Visual Merchandiser – 12 month FTC

Job title:

Visual Merchandiser – 12 month FTC

Company

The Very Group

Job description

Job Description:About us.We are and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.About the role.Reporting to the Onsite Content Manager, the role of the Visual Merchandiser is to work to the business strategy and business imperatives to produce creative, compelling, seasonally relevant, and in-stock outfits and content to inspire and excite the customer with the objective of maximising sales. Acting as a conduit between trading, buying and creative teams, VM will support all channel activities ensuring product presentation is merchandised effectively to inspire the customer.You will work with trading and online marketing, monitoring the performance of the campaign on various media channels.Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively to deliver cohesive, integrated brand relevant stories, trends and outfits across all customer touch points.
• Continual focus on process improvements to maximise team efficiency and speed to market.
• Strategic thinking and planning to ensure we have the ability to maximise content on existing shoots/campaigns and build in social and wider content requirements.
• Ability to interpret and deliver against briefs with challenging timelines.
• Supporting marketing campaigns across all touchpoints (TV/digital/Media). Producing seasonally relevant product stories that inspire the customer and are credible with our online competitors and the high street.
• A knowledge and understanding of the social environment with the ability to adapt and respond to an ever-changing channel that will continue to evolve and to ensure the most relevant and inspiring product is showcased.
• An extensive knowledge of internal and external brands, understanding brand adjacencies, new launches and how to present to our customer without compromising the brand DNA.

About you.Potential candidates should ensure they understand the difference between online visual merchandising and shop floor visual merchandising. As we are an online retailer, we are not ‘hands on’ and very rarely handle physical products – most of our role is done digitally.Key skills we are looking for:

• A Fashion based background either in design, styling or Online Visual Merchandising.
• Demonstrable visual design skills with a strong retail VM portfolio.
• Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends and best practices.
• Maintaining and working to a budget.
• A clear understanding of retail trends and seasonality.
• Creative flare and innovative thinker.
• Great communication and negotiation skills.

Some of our benefits.

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out

• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found

How to applyPlease note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.What happens next?Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.You can expect a one-stage interview process for this position:1st stage – A one-hour task based interview This will be held in-person at our Speke, