Family Dollar is hiring: Advertising Specialist in Chesapeake

Advertising Specialist – Family Dollar

Family Dollar expects you to bridge ad planning, pricing, creative and merchant community to produce accurate print media ads. This full‑time role is based at 510 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

Responsibilities

• Support end‑to‑end ad production for circulars and print advertising materials that align with brand standards and engage consumers.
• Provide backup and bench strength for the Advertising Manager; lead production of in‑store print media and flyers.
• Develop and execute the end‑to‑end Grand Opening/GRO ad production and submission process.
• Proofread ads to ensure accurate content, spelling and grammar; suggest layout and item/category adjacencies.
• Manage the soft proofing process within the DemandTec tool and drive compliance across the merchant community.
• Utilize the Retek platform; partner with Ad Planning and Pricing to upload master promotions from DemandTec to Retek.
• Lead store communication across key functional areas and partner with Store Operations to ensure best execution of ads.
• Partner with internal Marketing teams, merchants, pricing, promotional planning and store operations to ensure all elements are timely, accurate and consistent with current branding.
• Coordinate ad versioning and ensure accurate production of all versioned ad materials.
• Proactively manage projects, set up schedules, and monitor schedule adherence.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field; finance curriculum a plus.
• At least 4 years of experience in marketing or retail, or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage projects through the entire life cycle and build cross‑functional partnerships.
• Strong organizational and priority‑setting skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; knowledge of Access a plus; exposure to retail software such as Retek and internet product search.

Requirements

• Full‑time, 40+ hour work week.
• Office work environment.
• Salary range: $18.00-$40.00 per hour.