Visual Merchandiser

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a new challenge that gives you the chance to get creative and use your expertise to take Visual Merchandising at Selfridges to the next level?  Looking for a company that wants to provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work?    

If the answer to all of these questions is ‘yes’ then you’re just the kind of person we’re looking for! 

Role Responsibility

As the Visual Merchandiser, you will be a key part of the team. You will be a crucial member of team assisting with the VM presentation of your area (supported by the Senior VM and your line manager). Whilst also assisting with product presentation, product handling and the setting and agreeing of standards and benchmarks against competitors.

As the Visual Merchandiser you will: 

• Work with the wider creative team on Selfridges schemes. Working on design, production, and installations of the VM sites instore.
• Collaborate with brand on pop ups, from design, sign off, installation and dressing.
• Work with suppliers on developing, costing, and installing new VM tools each season.
• Be proactively involved in implementing themed installations within your departments, working within a close knit cross-functional team that is able to ‘Own It & Deliver’.
• Work closely with key contacts in Buying & Merchandising and Retail Operations to agree brand adjacencies and product layouts 
• Think Customer” and work closely with Retail Operations and the Buying team, identifying commercial opportunities and monitoring department performance 
• Learn and understand how sales drive business decisions
• Provide weekly updates with the Stock Control team, ensuring stock is returned and booked back in, and communicate updates as required
• Carry out sustainable practices should be considers in all aspects of your work, recycling, reusing and in the materials and methods you select to do tasks
• Consider both the internal and external customer in all activities, including department layout, merchandising and presentation
• Maintain all vinyl signage and branding; including ordering, installation and delivering consistent standards
• Perform floor walks each morning to check and maintain basic recovery standards and make sure that actions are carried out prior to store opening
• Assist and support the Senior VM and your line manager in communicating standards and guidelines
• Ensure your area is organised so it runs effectively and efficiently
• Demonstrate good standards in the Visual studio and storage areas and with fixtures and tool kits

The Ideal Candidate

Qualifications/Training: 

• An Arts/Creative background would be an advantage 

Experience: 

• Preferably have worked placements in VM departments or similar creative environment
• Retail Operations experience

Technical Skills: 

• Good planning and organising skills
• Creative understanding and the ability to translate this into practical solutions
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Behaviours: 

• Good communication skills
• A ‘Pacey & Positive’ working attitude and the ability to inspire it in those around you
• Good relationship builder 

About the Company

Our Creative Spirit 

We are more than a shop. We are a social space where culture and commerce collide to release an energy that we call the Selfridges spirit. We are here to make our world brighter, and everyone is welcome. 

Our Awards Cabinet 

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.

Our Future 

Since 1909 we have been at the forefront of retail and today our stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham – alongside selfridges.com and the Selfridges App – continue to redefine the way we shop and socialise. As a Selfridges team member, you will learn what it takes to consistently drive innovation, success and amazing customer experiences. 

Everyone is welcome

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working culture, and we see this as key to our success and our working culture. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome - irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all. We are diverse, we are inclusive, we are Selfridges.

The Fun Stuff  

There are lots of reasons to be excited about joining Team Selfridges – from our fantastic team member communities to volunteer days and behind-the-scenes Selfridges experiences throughout the year. 

Other benefits and rewards include:

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme 
• Discounted gym memberships 
• Pension contributions  
• Annual travel pass and cycle to work schemes 
• Up to five paid volunteering days
• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

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