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Channel Partners

Outsourced, people-led sales and marketing solutions

Retail Brand Specialist

Part-TimeDeadline 10/9/27
$22/hr
Entry
Downers Grove, IL, USA
In PersonTravel to retailers within 30 miles of the candidate’s home is required; drive time and mileage between stores are paid.
RetailRetail Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • Previous retail or brand ambassador experience is helpful but not required.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
  • Access to reliable transportation to travel within a 30-mile radius of the candidate’s home is required.
  • Availability to work weekends, evenings, or weekdays depending on store needs is required.
  • Proficiency using a smartphone, including downloading an app and completing recaps, is required.
  • The role requires regularly standing, walking, bending, reaching overhead, crouching, kneeling, balancing, grasping, pushing or pulling, talking, and hearing.
  • The role requires carrying items up to 10 pounds into the store and frequently lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds.
  • Continuous hand-eye coordination and fine manipulation are required.
Responsibilities
  • Represent multiple major brands across different nearby retailers.
  • Engage with customers to showcase products and drive sales.
  • Provide product knowledge and demonstrations.
  • Build in-store relationships with retail staff.
  • Maintain and refresh product displays and signage as needed.
  • Capture and report store-level insights and activity through the mobile platform.
  • Occasionally assist with special events or promotional activations, based on availability.
  • Complete other tasks as requested by the supervisor.
  • Complete paid virtual training before the first assignment and required paid brand-specific virtual training before each new assignment.

About the company

Channel Partners Solutions, LLC coordinates outsourced, people-led sales and marketing services for large brands and retailers in the US and Canada. It provides a full suite of in-store and field services, including sales force training, brand advocacy, display maintenance, retail merchandising, new store setups, product assembly, and break-fix services, guiding the customer journey from awareness to purchase both in physical stores and online.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Irvine, California

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • January 2026 launch created one national partner for merchandising, experiential, logistics, and training.
  • RMS brings 40 years of in-store execution and W-2 staffing across all 50 states.
  • AI-enhanced workforce management and real-time dashboards improve visibility, speed, and quality control.

What critics are saying

  • OpenSky centralizes execution; a platform outage disrupts every client simultaneously.
  • Client concentration around Walmart, Canon, Dell, and FedEx Office concentrates renewal risk.
  • Integration through 2027 risks operational drift, brand confusion, and attrition across field teams.

What makes Channel Partners unique

  • January 2026 unified Apollo, BDS, BT Retail, White Hawk, and MAG under one brand.
  • OpenSky delivers real-time visit verification and AI photo validation across field programs.
  • May 2026 RMS acquisition adds Target Preferred Partner merchandising depth and nationwide execution.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Training Programs
  • Employee Discounts
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Paid Sick Leave

Company News

Associated Press
May 11th, 2026
Channel Partners acquires Retail Merchandising Services, combining 40 years of in-store expertise with real-time retail intelligence platform

Channel Partners Solutions has acquired Retail Merchandising Services, a national merchandising company headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The deal combines RMS's 40 years of in-store execution experience with Channel Partners' OpenSy™ field intelligence platform, which provides real-time visit verification and AI-powered photo validation. Founded in 1985, RMS operates across all 50 US states and holds Target Preferred Partner designation, granting backroom certification and direct inventory access. The company will continue serving existing clients whilst integrating Channel Partners' technology stack throughout 2026 and 2027. The combined organisation will deliver retail execution services across merchandising, audits, experiential marketing and warehousing. RMS operates using a W-2 employee model and serves brands across consumer electronics, grocery, health and beauty categories.