Support Center - Irving

The Marketing Promotions Specialist assists the Marketing Promotions team in planning, directing, and evaluating consumer centric marketing initiatives aligned with the company goals. This individual will provide integral program coordination between all Michaels marketing components to create seamless program presentation to the consumer. This Team Member will work closely with Creative Services, Merchandising, Email, Digital, Social, Pricing, and Store Operations teams to ensure timely program success.

Major Activities

Build and manage relationships between the Marketing Channels, Merchandising Partners, and Pricing to accomplish company goals.Lead weekly Turn-In Meetings for US and Canada per the assigned categories. (Product and financial challenges, product turn-in, photography, copy, etc.)Manage Pricing, Promotion & Analytics (PPA) templates, and fact sheets for both US and Canada events.  These events must remain accurate regardless of the level of change that occurs.Process changes/updates to all weekly events through their release.Stay abreast of any/all tech changes that occur.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degreeJournalism, Communication, Marketing, or related field

Minimum Special Certifications or technical skills

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Minimum Type of experience the job requires

3+ years of marketing experience

Other

Must be detail-oriented and organized.Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple layers of revisionsAbility to multitask. Organize and execute multiple projects.Ability to work independently or with a team or partnersAbility to work under pressure with the willingness to meet deadlinesExcellent written & oral communication skills, with an ability to determine appropriate content & style for a diverse group

Preferred Type of experience the job requires

Retail marketing background

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. As the leading creative destination in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise, and MakerPlace by Michaels, a dedicated handmade goods marketplace. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com

At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit mikbenefits.com.

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all Makers to create, innovate and be better together.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

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