Hallmark, founded in 1910 by a teenage entrepreneur with a passion for connecting people emotionally, remains family-owned and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. With over 20,000 employees globally, Hallmark operates diverse businesses. Their Hallmark Global division designs and distributes greeting cards, gifts, ornaments, and gift packaging worldwide in over 30 languages and nearly 100 countries through a network of Hallmark Gold Crown stores. Crayola®, under their portfolio, sparks creativity with art materials and toys for children globally. Hallmark Media manages three cable networks and a streaming service, providing wholesome entertainment. Crown Center, their real estate arm, oversees an 85-acre campus around their headquarters. Hallmark’s ultimate mission is to foster emotional connections and make a positive impact globally through their products and entertainment offerings. For more information, visit Hallmark.com or connect on social media platforms.

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You should have design knowledge, project management experience, strong communication skills, proficiency in relevant software, and a background in retail/FMCG. Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

You will oversee range development, translate consumer insights, present to customers, manage designers, apply manufacturing knowledge, and ensure efficient design processes for continuous improvements.

Design

Product

Bradford

<div><p>Job Advert</p><div><b>
Location: BD4 6HN</b></div><div><b>
Division:Creative, Product &amp; Marketing</b></div><div><b>
Contract Type:Fixed Term Contract - Salaried</b></div><div></div><div><br>
We&rsquo;re looking for a part time Design Manager to join our team for 6 months. You&rsquo;ll play an integral role in the realisation of our creative and commercial vision, product design and range selection, as well as the technical realisation in print production. Using your eye for design, technical skills and understanding of design files and the print process, you&rsquo;ll keep us on track and ensure each team has what they need.</div><div></div><div><br>
A crucial link and overseer of our design process, your main responsibilities will include but not be limited to:</div><div></div><ul><li><div><br>
Overseeing day-to-day development of ranges within the business across various categories and/or customer accounts demonstrating excellent creative delivery, mirrored with strong organisational skills.</div></li><li><div>
Translate consumer and customer requirements into line level insights to deliver creative strategies, maximising design decisions balancing the needs for newness and the benefits of maximising Hallmarks vast design assets</div></li><li><div>
Bolster the customer relationship, involved in presenting product ranges and winning customer and consumer engagement, leveraging your design expertise and understanding of licensing</div></li><li><div>
Briefing Artwork Designers in line with CDP &amp; work with Creative Services Manager to manage and amend resource to ensure milestones are met, extending to process and costing direction meeting overall COGs and Value for Money goals.</div></li><li><div>
Application of manufacturing knowledge into design solutions, contributing to technical, VFM and CDP meetings.</div></li><li><div>
Work with technical, production, product and creative teams to ensure catalogues, digital assets, systems, processes and procedures are effectively and efficiently adhered to across all touch points in the design and delivery process</div></li><li><div>
Collectively deliver continuous improvements that have both commercial and design evolutionary impacts</div></li></ul><div></div><div><br>
You recognise it&rsquo;s your commitment to understanding your audience; shopper, customer, creative teams, product and technical print teams, coupled with your technical understanding of the design process that makes you a success.</div><div></div><div><br>
To be successful you&rsquo;ll need to demonstrate:</div><div></div><ul><li><div><br>
Working knowledge of the product development lifecycle, technical print and/or creative design processes</div></li><li><div>
A solid understanding of what&rsquo;s important for the shopper, naturally articulating the difference from a design and product/technical perspective and key influences trends and insights, which inform your decision making and selection process and engage your audience</div></li><li><div>
You&rsquo;re a comfortable with ambiguity, resourceful, tenacious and confident problem solver, with a clear understanding of what factors to take into account when finding a solution and managing resulting impacts</div></li><li><div>
To be an excellent communicator and compelling story teller, experienced in providing effective feedback, ensuring processes and procedures are followed and articulating design and commercial decisions to engage internal and external stakeholders</div></li><li><div>
Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator and Photoshop</div></li><li><div>
Previous experience of managing projects, within a design and/or print environment, critical date paths and conflicting deadlines and priorities, with excellent organisation, prioritisation and problem-solving skills to meet deadlines and plan appropriately.</div></li><li><div>
You&rsquo;re a technical expert and natural leader of multi-disciplined teams and complex processes, whilst being a team player, building relationships and supporting others via open and honest communication, being able to work across levels with confidence and authority</div></li><li><div>
Evidence of making decisions to balance technical/product decision with creative and aesthetic judgements would be a significant advantage</div></li><li><div>
Commercial acumen and understanding of retail/FMCG, ideally within a creative led business, would be a significant advantage</div></li><li><div>
Educated to degree level in a Design/Product Development related subject or equivalent industry experience, would be a significant advantage</div></li></ul><div></div><div><br>
Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you&rsquo;ll be able to take advantage of:</div><div></div><ul><li><div><br>
Approximately 25 hours per week contract - flexible with dates and times</div></li><li><div>
Competitive salary</div></li><li><div>
26 days holiday plus bank holidays (full time equivalent)</div></li><li><div>
Health cashback scheme</div></li><li><div>
Pension benefit</div></li><li><div>
Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities</div></li><li><div>
Free onsite parking for when you are in the office</div></li><li><div>
A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance</div></li></ul></div><div></div>

