The Estée Lauder Companies | Assistant Visual Merchandiser Design Manager

Full Job Description

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE MADE OF:
•    Flexibility to adapt to changing environments.
•    Highly numerate and analytical with great attention to detail.
•    Able to work effectively under pressure, juggling many projects with a level of autonomy.
•   Proven organisational skills and a positive can-do attitude.  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.    
•    An interest in and understanding of all things beauty.
•   Compensation and Benefits
•    Hybrid Working (2 days WFH, 3 days office based)
•    25 Days Annual Leave (exc. Bank Holidays)

Bonus Opportunity
•    1-day Annual Leave to celebrate your birthday
•    Holiday Purchase opportunity
•   Summer Fridays
•    Generous Staff Discount
•    Mental Health Wellbeing Initiatives (Unmind App and Employee Assistant Programme)
•    Benefits platform with exclusive discounts and offers

THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
Job Description

Assistant Visual Merchandiser Design Manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

MUST HAVE SKILLS:
1.   Highly creative and good sense of design
2.    Ability to come up with ideas and designs and bring them to life.
3.    Qualification – Relevant 3D, 2D, Product, Industrial, graphic design, interior design
4.    Understanding of print process for all in store 2D graphics
5.    Understanding and ability to work with fonts, communication hierarchy and Graphic design principals
6.   Portfolio focused on beauty and luxury demonstrating all design stages
7.    Software – competent with with Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite.  Sketch up and V- Ray
8.   Office 365 - Excel and Word capabilities required
9.    Good freehand sketching to ideate across ideas to brands and suppliers
10.    Coordination skills and ability to manage multiple projects concurently 
11.    Focus on elevating self-navigation and in store consumer experiencein all store environments, with guidance
12.    Experience managing vendor relationships
13.    Materials, manufacturing, and installation execution knowledge
14.    Experience in Boots /Sephora and other SMC/Pure Play.
15.    Collaborative team player

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:
•    Expertise in multi-brand environments
•   International and affiliate level education/work experience
•   Retail experience 
•    Knowledge of latest seasonal and fashion trends
•    Experience in integrating Open Sell to department stores
•    Experience with MAC Vectorworks (2D&3D) software
• IWD experience
•    GMW experience

POSITION SUMMARY
To support the 2D and 3D creative visual output for the brand cluster in all physical retail environments alongside the VM Design manager and Senior VM Design Manager
This role is jointly responsible for the creative design and technical execution of all visual merchandising requirements for the region.  
This includes (but not limited to) new stores, remodel, refresh, and relocation of all store environments (Stand alone stores, department stores, specialty multi channel and pop ups).  All brand VM launches including (but not limited to) light box updates, locator updates, localtly designed tester units, pricing updates, windows and all 2D consumer facing communication.
There will be key stakeholder and interface between the regional and global brand. Particularly with global creative teams - Ensuring continued innovation across team, while in adherence to brand guidelines. Concepting and ideating designs to help drive overall brand strategy and storytelling on all VM executions across the brands distribution.
The role will act as a strategic partner to our brands ensuring creativity is to the highest standards within the RDDC, reporting to the VM Design Manager  It requires positive team culture contributions.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Ensure brand equity is maximized at all times, in conjunction with brand and retailer guidelines
•    Ensure consistant brand execution in the retail environment.
•    Align with the regional RDDC strategy to ensure the wider team are continuosly developing our strategic pillars and working to the highest standards.

New Store Opening/Renovations.
•    Liaise with the store designer and Senior VM manager to ensure store designs are aligned to the global guidelines and the regional marketing strategy.
•    Create planogram/product layout for new store designs
•    Create New Store opening collateral orders (for the Creative Ops team to then order)
•    Work with team to create print assets for new store openings.  
•    Work with printer to ensure colour matching
• VM dressing at point of launch, or guidelines to support
•   Implement new counter installations and refits including post installation follow up

VM
•    Local adaption of guidelines, with inclusion of any local initiatives, designs and copy
•    Storytelling with guidance from marketing
•   Oversee and support the development of any local unit and POS.
o Create concept drawings.
o    Review, approval detailed designs of testers.     
•    Working with wider team, developing artwork required for display units, light boxes, windows. 
•    Support to create store installation guides.
•    Responsible for regular store visits with a focus on Flagship and top doors
•    Ensure our stores reflect the VM strategy by adhering to the VM guidelines
•    Enforce high Visual Merchandising standards at all times
•    Ensure clear messaging though out all categories
• Be consumer focussed
•    Enhance store experience and services
•    Champion housekeeping and maintenance in store

Events & Education Guidelines
•    Conceptualise in store events – work with store design where required. 
•    Support with store approval process. 
•    Create/review collateral orders
•    Work with team to create print assets for event.  Work with printer