Visual Merchandising Lead – Storytelling & Assortment Strategy

Stanley 1913; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Employee benefits

14-Paid holidays

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Stanley 1913 in Seattle seeks a Merchandising Specialist to bring the North America Visual Line Plan to life, translating merchandising strategy into compelling visual tools that support sales, product launches, and customer presentations.

You will collaborate with Product, Commercial, Sales, Retail Marketing, Creative, and Global Merchandising to ensure assortments are visually aligned, commercially relevant, and execution-ready, with a strong process mindset and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Strong visual merchandising or retail presentation experience.
• Exceptional visual storytelling with compelling presentations and visual tools.
• Highly organized with project management and prioritization skills.
• Strong collaborator who builds partnerships across Product, Commercial, Sales, Retail Marketing and Creative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a high standard for quality and execution.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field.
• 3+ years of experience in visual merchandising or related field.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the North America Visual Line Plan, ensuring alignment with product strategy, seasonal launches, and commercial priorities.
• Translate product assortments into customer-ready visual plans by channel and customer.
• Develop visual merchandising tools that communicate product assortment, key franchises, color strategy, and seasonal stories.
• Create customer-specific assortment visualizations and merchandising recommendations.
• Develop and maintain seasonal sales decks, merchandising tools, assortment presentations, and sales meeting materials.
• Support Sales Meetings through visual merchandising execution, assortment presentation, and merchandising guidance.
• Coordinate product samples and maintain merchandising assets that support commercial priorities.
• Develop merchandising standards, visual presentation tools, and 3D merchandising concepts that support retail execution.
• Manage the Merchandising Room, ensuring assortments and samples accurately reflect current product strategies.
• Communicate updates to assortments, product launches, and merchandising tools across cross-functional teams.
• Continuously improve merchandising processes, tools, and documentation to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with all cross-functional teams within Stanley.

Skills

Visual merchandising

Visual storytelling

Project management

Collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Excel

Illustrator

Education

Bachelor's degree or related field

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Job description

Stanley 1913 in Seattle seeks a Merchandising Specialist to bring the North America Visual Line Plan to life, translating merchandising strategy into compelling visual tools that support sales, product launches, and customer presentations.

You will collaborate with Product, Commercial, Sales, Retail Marketing, Creative, and Global Merchandising to ensure assortments are visually aligned, commercially relevant, and execution-ready, with a strong process mindset and attention to detail.