Manager, Visual Job Description
Manager, Visual Duties & Responsibilities
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Manager, Visual Qualifications
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Education for Manager, Visual
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Employers hiring for the manager, visual job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Marketing, Design, Visual Merchandising, Education, Theatre Arts, Business, Graphic Design, Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion
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Manager, Visual Examples
Manager, Visual Job Description
- Provide active support to store event & sales campaign
- Ability to travel and assist during overnight installations
- Act as a liaison of communication between corporate direction and store level execution
- In partnership with senior visual manager, participate in any corporate functions such as
- Participate in the set up and implementation of monthly guideline floorsets and photoshoots
- Handle Global, CI and Retail guidelines content and communication process
- Work with corporate partners in the development and rollout of new visual programs and enhancements
- Travel to Retail stores to support installations
- Partner with Global Merchandise team with company global presentation events (i.e market set ups and seasonal Brand Presentations)
- Partner with VM Production team with the ordering of VM elements and props for new stores
- Sustains an understanding of fashion and trends in all markets
- Continually looks for inspiration by shopping the competition, canvassing the media and identifying emerging trends in all environments
- Must have strong merchandising skills and a strong understanding of fashion/trends in all markets
- Must be willing and able to move ladders, fixtures
- Must be able to travel and work a flexible schedule to conduct installations outside of standard working and retail hours
- Requires strong organizational and planning skills
Manager, Visual Job Description
- Quality control over final artwork and print jobs
- Manages the fast turnaround of artwork requests
- Manages departmental calendars, including writing minutes for the Visual Director for Stella McCartney creative review meetings
- Participates in Creative Team meetings as needed
- Manages the upkeep of the studio, this include ensuring the studio is orderly and stocked up with supplies (with the Producer)
- Participate in weekly status meetings with retail marketing, press, licensing and ecomms teams with Head of Operations
- Ensures proper departmental scheduling (vacations, holidays )
- Submits and tracks invoices
- Build a world class global visual merchandising team
- Manage all visual merchandising creative projects from conception through install and strike
- Experience working with construction power tools preferred (ban and table saw)
- Able to work on a ladder
- Able to be on feet for long periods of time
- Work often involves time in a construction environment
- 2- 4 year degree preferred Fashion Merchandising or Fine Arts concentration a plus
- Ability to work with a range of materials, fabrics, textiles, sense of style and knowledge of fashion trend Ability to lift and carry 25+ pounds, climb ladders, operate equipment efficiently and in accordance with safety regulations , work with substances such as paint, glue gun
Manager, Visual Job Description
- Coaches and delivers feedback as necessary in a timely and balanced manner on the floor
- Mapping the window layouts for store fleet, upon receiving creative direction from NY
- Partner with local Visual and Merchandising teams to understand signage needs in region and submit creative requests to NY Creative Production for direction
- Source and manage local suppliers to produce and install seasonal windows, ensuring quality standards are exceeded
- Complete yearly Annual Operating Plan to forecast and manage annual VM budget for 3D windows
- Work collaboratively with cross functional departments such as visual merchandising, visual field, logistics and architecture team with regular meetings to discuss and review project lists to ensure window requirements are met
- Author overview and text for monthly Corporate Visual Merchandising guideline and updates to allow for easy in store execution
- Support seasonal and/or monthly Retail and Outlet floor sets at local prototype store for Women’s, Men’s and Accessories
- Participate in all pre-merch walk-throughs with executive team, merchants and planning
- Build solid cross functional partnerships to ensure visual merchandising supports the business strategy and financial plan
- Web and Internet experience
- Minimum 1-3 years with visual management experience
- High attention to detail and project management
- Ability to travel frequently to stores
- Meet required availability
- Manage visual budget portion pertaining to this role
Manager, Visual Job Description
- Assist in any updates to the Global Visual Standards Manual
- Actively participate in the collaborative development of new visual elements and store/ window props
- Creation and maintenance of visual budgets
- Identify needs and develop entire fixture systems for new store concepts and refurbished projects, as directed by upper management and adhering to UPR standard and supporting assortment and merchandising vision
- Collaborate with Merchandise team on set dates and Visual support needs for presentations and enhancements on existing stores
- Must have strong collaboration skills and work effectively with retail departments, UPR Creative and external design firms
- Research, develop and execute seasonal window visuals for all stores any events or special product launches
- Market visit, ensure the guideline is implemented in the counter and are at good standard (store maintenance)
- Validate all final floorset/window directives, delivery updates and tier information while ensuring information is passed to visual and brand teams
- Ensure consistency and quality of all information included in-store documents (applies to general visual standards seasonal, monthly, or business required changes, including floorset, weekly communications, and windows)
- Job may require hours that exceed 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week during peak season or rush projects
- Around 5 % travel required as necessary (District meetings, workshops)
- Passion for the beauty and consumer goods industry is a must, experience working within the beauty industry is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of InDesign (preferable)
- Ability to prioritize, work independently with large groups
- Possess intermediate level of computer skills including Illustrator, In Design, Excel and word processing applications
Manager, Visual Job Description
- Leads the execution and implementation of strategies and team processes for the Visual vertical in the design center
- Create fixture layouts for all Factory House Special Projects, New Store Openings, Expansions and Relocations
- Drive partnerships with Store Development, Retail Operations, and Retail Merchant teams to ensure alignment with business goals and vision
- Guide development process and track progress of projects from initiation through completion
- The overall success and achievement of the store’s visual standards, ongoing visual maintenance, merchandise processing and campaign set-ups
- Leading the merchandising effort to achieve perfect product presentation in our store appearance, including campaign set ups, maintenance, merchandise processing, signs and props
- Leads the visual merchandising efforts in the store ensuring Perfect Product Presentation which includes merchandise processing, maintenance and merchandising
- Interprets and directs product presentation according to direction from the Visual Sales and Buying Departments
- Responsible for planning and executing all company initiatives and directives (training, visual sales, logistics, staff development, ) with a focus on Visual Sales in partnership with the Visual Sales team
- Meets regularly with direct reports to review and approve plans for implementing all Visual Sales initiatives
- Candidate should possess a valid driver's license but not required
- Highly detailed eye for accuracy related to all projects and communications
- Expert skill level in the standard tools of the design trade, , Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects
- Project delivery management experience such as project management, risk management, stakeholder management
- Minimum 3 years retail experience and visual experience a plus
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and make decisions/problem-solve without knowing all the details