Full Time Retail Visual Associate - Great Mall

fastretailing; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan with generous match

Paid parental leave

Fertility benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

HSA/FSA options

Employee merchandise discount

Job summary

Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Visual Associate to uphold brand visual standards and drive sales through strategic displays and merchandise placement. Reporting to the Visual Manager, you will translate corporate guidelines to store-level execution and adapt visuals to inventory needs.

You'll create engaging displays, adjust lighting, and collaborate with management to support seasonal presentations, ensuring consistent customer experiences and brand integrity.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year in retail.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain brand standards for visual presentation, cleanliness, and organization.
• Ensure merchandise is represented on the floor with proper signage.
• Prepare for seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual initiatives.
• Monitor sell-through and replenishment using sales reports.
• Create engaging displays to drive sell-through.
• Adjust lighting to highlight merchandise per standards.
• Provide product and brand knowledge to employees and customers.
• Assist management and resolve store issues.
• Support team to meet sales goals.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Brand standards

Sales-driven

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Customer communication

Job description

Salary: $23.00 / hour Milpitas, CA

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Visual Manager, the Visual Associate provides solutions to store specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards and corporate visual guidelines to maintain brand integrity. The Visual Associate adapts corporate visual direction based on individual store need and inventory levels and drives sales through strategic merchandise placement and compelling displays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a consistent customer experience by maintaining brand standards for visual presentation, cleanliness and organization throughout the store.
• Ensure all merchandise is represented on the floor in full size runs and proper signage is present.
• Partner with management to prepare for and implement seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual merchandising initiatives.
• Partner with store management team to monitor merchandise sell through and replenishment utilizing sales reports.
• Create visually appealing and brand appropriate displays to drive sell through and react to the needs of the business in the store.
• Adjust lighting to highlight merchandise and displays per company standard.
• Pro-actively manage customer needs and exceed expectations by utilizing the U.N.I.Q.L.O. service standard, following the Uniqlo Fundamental Principles and saying the 6 standard phrases.
• Provide product and brand knowledge to employees and customers.
• Follow all company policy and procedure & notify management of any infractions
• Assist management to identify and resolve issues in the store.
• Support store team to meet and exceed sales goals.
• Assist with special projects as assigned by management

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to create compelling visual presentations according to company guidelines and brand standards.
• Ability to drive sales through effective merchandise placement and display.
• Excellent eye for detail
• Ability to offer solutions to store specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards and HQ direction as a guideline
• Ability to identify potential visual merchandising opportunities and provide creative solutions.
• Ability to work within teams and create partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work with a sense of urgency.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and store personnel
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, read computer terminals, push, pull or move objects of at least 25 pounds
• Ability to effectively maneuver around sales floor and stockroom by repetitive bending, twisting, stooping, squatting, and climbing

Full-Time Availability Requirements:

• Average 32 or more hours per week based on business seasonality.
• Restrictions on availability are limited to three (3) days with only one (1) restriction permitted Friday-Sunday (religious exemptions will be consider ed).
• Of the three (3) restrictions permitted at least one (1) restriction must be time-based .
• Both days off must be within the same workweek (Monday - Sunday).
• All full-time employees must be available for a minimum of a 5-day workweek.
• Open ability to work a flexible schedule that meets the business needs, including evenings and weekends.

Experience:

Minimum one (1) year in retail

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k plan - 100% match on the first 3% you contribute, 50% on the next 2% you contribute
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility benefits, including IVF
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation & Personal Time Off
• Sick & Wellness Time Off
• 30% Employee Merchandise Discount
• Commuter benefits
• ... and more!

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