Retail Curation Specialist- Contract

LINKVIVA Live Communications; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

LINKVIVA Live Communications is seeking a Retail Curation Specialist in the UAE to source and manage retail vendors for immersive live events. You will collaborate with the Curation Team Lead, event producers, and operations to ensure a seamless vendor journey from onboarding to on-site delivery.

The role requires a strong network in retail brands, trends awareness, and excellent organizational skills to manage logistics, timelines, and compliance while delivering standout shopping experiences.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Experience with compliance, contracts and UAE retail regulations.
• Background in retail strategy, visual merchandising or experiential brand activations.

Responsibilities

• Curate the Retail Mix by sourcing standout vendors aligned with the event concept, theme and audience.
• Build strong partnerships with local boutiques, international brands and niche concept stores.
• Negotiate and manage vendor terms, pricing and exclusivity where applicable.
• Deliver seamless execution by overseeing vendor setup, merchandising flow and on-site coordination.

Skills

Industry connections

Consumer trends

Organised & detail-oriented

Commercial negotiation

Job description

Foundedin2003,we’vebuiltalegacyofunforgettableexperiencesacrosstheMiddleEast.Fromculturalfestivalstoflagshippublicevents,ourworkblendslogisticalexcellencewithcreativeambitiontoshapemomentsthatmatter.

WeareLINKVIVA—creatorsofexperiencesthatlivebeyondtheday.

OurEnergy(Values)–The5Ps

People–Werisebyliftingothers.

Positivity–Weseethelight,eveninchaos.

Passion–Weleadwithfireinthebelly.

WhyYouShouldJoinUs

• Workwithiconicandemergingretailbrands
• Joinahigh-energyteamthatthrivesoncollaborationandinnovation

AbouttheRole

AsaRetailCurationSpecialist,you’llberesponsibleforsourcing,selecting,andmanagingretailvendorstocreateimmersive,on-trendshoppingexperiencesatliveevents.Fromemergingdesignerstoartisanalcreatorsandlifestylebrands,you’llbringtogetheraretaillineupthatexcitesandconnectswithaudiences.

You’llworkcloselywiththeCurationTeamLead,eventproducers,andoperationsteamstoensureaseamlessvendorjourney—fromonboardingtoon-sitedelivery.

WhatYou’llDo

• CuratetheRetailMix–Sourcestandoutvendorsthatalignwiththeevent’sconcept,theme,andtargetaudience.
• BuildStrongPartnerships–Developrelationshipswithlocalboutiques,internationalbrands,andnicheconceptstores.
• Negotiate&Manage–Securefavourablevendorterms,pricingstructures,andexclusivitywhereapplicable.
• DeliverSeamlessExecution–Overseevendorsetup,merchandisingflow,andon-sitecoordination.

AboutYou

You’reatastemaker,trend-spotter,andrelationship-builderwithapassionforretail.Youshouldbe:

• IndustryConnected–Withasolidnetworkofretailbrands,emerginglabels,anddesigners.
• Consumer-Savvy–Uptodatewiththelatestshoppingtrends,experientialretail,andconsumerbehaviours.
• Organised&Detail-Oriented—Abletomanagevendorlogistics,regulations,andtimelineswithease.
• CommerciallySharp–Comfortablenegotiatingdealsanddrivingvendorsuccess.

WhatYouNeedtoApply

FluentinEnglish(spoken&written)

Experienceworkingwithcompliance,contracts,andretailregulationsintheUAE

Comefromabackgroundinretailstrategy,visualmerchandising,orexperientialbrandactivations