Runner - Visual Merchandising

Knoll Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 1,378,000 - 2,066,000; Part time

Job summary

MillerKnoll’s UK Wholesale team in London is seeking a part-time Runner for 16 hours per week to help maintain and enhance the presentation of HAY retail spaces. The role involves regular travel across London and occasional overnight or early-morning work tied to retail installations.

Ideal candidates have a strong eye for design, are hands-on, organized, and eager to learn within a creative retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or visual merchandising is beneficial.
• Strong eye for detail and presentation.
• Interest in design and interiors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the presentation of HAY retail spaces in London department stores and stores.
• Support styling, replenishment and maintenance of displays.
• Assist with seasonal updates, product launches and visual merchandising changes.
• Support installation of fixtures within retail spaces, including occasional overnight or early-morning work.
• Identify and report display or maintenance needs to the UK Wholesale team.
• Lend support to wider UK team activities and events.

Skills

Visual merchandising

In-store styling

Interior design

Organised

Team player

Education

Student / recent graduate

Job description

Why join us?

Founded in Copenhagen in 2002 with the ambition of creating contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories for modern living, HAY’s vision is to create high-quality and well-designed products in collaboration with some of the world’s most talented, curious, and courageous designers. Through the commitment to sophisticated industrial manufacturing processes, HAY strives to make good design accessible to the widest possible audience.

RUNNER - VISUAL MERCHANDISING

Based in London Do you have a strong eye for design and an interest in visual merchandising and interior styling? Are you hands‑on, organized and keen to develop your experience in a creative retail environment? Would you like to work within an international design company? If yes, please read on!

About the job

As Runner, you will become a part of our UK Wholesale team. Your main focus will be supporting HAY’s presence within key department stores and retail locations across London, ensuring our spaces are consistently well‑presented and maintained to a high standard. This is a part‑time position of 16 hours per week.

The working pattern will be agreed based on business needs and will involve regular travel across London, as well as occasional overnight or early morning work in connection with retail installations.

Your tasks will include:

• Work with department stores and retail locations on a weekly basis to maintain and improve the presentation of HAY retail spaces
• Support the styling, replenishment and maintenance of displays
• Assist with seasonal updates, product launches and visual merchandising changes
• Support the installation of fixtures within retail spaces, with occasional overnight or early morning work required to complete installations
• Identify and report any display or maintenance requirements to the UK Wholesale team
• Contribute to the wider HAY UK team, lending support to activities and events when needed

Role expectations

• Strong interest in visual merchandising, in‑store styling, interiors and design
• A good eye for detail and presentation
• Organised, proactive, hands‑on and keen to learn
• Positive and service‑minded, with a genuine enjoyment of working with people
• Strong team spirit and willingness to help, while also being comfortable working independently and taking ownership of responsibilities
• Flexible and able to support occasional out‑of‑hours installations

Experience required

• Some initial retail, styling or visual merchandising experience is beneficial but not essential
• The role may be particularly suited to a student, recent graduate or someone at the beginning of their career within visual merchandising, interiors or design

No later than Monday 12 October 2026.

We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis.

If you have any further questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact John Cain at [e-mail].

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. HAY is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities. MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [e-mail]. MillerKnoll is a collective of design brands coming together to remake modern for the 21st century.

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