Job Advert
Location: BD4 6HN
Division:Creative, Product & Marketing
Contract Type:Fixed Term Contract - Salaried
We’re looking for a part time Design Manager to join our team for 6 months. You’ll play an integral role in the realisation of our creative and commercial vision, product design and range selection, as well as the technical realisation in print production. Using your eye for design, technical skills and understanding of design files and the print process, you’ll keep us on track and ensure each team has what they need.
A crucial link and overseer of our design process, your main responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Overseeing day-to-day development of ranges within the business across various categories and/or customer accounts demonstrating excellent creative delivery, mirrored with strong organisational skills.
Translate consumer and customer requirements into line level insights to deliver creative strategies, maximising design decisions balancing the needs for newness and the benefits of maximising Hallmarks vast design assets
Bolster the customer relationship, involved in presenting product ranges and winning customer and consumer engagement, leveraging your design expertise and understanding of licensing
Briefing Artwork Designers in line with CDP & work with Creative Services Manager to manage and amend resource to ensure milestones are met, extending to process and costing direction meeting overall COGs and Value for Money goals.
Application of manufacturing knowledge into design solutions, contributing to technical, VFM and CDP meetings.
Work with technical, production, product and creative teams to ensure catalogues, digital assets, systems, processes and procedures are effectively and efficiently adhered to across all touch points in the design and delivery process
Collectively deliver continuous improvements that have both commercial and design evolutionary impacts
You recognise it’s your commitment to understanding your audience; shopper, customer, creative teams, product and technical print teams, coupled with your technical understanding of the design process that makes you a success.
To be successful you’ll need to demonstrate:
Working knowledge of the product development lifecycle, technical print and/or creative design processes
A solid understanding of what’s important for the shopper, naturally articulating the difference from a design and product/technical perspective and key influences trends and insights, which inform your decision making and selection process and engage your audience
You’re a comfortable with ambiguity, resourceful, tenacious and confident problem solver, with a clear understanding of what factors to take into account when finding a solution and managing resulting impacts
To be an excellent communicator and compelling story teller, experienced in providing effective feedback, ensuring processes and procedures are followed and articulating design and commercial decisions to engage internal and external stakeholders
Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator and Photoshop
Previous experience of managing projects, within a design and/or print environment, critical date paths and conflicting deadlines and priorities, with excellent organisation, prioritisation and problem-solving skills to meet deadlines and plan appropriately.
You’re a technical expert and natural leader of multi-disciplined teams and complex processes, whilst being a team player, building relationships and supporting others via open and honest communication, being able to work across levels with confidence and authority
Evidence of making decisions to balance technical/product decision with creative and aesthetic judgements would be a significant advantage
Commercial acumen and understanding of retail/FMCG, ideally within a creative led business, would be a significant advantage
Educated to degree level in a Design/Product Development related subject or equivalent industry experience, would be a significant advantage
Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:
Approximately 25 hours per week contract - flexible with dates and times
Competitive salary
26 days holiday plus bank holidays (full time equivalent)
Health cashback scheme
Pension benefit
Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities
Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

Design Manager - Part Time 25.5 hours per week - 6 months - Hallmark Cards 

Design Manager - Part Time 25.5 hours per week - 6 months

You need a high school diploma, retail experience, ability to lift 50 lbs, and strong smartphone and email management skills.

You will manage inventory and merchandising, maintain weekly service visits, adapt to changes, communicate with your Territory Manager, and ensure strong relationships with account management.

