District Visual Merchandising Manager

Oak+Fort - CAN HQ Support Office; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount starting from day 1

Health and dental benefits

Paid vacation time off

Training and development programs

Growth opportunities

Job summary

OAK + FORT is seeking a District Visual Manager to lead visual merchandising across multiple stores, translating the brand’s aesthetic into compelling in-store experiences. You will collaborate with Store Managers, Regional Leaders, and HQ Visual Team to drive sales and consistency.

You will coach teams, plan rollouts, and align visual priorities with product launches. The role requires travel within the district and a deep understanding of fashion retail visuals.

Qualifications

• Proven Visual Merchandising experience in fashion retail.
• Experience leading multiple stores or a district.
• Ability to translate creative directives into in-store displays.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills for store teams.
• Excellent sense of design, layout and current fashion trends.
• Strong planning, organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with macOS, Google Suite, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and travel within region.

Responsibilities

• Lead visual excellence across assigned stores: floor sets, windows, seasonal updates.
• Translate creative directives into compelling in-store presentations.
• Coach in-store visual leads and retail teams on standards and styling.
• Create rollout plans and schedules to meet deadlines.
• Analyze store performance and sell-through to inform strategies.
• Uphold brand identity through visual decisions in all stores.
• Coordinate with Store Operations to align merchandising with safety and space planning.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Marketing and Retail Operations on launches.
• Travel to audit execution and support new openings/remodels.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Multi-store leadership

Brand storytelling

Leadership

Design sense

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

OAK + FORT is a fashion and lifestyle brand that provides attainable luxuries consisting of modern essentials in full collections of womenswear, menswear, accessories, jewelry, beauty, and homeware. We are a female-founded and led business that is brought together by a passionate group of people with a natural bond over an aesthetic vision that radiates throughout our collections. From our first studio that opened in 2010 in Vancouver, BC, we now have 40+ locations across North America with a global e-commerce presence.

At the heart and core of it all, it’s our people that matter most. We offer a work ethos that is driven by endless passion, intellectual curiosity, and perennial creativity. Here you get the opportunity to influence our global strategy and growth, while working alongside incredibly talented people.

POSITION SUMMARY

As our District Visual Manager, you will use your superior understanding offashion, business operations, and expert merchandising experience tocommunicate our unique brand identity to customers through strategic productdisplays. You will provide valued support and directives to all our retail teams,with the ultimate goal to drive sales and maximize product sell-through. You will partner closely with Store Managers, Regional Leaders, and the HQ Visual Team to deliver consistent, high-impact merchandising that drives both brand experience and business results.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Visual Excellence: Oversee the execution of all floor sets, window displays, and seasonal visual updates across assigned stores to ensure alignment with brand standards.
• Drive Brand Storytelling: Interpret creative directives and translate them into compelling, localized in-store presentations that resonate with customers.
• Coach and Develop Teams: Train and mentor in-store visual leads and retail teams on presentation standards, product placement, fixture use, and styling techniques.
• Plan and Prioritize Execution: Create efficient rollout plans and schedules for visual updates, ensuring all stores meet key deadlines and maintain consistency.
• Analyze and Optimize: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review store performance, product sell-through, and customer engagement to inform future visual strategies.
• Act as a Brand Ambassador: Uphold the company’s design and brand identity through every visual decision; ensuring stores look elevated, cohesive, and inspiring.
• Maintain Operational Excellence: Partner with Store Operations to ensure merchandising directives align with safety, space planning, and operational standards.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail Operations to align visual priorities with product launches and campaign objectives.
• Travel Regularly: Visit stores within your district to audit execution, provide feedback, and support new store openings or remodels.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Proven experience in Visual Merchandising, including experience in a multi-store leadership or district role within fashion retail.
• Proven ability to interpret creative direction and translate it into elevated, commercially successful in-store displays
• In depthunderstanding of OAK+FORT’s brand philosophy, style and aesthetics;
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for coaching, motivating, and inspiring store teams.
• Excellent sense of design, composition, and styling with a deep understanding of current fashion and lifestyle trends.
• Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills with an ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong computer skills with the ability to work with macOS, Google Suite, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design)
• Ability to move merchandise up to and over 50 lbs
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule that meets the needs of the business, including evenings, nights and weekend.
• Experience partnering with buying, planning, or marketing teams to align visual strategies with business objectives.
• Willingness to travel frequently within assigned regions.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE

• Extremely generous employee discount starting from day one
• Health and dental benefits (for eligible full-time positions only)
• Paid vacation time off (for eligible full-time positions only)
• An opportunity be a part of our growth journey
• Access to training and development programs
• Work amongst an exceptionally talented team

OUR VALUES

ABOVE + BEYOND

We strive for something greater than ourselves.

SELF STARTER

Entrepreneurship is the mindset that leads to endless curiosity and continuous improvement.

UNIQUELY YOU

We practice acceptance through open-mindedness and personal responsibility.

CHANGE DRIVER

We embrace change and never fear what’s next.

PEOPLE POWERED

At the core of our brand we are powered by each other.

OAK + FORT is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a respectful, diverse, and unique approach to hiring individuals in the communities in which we operate – allowing each person to be their authentic selves. Our hiring commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, and any other protected characteristic.

Requests for accommodation due to any disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People & Culture team. Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location.