Specialist, Visual Merchandising

The Guitar Center Company; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Paid sick/holiday/vacation

Employee discount

Job summary

The Guitar Center Company is seeking a Visual Merchandiser to create and maintain in-store product placement guidance and related signage. You will manage signage databases, collaborate with marketing, and support store teams with merchandising needs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent 4 years of related experience, plus 2 years in a retail merchandising context. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 2 years of relevant work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience) with an understanding of visual merchandising in a retail environment.
• Intermediate proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, and maintain in-store signage placement guide, POP, and signage requests from merchant teams.
• Manage and organize signage database.
• Collaborate with marketing for signage requests needed for displays, planograms, storefront windows, and other store signage needs.
• Align with Category Teams, Inventory Management, Store Operations, Loss Prevention, and the Grand Opening Team to ensure best practices are followed for Visual Merchandising initiatives.
• Drive timeline deliverables for projects and initiatives with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Prepare digital assets for internal use in-store directives and merchandising guides utilizing Adobe Creative Suite.
• Provide prompt guidance and merchandising support to GC Retail Stores.
• Support company initiatives and programs.
• Collect and capture ideas for upcoming trends in Visual Merchandising concepts and product builds.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Retail environment

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years relevant experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

The purpose of this job is to create and maintain supporting assets required for in-store product placement guidance.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Create, revise, and maintain in-store signage placement guide, POP, and signage requests from merchant teams.
• Manage and organize signage database.
• Collaborate with marketing for creative signage requests needed for displays, planograms, storefront windows, and other store signage needs.
• Align with Category Teams, Inventory Management, Store Operations, Loss Prevention, and the Grand Opening Team to ensure best practices are followed for all Visual Merchandising initiatives.
• Drive timeline deliverables for projects and initiatives with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Prepare digital assets for internal use in-store directives and merchandising guides utilizing Adobe Creative Suite.
• Provide prompt guidance and merchandising support to GC Retail Stores .
• Support company initiatives and programs.
• Collect and capture ideas for upcoming trends in Visual Merchandising concepts and product builds.
• Additional duties as assigned.

To join our band, you'll need the following experience:

• Bachelor's Degree is required or 4 years of relevant work experience
• 2 years of relevant work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience) with an understanding of visual merchandising in a retail environment
• Intermediate proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)

Pay Rate: $71,000- $78,000/ annuallydepending on background and experience. The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

Why Guitar Center? Here's just some of the rewards:

For our employees who are musicians we offer the unique opportunity of gig leave--take time off to share your music with the world and return to your job after your tour! Guitar Center offers robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.

Why join us?

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

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