Customer Relations

Drummondville

<div><div><div>Job Reference: HMK/1451783E
</div><div>Job Category: Field Operations Positions (Part-time)
</div><div>Job Type: Employee
</div><div>Location: Drummondville, Quebec - Hallmark Canada
</div><div>Experience:
</div><div>Date Posted: 10-Feb-2025
</div></div><div><h1 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job Description</b></h1>
<p><b>Retail Merchandiser (Part Time) - Drummondville, QC J2C 7V4</b></p>
<p><b>
Job Summary:</b></p>
<p>
Reporting to the Territory Manager, the Retail Merchandiser is a part-time role that is an integral part of the field merchandising team. The Retail Merchandiser will be responsible for the maintenance of Hallmark Canada departments within our pharmacy, grocery, or big box retailersin mass channel accounts, including ordering, receiving, and merchandising of product in accordance with a master schedule and merchandising plan.</p>
<p><b>
Responsibilities &amp; Duties:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Supports merchandising service with inventory management and merchandising activities in an assigned retail account or several retail accounts. This includes everyday products as well as seasonal products and change outs.</li>
<li>Maintains scheduled service visits each week and stays within set budgets as they flex from week to week depending on retail occasions. Increased availability the week leading up to a major season and the week following a major season is vital.</li>
<li>Upon receipt of instructions, follow merchandising plan, productivity standards and schedule provided. Attention to detail required to follow instructions. Shares feedback with Territory Manager to follow processes with efficiency and productivity. Flexibility is required to react to issues that arise on a job site that interfere with the original plan.</li>
<li>Provides additional support to cover vacant accounts, holiday periods, and in seasonal peak demand periods.</li>
<li>Provides additional support for department revisions, remerchandising, relocations and new store installations as required.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Communication Skills:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Maintains ongoing scheduled/unscheduled communication with Territory Manager to ensure current knowledge of upcoming programs and in-store activities.</li>
<li>Liaises with account management as a Hallmark representative relative to scheduled service calls and builds/maintains strong working relationships with account level management.</li>
<li>Communicates clearly with Territory Manager, ensuring accounts are being serviced and merchandised to meet or exceed retail standards.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Qualifications and Experience required:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>High School Diploma.</li>
<li>Experience in retail environment beneficial.</li>
<li>Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly.</li>
<li>Must have strong knowledge of Smartphone technology and ability to effectively manage an email account.</li></ul><br>
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Job Reference: HMK/1451783E
Job Category: Field Operations Positions (Part-time)
Job Type: Employee
Location: Drummondville, Quebec - Hallmark Canada
Experience:
Date Posted: 10-Feb-2025
Job Description
Retail Merchandiser (Part Time) - Drummondville, QC J2C 7V4

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Territory Manager, the Retail Merchandiser is a part-time role that is an integral part of the field merchandising team. The Retail Merchandiser will be responsible for the maintenance of Hallmark Canada departments within our pharmacy, grocery, or big box retailersin mass channel accounts, including ordering, receiving, and merchandising of product in accordance with a master schedule and merchandising plan.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Supports merchandising service with inventory management and merchandising activities in an assigned retail account or several retail accounts. This includes everyday products as well as seasonal products and change outs.
Maintains scheduled service visits each week and stays within set budgets as they flex from week to week depending on retail occasions. Increased availability the week leading up to a major season and the week following a major season is vital.
Upon receipt of instructions, follow merchandising plan, productivity standards and schedule provided. Attention to detail required to follow instructions. Shares feedback with Territory Manager to follow processes with efficiency and productivity. Flexibility is required to react to issues that arise on a job site that interfere with the original plan.
Provides additional support to cover vacant accounts, holiday periods, and in seasonal peak demand periods.
Provides additional support for department revisions, remerchandising, relocations and new store installations as required.

Communication Skills:

Maintains ongoing scheduled/unscheduled communication with Territory Manager to ensure current knowledge of upcoming programs and in-store activities.
Liaises with account management as a Hallmark representative relative to scheduled service calls and builds/maintains strong working relationships with account level management.
Communicates clearly with Territory Manager, ensuring accounts are being serviced and merchandised to meet or exceed retail standards.

Qualifications and Experience required:

High School Diploma.
Experience in retail environment beneficial.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly.
Must have strong knowledge of Smartphone technology and ability to effectively manage an email account.


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