Visual Merchandiser

Visual Merchandiser is someone who designs windows for brands and companies, trying to keep the current costumers and bring new ones in, overall you are trying to increase sales.

As a visual merchandiser you would earning from 12,000 to 16,000 on the first year, then can go up to 20,000 with experience, if you then become a manger you could be earning anything from 25,000 to 45,000 a year.

What the job entails:

• designing ideas for displays, or following a company design plan
• creating special displays to promote a specific product or promotion
• drawing designs and plans by hand or computer
• deciding how to use space and lighting creatively
• creating branded visual merchandising packs to send to each branch of a store
• giving feedback to head office and buying teams
• setting up displays, dressing dummies, and arranging screens, fabric and posters
• hiring, borrowing or making props
• making sure that prices and other necessary details are visible
• coaching sales staff on how goods should be displayed
• taking down old displays.

Hours

In a full-time job you would work 37 to 40 hours a week, often including late evenings to set up displays when stores are closed. Part-time work may be available.

Putting up displays would mean spending a lot of time on your feet, lifting, carrying and climbing ladders. Working in shop windows can be hot and cramped.

You could be based at head office or in store. In jobs with chain stores, you might travel to different branches to set up displays and brief sales staff.

Skills & knowledge you need:

• a good sense of design, colour and style
• creativity and imagination
• good IT skills, for computer-aided design work
• a high level of attention to detail
• the ability to work to deadlines
• good communication skills
• practical skills, such as carpentry and needlework
• the ability to work well as part of a team and also alone
• stamina and fitness.