Visual Merchandiser
- San Francisco, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain a pulse on current and relevant market and visual styling trends focusing primarily on active but leaning into all aspects of styling
- Synthesize competitive styling trends, store experience themes, customer needs, and team creative brainstorms to create novel and useful updates to the Old Navy store experience through visual displays.
- Manage the in-season sample process for their respective divisions.
- Proactively collaborate with cross functional partners and Visual Merchandising teams to support store set process—including outfitting and displays and prepare to present to internal teams.
- Create mannequin looks and displays for all divisions that enhance the seasonal brand point of view and are a complement to the visual merchandising presentation.
- Support brand big ideas and family moments by creating front of store and window mannequins pods in partnership with the Visual Merchandising team.
- Active involvement and operational efficiency during all store sets, through digital and physical outputs to achieve visual communication deliverables – ensure balanced workload, participate in divisional and cross-functional meetings as appropriate, regulate project timelines and ensure all deliverables are met
- Prepare written communication—including monthly style guides and event communication.
- Work with key cross-functional business partners (Design, Merchandising, and Stores) to support business objectives
- Actively support the omni brand styling and storytelling pov, ensuring that product stories and big ideas come to life creating a seamless customer experience.
- Manage competing priorities between digital and physical sample management and outfitting.
- Participate in detailed planning and execution of monthly window styling including elevation translations for various store types.
- Partner with peers to develop and share best practices in systems, processes, etc.
- Participate in special projects as needed
- 1-2 years styling and or retail visual styling store experience
- Elevated fashion and styling sense with the ability to incorporate new fashion trends into projects
- Problem solver who is familiar with developing creative solutions
- Organization and time management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Computer skills preferred –Microsoft Office, InDesign
- Knowledge of emerging digital tools
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities