Events Coordinator

Michaels Stores; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Employee discount

Opportunities for advancement

Job summary

A leading craft retailer in Hot Springs, Arkansas is seeking an Event Coordinator. The role involves planning and facilitating events, ensuring an engaging customer experience, and delivering friendly service. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, experience working with children, and a strong customer service background. Responsibilities include coordinating multiple events, assisting customers, and adhering to company standards for safety and cleanliness. This position may require standing for long periods and involves a retail environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with guests of all ages.
• Experience in customer service is essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive image and be a role model.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate events including children's birthday parties.
• Deliver friendly customer service and assist with shopping.
• Ensure all customers receive a fast checkout experience.
• Communicate and implement party plans with clients.

Skills

Energetic personality

Excellent communication skills

Experience working with children

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Creative problem-solving

Retail experience

Job description

Store - HOT SPRINGS, AR

Plan, coordinate, and facilitate events (including kids birthday parties) within a Michaels store to provide a stress-free, fun, and engaging experience for guests. Deliver friendly customer service by helping customers shop at our store and find what they’re looking for. Ensure all customers receive a fast and friendly checkout experience. Complete operational tasks including truck unload, merchandise duties, and maintaining store recovery standards as needed to deliver our Brand Promises.

Event Coordination

• Plan and coordinate multiple events at once including children’s birthday parties and other craft classes or events.
• Engage with clients of all ages, from 4 to 94+, by creating an environment of fun and creativity.
• Demonstrate and instruct party participants in the completion of craft projects, perform face painting and other activities.
• Facilitate and implement party add-ons such as goody bags, balloons, etc. to company standards.
• Communicate events with clients and store team members.
• Complete administrative tasks such as answering emails, making phone calls, and completing paperwork as needed.
• Adjust plans and events based on client’s feedback and needs.
• Create backup or emergency plans to be executed as needed.
• Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events.
• Uphold the company’s cleanliness and safety standards. Set up, break down, and clean before and after each event.

Customer Experience

• Help customers shop, locate products, and provide them with solutions.
• Provide fast and friendly checkout experience.
• Engage customers on benefits of Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards and complete enrollments.
• Educate customer on Voice of Customer (VOC) survey.
• Assist with Omni channel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS)
• Participate in the truck unload, stocking and planogram (POGs) processes.
• Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance.
• Perform Store in Stock Optimization (SISO) and AD set duties as assigned.
• Support shrink and safety programs
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements; execute Company policies and standards.
• Interact with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remain positive and respectful, even in difficult situations; promote commitment to the organization’s vision and values; project a positive image and serve as a role model for other Team Members
• Cross trained in Custom Framing selling and production.
• Participate in daily store cleanliness activities including (but not limited to) sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and maintaining cleanliness of restrooms

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Energetic and enthusiastic personality.
• The ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others, including guests of all ages and co-workers, are essential functions of the job.
• Must have excellent people skills.
• Must have experience working with children and children’s events.
• Must have good communication skills including written, verbal, and nonverbal communication as well as listening skills.
• Must have organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Retail and/or customer service experience required

Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• Work Environment

Work Environment

• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to move throughout the store.
• Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching.
• Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves by ladder or similar equipment.
• If you need help performing these essential functions of your job, please contact your supervisor so that we may engage in the interactive process with you to determine if a reasonable accommodation is available.
• Public retail store setting taking care of our customers; all public areas are climate controlled; some stock rooms may not be climate controlled; some outdoor work if assigned to retrieve shopping carts or while unloading trucks; Frame shop contains glass cutter and heat press; work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings

Legal and Compliance

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will provide reasonable accommodations as required to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment. For accommodation requests, contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

For more information, please visit www.michaels.com.