Job Description Be the creative contact and expertise for the company. Working in In-Store Marketing and reporting to the Vice President, Creative, a creative and independent professional who shows initiative, with ability to multi-task and sets priorities effectively. Excellent negotiation and organizational skills; enabling thorough completion of projects and always within budget.A positive, self-motivated and change willing individual with a passionate interest in Visual Presentation, Fashion, Store Design, Fashion Savvy and Trend Aware.
Position Requirements:
• Extremely creative thinking and hunting for newness
• Create, compile, and present Seasonal (Spring, Summer, Fall, Holiday) Inspiration Boards for review by SVP 6 to 12 months in advance of season for both store banners.
• Self-dependent individual who can apply and develop in-store and window applications from inspiration boards and include; samples, materials, and renderings that can be submitted to marketing.
• Oversee development of signing creative as it pertains to Seasonal, Special Occasions, Merchant initiatives, and Renovations ensuring synergy with visual presentation.
• Estimate budget requirements, manage and maximize approved budgets, source and purchase all Visual/Merchandise aids for Seasonal. Coordinate arrival, communicate and directed installation and implementation.
• Work with Fashion Direction on defining trends for the season for fashion and home, develop a monthly schedule for their implementation, produce and communicate to stores.
• Develop, manage and guide the VP Fashion; ensure that their aware of the seasonal corporate trends and that they communicate through hands on workshops and seasonal packages to stores.
• Renovations; resets; shops; work with ISM Merchandise Presentation Mgrs. And store planning team to identify and develop visual/signing needs by Project. Prepare Inspiration boards where needed, source, order, follow up on deliveries, provide store with implementation package.
• Corporate Windows; develop Calendar for all stores with Corporate windows, booking and finalizing them 6 months to year in advance, develop renderings of monthly windows for SVP approvals and to share with L&T. Develop, manage budget, and oversee final installs.
• Develop, put together and deliver concise and comprehensive Visual communication packages for the Regional and stores visual personnel that included pictures and information on fashion direction, visual support, point-of-sale, and step by step execution for all Occasional, Seasonal and Window programs.
Qualifications
• Creatively stimulated and abreast of current market trends, trend leader
• Strong project management and multi-tasking abilities
• High communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Computer literate
• Organization skills