Sr. Manager, Visual Merchandising

Bloomingdale's; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomingdale's in Boca Raton is seeking a creative Visual Merchandiser to enhance our brand through unique fashion presentations. You will manage visual merchandising within two business areas while collaborating closely with the Design Director and other teams. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree, have 3-5 years of relevant experience, and be proficient with design software like In Design and Photoshop. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to multi-task effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years related experience in visual merchandising or creative roles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Proficient in visual design tools and office software.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop unique fashion presentations for Bloomingdale's brand.
• Manage visual merchandising within two specific Families of Business.
• Lead creative development of merchandise presentations in partnership with the Design Director.
• Update merchandising standards for areas of responsibility.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university

Tools

In Design

Photoshop

Illustrator

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

MAC

PC

Job description

About

Bloomingdale's makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale's like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview

Responsible for creating and developing new, unique and dynamic visual and fashion presentations to enhance the Bloomingdale's brand in support of driving key business initiatives. Owns a specific Family of Business as a primary responsibility and manages the process of creative merchandising within 2 Family of businesses. Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Driving Fashion / Merchandise Strategies
• Creates the design and development of visual equipment, trend shops, private label shops, and merchandising initiatives for an Family of Business
• Manages the creative development of visual and merchandise presentations in partnership with Design Director
• Leads and develops visual merchandise direction
• Owns development of visual collateral for visual merchandise concepts
• Manages and communicates monthly Fashion styling direction to the stores
• Participates in creative team meetings building seasonal campaigns
• Owns Updating merchandising standards for areas of responsibility
• Interacts with outside resources for sourcing visual components and collateral
• Manages expense and capital budgets for merchandise initiatives and campaign components
• Leads and participates with Design Director new store openings, renovations, prototypes and best practices of new concepts on a seasonal basis
• Develops and Creates renderings for merchandise and creative concept directives
• Processes purchase orders of visual collateral

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university
• 3-5 years related experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and attention to detail
• Proficient in, In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, MAC, PC, Excel, Word and PowerPoint presentations
• Ability to think creatively and understand scale and composition in visual techniques
• Resource, develop and design through market contacts
• Lead and collaborate with merchants, fashion office and store teams
• Collaborate cross functionally to achieve brand vision through in-store visuals

Essential Physical Requirements

• Requires periods of walking, standing, hearing, talking, reaching with extended arms, crouching and climbing ladders
• Frequent use of computers and other office equipment
• Requires close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus
• Frequently lift/move up to 25lbs.

This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy's, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's, Inc. - including Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury - is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.