Visual Merchandiser - Corporate

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Visual Merchandiser who pride themselves on  their ability to promote retail products and brands in store, online and in catalogues by creating annual  visual strategies and promotional events in order to attract the target market. It's also possible to work  in a freelance or consultancy basis, creating visual concepts in showrooms and online. 

As a visual merchandiser, you'll need to: 

• Liaise with teams such as sales, design and marketing to create design themes and plans, often  months in advance, including showroom displays, signage, online and pricing concepts. ✔ Conduct research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle, and associate it to target  market features. 
• Meet with branch, sales managers and retail managers to discuss sales strategies. ✔ identify and source props, fabrics, hardware and lighting. 
• Maintain a budget and negotiate with suppliers of visual materials. 
• Work with architectural features of showrooms to maximize the available space. 
• Use artistic skills or computer-aided design (CAD) packages, such as AutoCAD, Mockshop or Adobe  Creative Suite, to create visuals and plans. 
• Create visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles,  visual dressings and signage - usually applies to those based in a head office. 
• visit branches and train sales teams in-store visual merchandising techniques and concepts ✔ assemble or dismantle visual displays in windows or in-store. 
• Carry out 'comp (comparison) shops' to maintain awareness of other retailers' visual merchandising  concepts. 
• Lead and motivate teams to complete displays to tight deadlines. 
• Seek feedback from colleagues and customers on the visual impact of displays and of the changes  implemented