores to include, but not limited to:

o  Straighten and replenish everyday and seasonal card and gift product within or outside the Hallmark department.  You may be asked to work independently or with another retail merchandiser or territory supervisor.

o  Place orders for everyday merchandise in assigned chains.

o  Provide additional support merchandising during the week prior and the week of a major holiday (Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Christmas).

SCHEDULE
o  Your schedule will vary based on the need for IMA support.  

o  You will receive an installation schedule about two weeks in advance, when possible.

o  There will be weeks where no IMA support is needed.

o  You must be available Monday to Friday during day hours.

o  On an exception basis, weekend work may be required during major holiday periods.

o  You will work primarily on installation activities from February to October and then from November to January, you will work some installations and also assist with merchandising activities in the stores during the busy holiday times.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

o  You must be able to consistently push, pull, lift and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the work day and up to 50 pounds on occasion.  You will also be required to stoop, squat, walk, and stand throughout your work day, and you may be required to climb stairs and ladders.

o  You must have access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet.
o  You need flexibility to work a changing work schedule that may include an occasional evening or weekend.

o  You will need to interact in a professional manner with store employees, store management and customers.

o  You must have reliable transportation to travel throughout assigned territory.
o  You must have basic knowledge of how to use tools like screwdrivers, box cutters and hammers.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TERRITORY

You will be providing installation support at various retail stores within 25 miles of Chicago.
Your schedule will vary.  You must be available Monday to Friday during day hours.
You will typically work 8-15 hours each week. 
Hours and work days may change at any time due to business needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

Company Description

Hallmark makes the world a more caring place by helping people laugh, love, heal, say thanks, reach out and make meaningful connections with others.

Through moments big and small, and through both happy and challenging times, Hallmark helps give voice to caring thoughts and emotions with tangible reminders of appreciation, celebration, belonging and love.

Hallmark was founded more than a century ago by a teenage entrepreneur with a couple of shoeboxes of postcards under his arm and the American dream in his heart. Today's Hallmark is a $3.8 billion business with greeting cards and other products sold in more than 30,000 retail stores across the U.S. including top mass retailers and the network of Hallmark Gold Crown stores.

Our brand also reaches people online at Hallmark.com and through our retail partners' web site's, and on television through cable's top-rated Hallmark Channels and Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. Worldwide, Hallmark offers products in more than 30 languages available in 100 countries.

Hallmark subsidiary Crayola inspires children's creativity through Crayola brand crayons and markers as well as innovative art tools, crafting activities and creative toys that give kids the power to explore, discover, play and dream.

But as big as we've become, and as iconic as our brand is today, we're still privately held, still based in Kansas City, Mo., and still led by members of our founding family.

More importantly, Hallmark continues to stay close to people's needs, understanding what is universal in the human heart and meeting those needs with products and experiences that bring people together.

It's an honor and privilege to do so.

Work location: Chicago, IL