Visual Merchandising Project Coordinator

Job description

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion.

If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Responsible for the creative elevation and maintenance of all EU Flagship showrooms. Direct and support seasonal Market set ups, European Sales Meetings and Press / Marketing Events.

Support from concept to delivery of all EMEA Elevation Projects.

Major Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

MARKET SET UPS

ACC’S + FW: 4 X per year x 2 Showrooms (Milan + London) = 8 Set Ups

MMK RTW: 4 x per year x  2 Showrooms = 8 Set Ups

MENS: 4 x per year x 2 Showrooms = 8 Set Ups

COLLECTION: 4 x per year x 1 Locations = 4 Set Ups

ELEVATION PROJECTS

Concept Doors: 4 per year

PRESS DAYS

2 X External Event x (COLLECTION/MMK/MENS) x 2 per year = 4 Set Ups

BOARD VISITS

4 x per year x 1 location = 4 Set Ups

MARKETING PROJECTS

3 X per quarter = 12

Creative Innovation:

·  Create and develop visual concepts designed to elevate showrooms and Sales Meetings for seasonal market selling.
·  Build a customer experience that communicates the brands identity.
·  Drive display concepts that can be presented for global application across multiple retail channels.

Strategic Planning:

Showroom Support

·  Responsible for managing all visual showroom activity in line with the Wholesale Strategic Calendar.
·  Work in conjunction with Visual Communications & Projects Manager to ensure the right VM elements are present within the right showrooms at the right times.
·  Conduct strategic visits to Flagship showroom locations in line with key calender timings.
·  Project Manage the visual execution of all European Sales and Press Events.
·  Partner with EU Sales Teams to provide visual feedback on challenges and opportunities relating to Market Set Ups and range edits.
·  Facilitate all visual directive photoshoots across each division working with vendors to complete.

Central Team

·  Responsible for supporting all key elevation projects across all channels. These include: Windows, Visual display orders, Duratrans, Budgets and Channel specific events.
·  Update and maintain all corporate visual databases, layouts/capacities and photo library.

Commercial Focus:

·  Drive consistency in showroom experience across all EU locations whilst ensuring commercial local nuances are supported.
·  Support Sales Teams with the necessary range edits within displays to support wholesale appointment selling.
·  Ensure DVM / DM Teams understand the key seasonal product management principles and are able to translate this into the final point of sale execution.

Training & Development:

·  Build and maintain clear and consistent communication with members of the European Sales Teams to drive day to day showroom standards.
·  Produce Seasonal Market Directives, Zonal Plans and Supportive Videos, providing local Sales Teams with the visual tools necessary to set up showroom locations.
·  Formulate and deliver T&D workshops focused on upskilling Sales Teams (Showroom management) and District Visual / District Manager Team (Point of sale execution). 

Job Requirements:

·  Proven experience required operating in both a Creative and Strategic visual role.
·  Experience working for trend led premium fashion focused businesses.
·  Be fully aware of industry trends and market specific customer profiles.
·  Hands on VM experience across women’s, men’s and non-clothing / footwear departments.
·  Confident in producing reports and presentations to be delivered at a Director level.
·  Experienced in multiple VM projects such as window installations, in store imagery, seasonal store launches, press events, trade shows, new & refurbished store launches.
·  Personal focus on delivering KPI’s and utilising VM methods to create tangible LFL gains.
·  Experience in adapting and creating specific layouts to fit various store environments.
·  Be a passionate and highly creative individual and able to consistently deliver visual excellence in our stores.
·  Preferably be degree level educated in a retail management discipline.
·  Have sound IT ( Microsoft) knowledge. Photoshop, Illustator, Powerpoint, Word, Indesign etc

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/D/F/V