DIRECTOR OF VISUAL MERCHANDISING FAST FASHION
CHICAGO, IL
OVERVIEW / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as head of company-wide visual merchandising efforts for 25+ stores across 4 metropolitan areas and suburbs in the Midwest
- Leverage top line data into merchandising efforts that drive sales, both across the company and at store-specific, department-specific levels
- Hire, train, and lead a team of field visual merchandisers
- Develop and continually evolve training and strategic guides to ensure that Visual Merchandising team applies unified principles across all stores
- Analyze, understand, and refine processes related to visual merchandising to optimize efficiency/better meet needs of business
- Collaborate with senior management on hiring and developing visual teams
- Hands-on work in the field alongside visual merchandisers is required
- Partner with senior level leaders to plan and execute new store floor sets
- Execute visual merchandising efforts that support a rigorous selling environment
- Plan and execute free form floor sets across stores with varying sales volumes, square footage, and layouts
- Interdisciplinary work with creative/construction team to source, develop, refine, and repurpose in-store fixturing
- Plan and execute window installations
- Bring strong creative eye to store design and aesthetics
- Infuse artistic elements into visual merchandising through stores
REQUIREMENTS / EXPECTATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree is required (preferably in a related field)
- Own vehicle and ability to travel is required
- Portfolio submission is strongly encouraged
- Sound understanding of retail math is required
- 3-5 years of field visual merchandising experience is preferred
- Chicago-based position, but travel is required
- Must be technically proficient
- Excellent organizational skills are required
- Ability to actively communicate with all levels of staff
- Ability to think and act strategically and proactively
- Strong problem solving skills a must
- Ability to work morning/night/weekend hours as needed to accomplish tasks
- Must be able to lift at least 30 lbs
- Ability to climb ladders