Visual Merchandising Executive (Americas)

Who We Are: Fueled by passion, KAYALI was founded in 2018 by beauty mogul and fragrance fanatic, Mona Kattan. Translating to ‘my imagination’ in Arabic, KAYALI provides a modern fragrance experience inspired by Mona’s rich Middle Eastern heritage and the art of layering scents to help you create your mood; where sharing scents is a ritual and smelling good is both an act of goodwill and self-love. Mona collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned perfumers and sources the finest ingredients to create unique juices that are infinitely memorable, long-lasting, and cruelty-free. Each luxurious fragrance is an ode to true craftsmanship and tells a special story, from the addictive notes to the multi-faceted jeweled bottles.

Our Mission: To make everyone feel like the diamond they are! To build a global community of fragrance lovers through the power of scent and by providing them with the most innovative & luxurious fragrances, education and sharing our Middle Eastern fragrance rituals with the world.

Summary: VM Executive role is to support the Global VM Team and Regions to deliver best-in-class brand execution and strategy for KAYALI. With an operational background and design skills, the VM Executive will support on launch, always-on and permanent rollouts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support in delivering the Global VM strategy to maximize brand awareness and visibility within the relevant markets across all retailers

• Support Global VM team with creative design solutions and lead on operational tasks within market, ensuring briefs are fulfilled to the highest standards and delivered to schedule

• Collaborate with Global Marketing, Design and Creative teams, Regional VM Leads and other stakeholders across the business

• Support in the creative conception, implementation, and execution of all VM assets for new launches including gondola updates, promotional sites, retailer windows, lightboxes, and in-store screen content for all doors in a timely manner working closely with the Global teams and Regions to ensure consistent launch messaging across all consumer touchpoints

• Delivery and support on all relevant guidelines issued by Global, regularly reviewing and updating where necessary

• Have a creative eye to be able to select the correct assets for design updates across multiple formats

• Produce fast and accurate re-sizing or revisions of existing concepts, including gondola artwork, animation artwork, presentations etc.

• Management of market VM databases, forecasts, calendars, planograms and file libraries

• Have knowledge of print and production build techniques, and mindfulness of budget restrictions, environmental issues and project lead times

• Close management of ongoing projects from design to execution with retailer partners

• Project manage all product white samples (new launch kits) and print proofs that need to be sent to suppliers

Carry out and instruct store visits to ensure a consistently high level of execution across all VM

• Be aware of our competitor’s marketing campaigns, VM updates, new trends in design and digital innovations.

Requirements

• You must be a confident user of Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign & Illustrator) and Microsoft Office. 3D skills are a plus.

• Strong project manager, with great time management skills and an ability to handle multiple projects and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.

• You will have reasonable knowledge of print and production build techniques, with a mindfulness of budget restrictions, environmental issues and project lead times.

• Acutely attentive to detail and design formatting principles

• Collaborative and a team player with a problem-solving attitude

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage complexity with numerous briefs and requests, all with varying degrees of priority and deadline constraints

• Efficient, ensuring all plans are thoroughly prepared and all eventualities considered.

• Ability to act on initiative and take ownership of projects and tasks.

• You will have strong verbal and written communications skills.

OUR BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Premium Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage

• Employee Discounts On All KAYALI Products

• Quarterly product gifting

KAYALI is committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire stellar individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical conditions, disability, or veteran status. If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.