Position: Visual Merchandiser

Location: Johannesburg

Salary: Market-related

Visual Merchandiser to increase sales, get buyer’s attention and to provide an excellent in-store experience. The goal is to use visual merchandising to convert window shoppers into prospects, drive branding and sales objectives and maximize profitability.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Define, design, and implement a creative visual merchandising strategy
Create appealing and eye-catching visual displays that lead the customer through the entire store
Produce window displays, signs, interior displays, floor plans, and special promotions displays
Identify key messages and set a clear image of the result
Come up with, revise, and present design ideas
Act in alignment with the organization’s culture, products, image, and target market
Oversee and brief staff on arranging displays
Change displays to promote new product launches and reflect festive or seasonal themes
For the international brands that provide visual merchandising guidelines, be able to follow this and provide pictures to and communicate with the international partners to ensure that displays are up to standard.
Provide reports
Research lifestyle, demographics, and design trends

Requirements and skills

Proven work experience as a Visual Merchandiser
Demonstrable visual design skills with a strong retail merchandising portfolio
Solid experience in field visual merchandising, including window displays, signs, interior displays, and space utilization
Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design tools
Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practices
Proficiency in the MS Office Suite
Creative and innovative thinker
Advantageous to have worked in high-end/luxury fashion retail

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