Director of Visual Merchandising & Store Experience

Event Network, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Event Network, Inc. seeks a Director of Visual Merchandising to drive store presentation across cultural attraction venues and boost per capita sales. The role collaborates with Store Quality, Product, Purchasing and Planning to maximize space planning and merchandising effectiveness, with travel about 35%.

Base in one of the major cities (Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta) and lead fixtures, training tools and store communication strategies to deliver cohesive guest experiences and revenue growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in visual merchandising for a multi-unit specialty retail chain.
• Strong visual merchandising and product presentation skills.
• Highly collaborative team player with a track record of partnering with others to meet objectives.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Flexibility to switch gears quickly and efficiently while handling multiple, concurrent tasks under tight timelines.
• Ability to plan, organize and effectively present ideas, concepts in both verbal and written form.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Self-directed and motivated.

Responsibilities

• Identify product presentation and fixturing opportunities to enhance the store appearance, extend the venue experience into the store, maximize space allocation and drive capture rate, average dollar sale that result in positive per caps.
• Analyze store department performance information to determine areas to improve product productivity through merchandising.
• Partner with the Store Quality Team on training tools for Store Teams in visual merchandising.
• Provide visual merchandising direction for product/visual merchandising initiatives using weekly and quarterly store communication tools.
• Identify and approve fixtures (vendor and non-vendor) to maximize store space allocation, functionality and drive sales.
• Partner with store design on space allocation, store layout, fixtures, props to enhance space for all new stores, transitions and remodel projects.
• Support in new Partnership transitions as needed.
• Other duties and special projects as required.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Product presentation

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Self-directed

Job description

Event Network, Inc. seeks a Director of Visual Merchandising to drive store presentation across cultural attraction venues and boost per capita sales. The role collaborates with Store Quality, Product, Purchasing and Planning to maximize space planning and merchandising effectiveness, with travel about 35%.

Base in one of the major cities (Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta) and lead fixtures, training tools and store communication strategies to deliver cohesive guest experiences and revenue growth.