Quest Search & Selection are proud to partner with a commercial B2C, multi-site business.
The role of the Visual Merchandise & Brand Assistant (Head Office) in developing and managing VM layouts and guidelines. Supporting the retail department and consistently seeking opportunities to enhance the department's and the company's overall performance.
Duties & Responsibilities for this V isual Merchandise & Brand Assistant (Head Office) position :
- Develop and establish brand visual concepts and guidelines for seasonal collections and shop-in-shop environments.
- oversee a VM budget and working within these parameters.
- Oversee and guide the creative direction for both existing and new stores, ensuring consistency with the brand's overall vision.
- Maintain the visual identity across the store portfolio, including visual merchandising, POS materials, window displays, store layouts, standards, and fixtures.
- Participate in the selection of stock for photoshoots and campaigns, and curate imagery for in-store POS.
- Develop creative strategy for in-store visual elements, including creative treatments, visual merchandising, and window displays.
- Lead the concept and management of the design and development of all new fixtures and fittings.
- Oversee the design and direction for all retail store fitouts.
- Partner closely with Retail, Buying, and Merchandising teams to align communication strategies with the product vision.
To be successful in this Visual Merchandise & Brand Assistant (Head Office) position:
- Ideally having experience as a 1-2 years + experience as a Visual Merchandiser or Planner in Head Office environment.
- You must have experience of developing and establishing brand visual concepts and guidelines.
- You must have experience working on model stores/opening new stores
- Visual Merchandisers in stores will be considered but you must have operated at a Manager level who have had experience of creating guidelines.
- Extensive experience in branding, store layout, window design, and in-store visual merchandising
- Strong awareness of market trends, commercial factors, and competitive landscape.
- Proficient in financial management and budget control.
- Keen eye for detail with a strong passion for current and emerging design trends.
The benefits of this Visual Merchandise & Brand Assistant (Head Office) position:
- Office based role (full -time when not in stores) with some travel to stores
- 22 days holiday
- Relocation allowance will be provided if you are not local to the area
- Pension
- Discount across the group
- Free parking
- Training & development opportunities
If this opportunity sounds like you and you feel you have the experience and skill and want to be part of a growing and innovative company, then please apply quoting the reference no.JO-2408-113114
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.