Visual Merch & Store Experience Manager, A&A

Target; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Target, headquartered in Minnesota, seeks a Visual Merch Manager to lead in-store experience and visual merchandising initiatives. You will craft floor layouts, messaging, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance guest experience and drive sales.

You will partner with Merchants, Design, and Operations to deliver omnichannel concepts, manage budgets, and ensure brand standards while navigating fast-paced cycles.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Design or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years relevant visual merchandising and/or marketing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience authoring successful creative briefs.
• Strong sense of composition and design detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to navigate complexity amidst ambiguity.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Preferred: Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, and Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Support guest-led, holistic in-store experience strategies, including visual merchandising and in-store marketing of product.
• Develop floor pad architecture including fixture & mannequin placement and messaging strategy.
• Write clear, actionable briefs highlighting messaging hierarchy, photography needs and signage placement.
• Evaluate concepts against strategic objectives and prepare for leadership reviews.
• Collaborate with Merchants, Planning, Product Design, SPT, RBX Partners, Creative, GMS, Store Ops to execute concepts.

Skills

Visual Merchandising

Marketing experience

Creative briefs

Design detail

Communication

Project management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Design or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketchup

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office

Job description

The pay range is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target Marketing is well known for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them to the products and experiences they expect and love from Target. We study our guests to discover new insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand equity and enterprise sales. We are marketing experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, strategies, and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring for continuous improvement. Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to best in class retail experiences. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a healthy, supportive, and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying experience that guests can only get at Target.

Within the Store Experience team, there is an opportunity to design and deliver Target’s in store experience to position us as America’s favorite discovery destination. We are a team driven by curiosity, creativity and courage who are consumer, retail and culture obsessed. We are known for having the vision advantage to demonstrate possibilities and we find joy in the work we do together.

As a Visual Merch Manager, you will support guest-led, holistic in-store experience strategies, inclusive of visual merchandising and in-store marketing of product to drive the business for all cycles. You will develop the floor pad architecture inclusive of fixture & mannequin placement (if relevant) and messaging strategy.

You will write clear and actionable detailed deliverable briefs highlighting messaging hierarchy, photography needs and signage placement and kick off the detailed concept work with creative partners. You will be responsible for evaluating the concepts against the strategic objectives and preparing for leader alignment reviews which could include physical build out in our mock store or via digital presentations. You may also be asked to support division specific projects that occur off-cycle.

You will partner cross-functionally with Merchants, Planning, Product Design, SPT, RBX Partners, Creative, GMS, Site Merch & Store Ops to execute holistic presentation concepts & omnichannel strategies for each transition based on the cycle brief. You will create & maintain strong working relationships with these stakeholders and will ensure RBX guidelines are consistently maintained, inclusive of Legal & Safety guidelines and Target Brand standards. You will manage your work within the defined budget and drive for process and cost efficiency. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

• Four-year degree in Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Design or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years relevant visual merchandising and/or marketing experience strongly preferred
• Experience authoring successful creative briefs
• Strong sense of composition and design detail
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to navigate complexity amidst ambiguity
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Preferred: Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, and Smartsheet
  
  

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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