lululemon is hiring: Visual Merchandising Specialist | Cincinnati Metro in Cinci

Overview

lululemon is seeking a Visual Merchandising Specialist in Cincinnati, OH to support store VM presentation, product storytelling, and guest experience aligned with brand standards. This role executes product presentation, styling, and in-store marketing elements to optimize guests’ experiences, manages merchandise changes, and delivers world-class service on the sales floor.

Job Summary

The Visual Merchandising Specialist is responsible for ensuring company directed visual merchandising (VM) strategies and standards are brought to life. This role executes product presentation, styling, and in-store marketing elements to optimize guests’ experiences. The Visual Merchandising Specialist implements key product stories, product placement strategies, and sell-through strategies by managing merchandise changes as well as product display and mannequin styling, in accordance with company standards and adapted to the individual store need. They also deliver a world-class guest experience on the floor.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with store leadership to bring VM presentation and guest experience to life on the floor.
• Optimize guests’ experiences through consistent implementation of brand standards in key product stories, product placement strategies, and intuitive store navigation for a world-class, guest-centric experience.
• Execute powerful and visually appealing product presentation in accordance with company standards to enhance the guest experience and drive store sell through.
• Execute VM flips, including window activations, mannequin styling, signage and label updates, and seasonal or weekly merchandise changes as well as company-driven product initiatives and campaigns, as directed.
• Connect with guests on the floor to assess their unique needs, provide technical product education, and incorporate omnichannel programs into a seamless end-to-end guest experience.
• Provide direct feedback and in-the-moment training related to brand standards, product placement, and visual display techniques to support team members’ ongoing learning and development.
• Contribute to a respectful and inclusive team environment by establishing supportive working relationships with team members.

Qualifications

• Eligibility: Must be legally authorized to work in the country in which the store is located.
• Travel: Must have the ability to travel to assigned store with reliable transportation methods.
• Experience: 1 year of retail or sales work experience; some education or experience with visual merchandising, fashion merchandising, graphic design, interior design, space planning, or related field.
• Education/Assets: High school diploma/GED/equivalent, or above; additional training or degree in design or related field (nice to have).
• Assets: Experience in retail product merchandising, visual merchandising, inventory management; project management; business operations (nice to have). For experiential stores with food/beverage service: food safety and/or liquor service certification (nice to have).
• What we look for: Inclusion & Diversity; Integrity; Visual Design and Styling; Collaboration and Teamwork; Attention to Detail; Self-Leadership; Adaptability/Agility; Interactive Communication.

Work Context

• Work involves moving through the store, sometimes with bright lights and loud music in the front of house.
• Work is done as part of a team, sometimes independently, sometimes using a computer or other technical devices.
• Work involves moving boxes, fixtures, and mannequins weighing up to 30 lbs, bending, reaching, stretching, and sometimes using ladders to reach materials or adjust presentation elements.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay Range: $20.00 - $23.01/hour, subject to minimum wage in the location. Target Bonus: $2.00/hour. Total Target Base Pay Range: $22.00 - $25.01/hour. Compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy and may vary by location, knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. Employees in this position are eligible for a competitive bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

Benefits include: extended health and dental benefits, mental health plans, paid time off, retirement plan matching, generous employee discount, fitness & yoga classes, parenthood top-up, development course offerings, and access to people networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series. Note: Incentive programs, benefits, and perks have eligibility requirements, and the Company reserves the right to alter these programs at any time without advance notice.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Marketing and Sales
• Industries: Retail

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