Hallmark Field Merchandiser; part-time Frankfort, KY

Job Overview

As a Field Merchandiser, you'll work independently to showcase your organizational and time‑management skills, establish retailer relationships, and serve as the face of Hallmark. You will collaborate with local store teams to optimize product placement, maintain inventory levels, and support fellow team members with seasonal resets and installations, when needed. You may also work with products from other companies in the stores you service.

• Your starting hourly pay rate will be $14.50 - $16.50 per hour depending on your skills and experience.
• We provide paid training delivered through live, hands‑on instruction as well as virtual classroom training.
• Hallmark part‑time employees are offered voluntary benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and other coverage.
• Eligible employees receive annual pay increases.
• This is a part‑time position with a variable schedule during the work week.
• Average weekly hours for this position are between 6 and 14 hours.
• Availability the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends, is required.
• Availability to support seasonal changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.

You will perform service work in the Hallmark department of various retail stores such as grocery stores, drug stores, department stores, and mass retailers. The role consists of three major components:

• Day‑to‑day engagement:
  Utilizing a mobile device provided by Hallmark, you will restock, organize, and monitor the inventory of Hallmark products within and outside the Hallmark department. You will communicate with your supervisor, report time, provide feedback, and answer surveys for required merchandising activities, using technology critically. Professional and courteous interaction with store employees, management, and customers is vital. You are responsible for the entire Hallmark product display at your assigned stores.
• Holiday support:
  Hallmark’s operations revolve around seasonal demand. Leading up to and following holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, you can expect additional days and extended hours. On occasions like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day, you may be required to work on the holiday itself, including weekends.
• Department resets:
  You may be part of a team responsible for installations and various tasks such as building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections. Typically, you will be notified two weeks in advance for remodel assignments and may work evenings or weekends.
• Team support:
  As part of Hallmark’s field organization, you are part of a network that often supports other team members as needed in their territories.

This is a physically demanding job that requires a high level of energy and a sense of urgency. You will work on the selling floor as well as in back stockrooms. You must be able to consistently push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the workday and up to 50 pounds on occasion.

You will also be required to kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout the day, and may be required to climb stairs and step ladders.

• You are at least 18 years of age.
• You are able to read, write, and understand English.
• You have the ability to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• You can operate a digital hand‑held device to open and read documents and interpret information.
• You have access to Wi‑Fi and the internet.
• You have reliable transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment.

Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of an Employment Agreement, signing an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, and successfully passing a pre‑employment background check.

Hallmark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.