What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visual Merchandising Manager position at Akris?
To strengthen our Akris North American Marketing department we are looking for a
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
In this role you will manage all Akris North American visual merchandising and styling to promote a visually consistent and appealing market presence for Akris in accordance with the luxury brand image and the codes of the house.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Retail Brand Experience
- Develop a creative visual strategy that contributes to and is consistent with the Akris identity and business objectives, elevating brand through visual merchandising.
- Manage execution of North American store interiors and fixtures, window displays, fashion show styling, and seasonal markets.
- In consultation with Switzerland-based VM team and VP of Marketing, develop seasonal visual guidelines supporting sales and merchandising.
- Oversee and manage production of fixtures and signage for new store openings.
- Implement best practices for North American Visual Merchandising in stores, special events and seasonal implementations.
- In partnership with HQ, develop visual merchandising guidelines and creative styling direction for stores and partners.
- Provide training to ensure that brand standards are being implemented.
- Execute seasonal market presentations for Akris and Akris punto upholding global styling and visual directive.
- Design and manage pop-up and shop-in-shop installations to accompany capsule collections and events.
- Other projects / duties as required
- Assign tasks, objectives and the like to direct report, and through coaching, assist the direct report in performing duties and achieving their objectives.
- Reports to the North American VP of Marketing & Events
REQUIREMENTS
AKRIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We continue to work towards creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our clients and communities and we offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where our employees feel included, developed, and heard
