Visual Manager Job Description
Visual manager
provides feedback, solutions and ideas to Senior Manager, VM, CoE Retail AP Satellite regarding execution of all merchandise and in-store environment related strategies.
Visual Manager Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective visual manager job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included visual manager job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure all sign initiatives are supported and in store 2 weeks prior to event date
Prioritize sign initiatives
Manage and supervise the NE Visual Merchandising team
In keeping with visual calendar, prepare for next/future installation or floor change
Supervise all interior changeovers and installations for store or store(s) including but not limited to construction of any interior/window sets, on-site prop handing and prop placement
Conduct walkthrough of locations, identifying opportunities to improve overall visual and creative appearance of the site
Execute interim display strategies for critical vacancies
Prepare training for both sales supervisors and sales associates
Implement and control visual merchandising and display budget
Follow marketing requirement to implement any planned projects
Visual Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Visual Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CTS, PMP, ETCP, LARCC, BA, BFA, AVIXA, EHR, AV
Education for Visual Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the visual manager 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
Skills for Visual Manager
Desired skills for visual manager include:
Men's and Home fashions
Ready-to-wear
Tory Burch brand aesthetic to ensure your store is impeccably merchandised to standard
Manager level
Similar retail environment at senior
Tools and measuring devices
Excel
PowerPoint
Word
Climb ladders
Desired experience for visual manager includes:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in visual merchandising, marketing, or a related field
Must have strong visual merchandising skills and basic understanding of retail environments
Ability to solve problems, makes decisions independently, operate independently and with discretion and work efficiently under pressure
Ability to maintain consistency in promotional messages required
Physical ability to use telephone, computer hardware/software including keyboard, type, sit, and stand for extended periods of time, and occasionally lifting/carry up to 50lbs
Must have experience in mannequin styling
Visual Manager Examples
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a visual manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for visual manager
- Lead floorset walkthroughs with peers and executive team
- 50% travel required to stores in US locations
- Assist to implement and execute display / merchandising direction in retail stores on a daily basis
- Oversees and manages the creative development for the roll out of event & print collateral for Retail and WHS
- Works closely with the Marketing Manager and Senior Marketing Coordinator on event based projects from the start of the briefing process to ensure the creative brief is on brand
- Manages licensing project requests reporting to the Head of Operations
- Effectively manages own projects by writing clear briefs, timelines and estimates- this includes effectively managing the creative budget for event assets that need to be produced
- Prioritizes tasks and assignments to meet scheduled deadlines
- Manages the upkeep of creative assets, ensuring all assets are archived/filed/supplied as appropriate for supply to relevant teams
- Works with Head of Operations to foster innovative solutions for project management with a focus on streamlining the process for event based projects
Qualifications for visual manager
- Must have at least 2+ years of multi-store visual merchandising/installation and store operations experience
- Requires travel to attend photo shoots for assigned catalogs
- Must have at least 5+ years of multi-regional visual merchandising/installation and store operations experience
- Must be detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to simultaneously handle multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines
- Must exhibit a keen eye for fashion trends and an ability to encompass that into visual presentations
- BA or BFA preferred or equivalent work experience
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a visual manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for visual manager
- Source and manage assets for all projects
- Manage vm props inventory
- Conceptualize and develop outlet visual merchandising directives
- Create and communicate Visual Standards
- Manage, prepare and ensure proper implementation of outlet visual documents
- Manage Visual Merchandising budget for seasonal in store items and new creative roll-outs
- Interviews and hires top talent at the Sales Associate level
- Maintains optimal store staffing levels
- Monitors and implements training programs and initiatives for the store
- Ensures that performance appraisals and compensation reviews are handled in a fair, timely, and consistent manner
Qualifications for visual manager
- Requires frequent travel (>50%) occasionally with little notice
- Carpentry experience required
- Knowledge of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premire required
- Knowledge of Canon SLR cameras is a plus
- Familiarity with both Graphic and Web Design with knowledge in InDesign and Photoshop
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing/graphic design
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Visual Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of visual manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for visual manager
