Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising Job at Maison Francis Kurkdjian in New Y

Overview

Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising at Maison Francis Kurkdjian. The role will support the creation, planning and implementation of visual merchandising through the US, Canada, and Mexico in adherence to the Maison Francis Kurkdjian visual standards. The position supports VM production of outposts, campaigns or repushes, and events (VIC, Press, KOL, Friends of the Maison, in-store experience). The role requires close collaboration with Production Vendors, Retailer partners, the Manager Visual Merchandising, and the Visual Team at HQ. Reports to the Manager, Visual Merchandising.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Manager, Visual Merchandising in the creation of the design layout, formal proposal presentations, and VM production for Events, VIC, KOL, and in-store experiences.
• Support the Manager, Visual Merchandising on reviewing production material and prototypes with Vendors as needed for campaigns, repushes, pop-ups, outposts, and window production.
• Support and partner with Sales, Marketing, Events and Training teams on visual merchandising requests, while working closely with the Manager, Visual Merchandising, HQ, production teams, and retailers.
• Support and partner with Operations Manager, Store Design and Visual Merchandising on POSM forecasting for future campaigns, re-pushes, and new store openings.
• Support and partner with production vendors on VM tool forecasting and ordering for future campaigns, re-pushes, new store openings, and semi-customization.
• Create VM distribution lists per campaign or repush for US, Canada, and Mexico.
• Assist the Manager, Visual Merchandising to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and with quality results.
• Create visual presentations recapping projects for HQ, North America team, and retailers.
• Prepare visual merchandising design proposal presentations for HQ, North America team, and retailers to support the Manager, Visual Merchandising.
• Adapt visual merchandising schematic designs to the US, Canada, and Mexico market needs using Adobe Suite software.
• Create and layout VM schematics for new store openings and semi-customization locations using SketchUp.
• Coordinate travel with the Manager, Visual Merchandising to support production prototypes with vendors, business needs or production installations as needed.
• Self-manage travel expenses and travel budgets.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed, average of 20% quarterly.

Profile / Qualifications

• 6 - 7 years of experience in Visual Merchandising, preferably with a background in design production, planning and implementation.
• Exceptional visual standards and the ability to execute the Maison Francis Kurkdjian visual direction.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Solution-oriented with a high sense of ownership.
• Ability to oversee and follow through on multiple simultaneous projects.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, overnights, evenings and weekends to support store initiatives.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment (remote, office setting, travel with production vendors, or HQ).
• Strong computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and design software in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) and SketchUp.
• French language is a plus.

Additional Information

NOTE: This job description covers core accountabilities and may change with or without notice. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. LVMH Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline and reserves the right to pay outside of the published range. Salary range shown is $80,000-$85,000.