Assistant Manager — Lead a High-Energy Pop Culture Store

Hot Topic; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Hot Topic in West Des Moines, IA, seeks a full-time Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in achieving sales targets and team development. The role emphasizes leadership, promotions, and customer engagement in a high-energy retail environment.

You will drive store operations, recruit and train staff, and ensure promotional execution with a focus on customer experience and sales growth.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of retail store management experience.
• Strong communication, recruiting, and leadership skills.
• Experience with payroll, scheduling, reporting, and merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager to achieve sales plan and comps.
• Recruit, develop and retain a collaborative store team.
• Promote products and engage customers via promotions and social media.
• Lead store operations with balanced delegation and customer-first selling.
• Monitor shrink, payroll hours and associate schedules.
• Communicate trends and feedback with retail leadership and HQ.
• Run sales reports and use data to guide strategy.
• Merchandise using planograms and launch promos on time.
• Develop a loyal, high-performing team.

Skills

Retail management

Communication

Recruiting

Operations

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Hot Topic in West Des Moines, IA, seeks a full-time Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in achieving sales targets and team development. The role emphasizes leadership, promotions, and customer engagement in a high-energy retail environment.

You will drive store operations, recruit and train staff, and ensure promotional execution with a focus on customer experience and sales growth.