Hybrid Visual Merchandising Designer – Industrial Color Extended

at Industrial Color

• Job title: Visual Merchandising Designer – Industrial Color Extended
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $90,000 - $104,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, El Segundo, United States

About the role

• Visual Merchandising Designer creating luxurious retail merchandising designs for a beauty client. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and maintaining industry awareness with a hybrid work setup.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Retail Design and Visual Merchandising team to create compelling Visual Merchandising designs in POS
• Create Merchandising Directives and Planograms
• Work cross-functionally with internal departments such as Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Creative, Sales Admin and Marketing.
• Design VM guidelines for all retail partners (Ulta, Sephora, Department Stores, etc)
• The ability to design from initial concept through 3-D computer renderings
• Create 3D proposals and planograms for seasonal updates to permanent fixtures, counters and units
• Create technical drawings and planograms in Sketchup and AutoCad for merchandising displays, launch units, and permanent merchandising.
• Create comprehensive technical Design Turnovers for production vendors.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional and external agency partners.
• Work with Creative team to ensure on-time delivery of all creative assets
• Maintain awareness of trends, styles, materials and technology relative to the prestige and luxury beauty market.
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of sustainable design best practices and proactively apply to all projects.
• Format field team VM training guidelines and best practices for execution excellence & elevated merchandising

Requirements

• Expresses and decodes Brand’s image, values and sense of purpose.
• Knowledge of Luxury product and aesthetic.
• Understanding of consumer paths and customer experiences rules
• Ability to follow multiple Visual programs/projects simultaneously and work/communicate with diverse cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of finishes and materials, basic construction
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously and prioritize.
• Bachelor of Industrial, Interior, Product, Furniture design (or equivalent) degree is required.
• Outstanding organizational skills and fine attention to detail.
• Must be a self-starter, flexible and imaginative with an elevated sense of three-dimensional design.
• Understanding of luxury beauty market and aesthetic.
• Expert in utilizing Sketchup, AutoCad
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite ability (Particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign),Powerpoint

Benefits

• Major medical, dental and vision insurance
• FSA
• HSA
• Employee discounts