The Visual Merchandising Associate will support the execution and maintenance of the visual identity of Lafayette 148 in NYC area retail and wholesale locations.
Responsibilities:
- Travel between stores to merchandise according to visual directives
- Support Visual team’s efforts to ensure that brand visual merchandising standards are upheld
- Reinforce visual presentation standards and demonstrate best practices throughout the market
- Support the Director of Visual Merchandising in ensuring that in-store visual merchandising initiatives map back to company goals and objectives
- Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional Lafayette 148 partners and various key players throughout the market
- Deliver in‐season feedback and recommendations relating to product, presentation and competition to the home office group
- Assist in training sessions with Wholesale merchants/visual teams and Retail store associates to ensure merchandising direction is communicated and appropriate skills are taught in order to consistently maintain brand visual merchandising standards
- Work on additional tasks as assigned
Desired Background:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree
Experience:
- 1-3 + years of retail visual management experience in multi‐store capacity
Skills:
- Strong on-site visual merchandising experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to follow direction and problem solve
- Meticulous attention to detail and organized with excellent follow up skills
- Ability to interact across departmental divisions and integrate/collaborate with corporate partners
- Maintain a positive, enthusiastic and energetic demeanor and help foster an upbeat working environment
- Proactive thinker, capable of anticipating problems and developing effective solutions
- Flexible with ability to act independently with a sense of urgency
- Ability to travel up to approximately 50%
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Macintosh and Adobe platforms, and digital camera skills
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