What are the responsibilities and job description for the Promotions Assistant - Grand Central Mall position at Cafaro?
Grand Central Mall is seeking a creative, organized, and outgoing Promotions Assistant to support the mall’s marketing, events, and community engagement efforts. This role is ideal for someone interested in public relations, social media, event planning, and retail marketing. The Promotions Assistant will help bring mall events and promotions to life in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. This is a seasonal, part-time role.
In This Role, You Will:
- Create, update, and place mall signage and promotional materials
- Promote mall events, retailer news, and special offers across social media platforms and the mall website
- Assist with the planning, coordination, setup, and execution of mall events and promotions
Your Qualifications:
- Familiarity with social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
- Outgoing, professional, and comfortable interacting with shoppers, retailers, vendors, and community partners
- Ability to quickly learn and use new software, systems, and marketing tools
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and prioritize effectively
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; social media content creation experience is a plus
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, and move throughout the shopping center for extended periods during events
- Ability to assist with transporting, setting up, and dismantling event equipment, signage, tables, chairs, and promotional materials
Why Cafaro:
For over 75 years, we have been dedicated to bringing high-quality retail developments to communities across America. We understand that the needs and preferences of each market evolve, and we respond by creating vibrant centers that serve as destinations for shopping, dining, and entertainment.
This vision was born from the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, brothers William M. Cafaro and John Cafaro. Their journey began by developing properties for grocery stores, and in 1949, they established the foundation for what would become a leading force in retail development across the nation.
Today, the Cafaro portfolio boasts over 50 properties, encompassing more than 30 million square feet of developed space across 10 states. The third generation of the Cafaro family now leads the company, with Co-Presidents William A. Cafaro and Anthony Cafaro, Jr., guiding this dynamic organization with their unique talents and vision. While embracing innovation, they remain deeply committed to the values of stability and integrity instilled by their father and grandfather.
Cafaro’s Mission:
The Cafaro family of companies shall continue our commitment of fiscally managed preservation and growth of our commercial real estate and investment portfolios. Based upon a strategic approach of continuous reinvestment and improvement of our real estate assets and disciplined non real estate asset management and investment, the organization shall maintain its autonomy as a privately controlled family owned business. This commitment recognizes that our people, as an extension of the Cafaro family, constitute our most important resource.
Accordingly, by promoting an environment that values fairness, respect, and recognition, the organization shall endeavor to stimulate amongst its people accountability, personal growth, and self-esteem. The hallmark of the organization shall continue to be characterized by an unparalleled sense of loyalty, pride, dedication, and strong work ethic.
In the tradition of our founders, we shall maintain our present business relationships with honesty, openness, integrity, and credibility. These values shall be the foundation of future relationships as we plan for a future of continued prosperity.
It is the policy of the Company to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and job applicants.
It is the policy of the Company to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and job applicants. The employment practices of the Company are conducted without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, disability, sex (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as specified under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972), religion or age.