- Define the flow & layout within the regional approvals
- Execute the 3D window production and installations for Coach North America & Coach International locations upon receiving strategic direction from NY creative production team
- Oversees the ROTD function in the store for the visual staff
- Manages and follows up with Visuals to ensure proper training and staff assessment is being completed including K.I.C weekly for existing staff, and for all new staff in their onboarding
- Maintains an overview of the visual Employee Relations responsibilities in the store to ensure a positive work environment at all times
- Develop creative merchandising strategy for each floorset based on current company strategy set by cross-functional leadership
- Present creative concepts to the AVP and Marketing partners for concept approval
- Manage Design and oversee development of concept approved props and other in store creative presentation through a direct report
- Manage and drive projects based on the Visual Production Calendar timelines
- Manage the Visual Merchandising strategy that encompasses creative, fashion-oriented and brand-right interior concepts for each floor set
Qualifications for visual manager
- A minimum of 5-8 years general merchandising experience and 5-8 years’ experience in retail/marketing sales/management or equivalent work experience
- 3 to 5 years experience in retail specialty store/outlet in store marketing
- 5 years min design or visual merchandising experience
- Proficient with Microsoft Programs including InDesign and Adobe Illustrator
- Incumbent works independently and uses own initiative to schedule appointments, make calls, and complete assignments
- Incumbent is able to work independently
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a visual manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for visual manager
- Project management includes establishing a timeline, developing new processes, policies and tools for new stores, expansions, special projects and various fixture projects (i.e Nail Studio, Rollerball Boutique)
- Partner closely with DMMs/ MMs to understand seasonal initiatives in order to strategize big ideas and volume drivers
- Lead a team of Visual Merchandisers to implement the Global Retail Centre of Excellence (CoE) visual merchandising standards and guidelines in all adidas RSM /store concepts and formats within the Market
- Coach and develop Visual Merchandisers to ensure high quality visual merchandising performance and to build a talent pool within store development
- Identify and communicate Market needs and best practices to the SDM & Retail Director and the Global Retail CoE VM team local Visual Merchandising team
- Set up and implement a store visit plan for the Visual Merchandisers ensuring that all doors & stores are visited regularly and additional focus is given to high profile stores & doors in the Market
- Ensuring Butlers inventory matches accessory requirements , etc and flagging consumption issues and shortages to SDM
- Placing the on-line orders with Butlers for requests received from the field VM teams
- Ensure all expenditure is in line with the Market Visual Merchandising budget and notify the SDM of any risks or discrepancies
- Compiling and updating the Repsley report for all Branded spaces, Campaign executions, SIS installations, and New Store openings
Qualifications for visual manager
- Follows guidelines from Sr
- Minimum of 8 years of visual merchandising or visual marketing experience in progressively responsible positions driving process and strategy
- Minimum of 5 years of visual merchandising or visual marketing experience in progressively responsible positions driving execution
- Required – Retail Fixture Design experience
- Required – Store Design experience
- Required – Sourcing capabilities
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a visual manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for visual manager
- Manages the salesfloor 10 hours per week
- Works in partnership with the General Manager and other Store Managers on all aspects of driving the business
- Is actively involved in recruiting, hiring and Onboarding, working with the General Manager to identify needs, set hiring goals, plan for seasonal needs and balance the skills and experience needed in the stores
- Actively engages with employees on the salesfloor through observation, conversation and coaching modeling proper selling and visual sales techniques with customers
- Works with the scheduling system and Store Managers to create weekly and daily schedules
- Continually optimize and plan projects and artwork to maximize and achieve cost savings
- Maximize store sales and profitability through following and successfully implementing visual standards in windows, on mannequins and the shop floor product according to company guidelines, promotional activity and seasonal trends
- Create and deliver visually inspiring brand concepts as directed by the Visual Merchandising Management team in the UK
- Take direction from the Visual Merchandising Management team to ensure visual and marketing merchandise and new shipments including floorsets, new line launch, products and promotions are placed and processed in a timely manner
- Take responsibility for communicating Visual Merchandising initiatives and changes to store staff
Qualifications for visual manager
- Create, communicate and maintain visual merchandising policies and procedures for all stores
- Participate in new store planning meetings to review accuracy of fixture capacity and placement stock room requirements
- Must have the ability to lift up to 50lbs, sit or stand for long periods of time, crouch, kneel, stoop
- Ability to learn quickly and analyze problems in new ways
- Comfortable sharing POV with senior management
- Degree in Visual Merchandising