Party & Event Host TM PT

The Michaels Companies, Inc. is a leading arts and crafts retail company headquartered in Irving, Texas, operating over 1,300 stores across 49 states and Canada. Since its founding in 1973, Michaels has committed itself to fueling the joy of creativity and celebration for its customers by providing a wide variety of crafting supplies, framing services, and creative workshops. As a retail store specializing in art supplies, crafts, framing, and seasonal décor, Michaels offers an inviting environment where customers of all ages can explore their creativity and participate in engaging craft events. The Fort Myers-Forum store in Florida is part of this extensive network, known for its customer-centric approach and vibrant community involvement. Michaels offers various positions including part-time roles with competitive compensation and a suite of employee benefits to support their team members and their families such as 401(k), medical, dental coverage, and more.

This part-time Event Coordinator role at the Fort Myers-Forum Michaels store combines customer service with creative event management. The coordinator's primary responsibility is to plan, coordinate, and facilitate a range of events including children's birthday parties and craft classes, ensuring a memorable, stress-free, and enjoyable experience for guests. This involves multitasking to handle several events simultaneously, engaging creatively with participants of diverse age groups from young children to older adults. The role demands enthusiasm and the ability to foster a fun, creative atmosphere by demonstrating crafting techniques, performing face painting, and organizing additional party elements such as goody bags and balloons to meet company standards. Effective communication with clients and team members is crucial along with handling administrative duties such as answering emails, phone calls, and paperwork. Adapting to feedback and creating contingency plans is essential to providing excellent customer satisfaction.

Beyond event coordination, the role includes helping customers with their shopping needs, ensuring a quick and cheerful checkout process, and supporting store operations like stock management, merchandise recovery, and loss prevention. The position requires a commitment to uphold the company's standards of cleanliness, safety, and customer service excellence. Team members are also expected to cross-train in custom framing and participate in store maintenance activities, reinforcing a collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate is energetic, possess excellent people skills, organizational prowess, and prior experience working with children and managing children’s events.

With a supportive work culture, Michaels offers employees a range of perks such as an employee discount program, telemedicine services, tuition assistance, and flexible spending accounts. The company is dedicated to inclusivity and equal opportunity employment, providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and fostering a respectful, positive workplace where creativity and innovation thrive. This role presents an exciting opportunity for those passionate about crafting and customer engagement in a dynamic retail setting.