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Retail Strategist

P3Hired
Remote
United States

Overview

The Position
As the Retail Strategist, you will be at the forefront of transforming the shopping and dining experience within D.C.’s core area. Your role involves recruiting a diverse mix of store, food and beverage, and personal service operators that align with our vision for a vibrant retail environment. You'll build strong relationships with potential operators and landlords, match operators with ideal spaces, and support marketing and event activities.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of being strategic, visionary, and results-oriented, who is excited about reshaping the retail landscape of the core area of Washington, D.C. Join us in reshaping the retail landscape of Washington D.C. and making a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

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  • Retail Recruitment and Relationship Building: Identify and engage successful independent and national retail operators. Communicate our retail vision for the neighborhood and provide detailed information about available spaces
  • Pop-Up Attraction: Bring a variety of Pop-Up shops and experiential uses to the area
  • Liaison with Property Owners: Develop strong relationships with property owners and their representatives. Act as the main contact between them and your prospective tenants
  • Developer Relationships: Build relationships with developers launching new projects in the neighborhood
  • Database Management: Maintain a comprehensive database of tenant prospects and properties
  • Retailer Support: Guide prospective retailers from initial contact through to the grand opening of their stores
  • Retention Strategies: Advise on strategies to retain tenants, including advice on branding, social media, merchandising, and window displays
  • Marketing: Assist in creating engaging marketing materials for recruitment activities
  • Long-Term Planning: Contribute to strategic retail planning to adapt to changes in the neighborhood’s built environment
  • Local Government: Work with the District government on programs to support retail

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Experience: 8+ years in retail, restaurant, sales, marketing (especially social media), public relations, design, or related fields.
  • Retail Knowledge: Must demonstrate a deep knowledge of and enthusiasm for retail. Ability to lead retail strategy related to revitalizing the core area of DC
  • Relationship and Project Management Skills: Strong entrepreneurial and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. Ability to collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders to attract retailers to the neighborhood. Detail-oriented, proactive, and positive with a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving. Highly motivated with a strong work ethic, capable of managing multiple priorities and acting quickly
  • Communication: Excellent writing skills tailored to various audiences
  • Local Knowledge: Familiarity with downtown DC is a plus
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Salesforce-based CRM and/or CoStar is desirable