Visual Merchandiser & Store Design Specialist

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted, an Upwork Company, partners with enterprise clients to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent in a unified platform. This talent pool targets Visual Merchandiser/Store Designers for full or part-time engagements with enterprise partners.

Selected candidates may be matched to future opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs. You'll work with cross-functional teams across brand, store design, construction, and vendors to support rollout

Qualifications

• Experience designing retail environments, pop-ups, fixtures, and immersive brand experiences.
• Create 2D/3D renderings, floor plans, elevations, and architectural layouts.
• Partner with brand, global store design, construction, and vendors to execute physical experiences.
• Ensure all spatial design solutions meet brand guidelines and functional requirements.
• Support global-to-regional adaptation of store design concepts; design 3D fixtures, displays, podiums, gondolas, and retail structures.
• Create CAD drawings, technical schematics, and production-ready documents; collaborate with engineering, fabrication, and VM teams.
• Ensure feasibility, durability, material accuracy, and cost considerations; produce photorealistic 3D renderings and prototypes.
• Develop planograms, on-counter layouts, window displays, and in-store merchandising; execute seasonal updates and display guidelines.
• Collaborate with store design, creative, and retail teams on rollouts; manage vendor kits, props, signage, and merchandising assets.
• Conduct field visits or coordinate with markets for installation accuracy.
• Manage store design calendars, vendor contracts, and production timelines.
• Coordinate construction, fabrication, installation, and rollout logistics.
• Ensure compliance with budgets, brand standards, and regulatory requirements; liaise with global/regional store design teams, procurement, and suppliers.
• Track deliverables and solve in-market issues during rollout.
• Background in managing execution of store design programs & vendors.
• Experienced in designing merchandising displays, planograms, store visuals.

Responsibilities

• Produce production-ready documents and technical schematics for store designs.
• Coordinate with engineering, fabrication, and VM teams to deliver fits and fixtures.
• Lead planogram development and in-store merchandising programs.
• Support rollout coordination across markets with vendors and procurement.

Skills

Retail store design

CAD drafting

3D rendering

Vendor coordination

Project coordination

Brand standards compliance

Field installation support

Planogram development

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CAD software

3D rendering software

Project management tools

Job description

Lifted, an Upwork Company, partners with enterprise clients to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent in a unified platform. This talent pool targets Visual Merchandiser/Store Designers for full or part-time engagements with enterprise partners.

Selected candidates may be matched to future opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs. You'll work with cross-functional teams across brand, store design, construction, and vendors to support rollout