Visual Merchandisers/Store Designers

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 partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides access to enterprise-level projects while handling engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments in the background, so you can focus on delivering high-quality work.

Job Description

Why We’re Building a Talent Pool

We’re continuously building our network of experienced talent across Visual Merchandiser/Store Designers who are interested in being considered for full or part-time employment engagements with assignments to work with our enterprise partners. While this is not tied to one specific project, selected candidates may be matched to future employment opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs.

Qualifications

What We Look For

• Concept and develop 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, product placement strategies, 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

Additional Qualifications (if relevant)

• Background in managing execution of store design programs & vendors.
• Experienced in designing merchandising displays, planograms, store visuals.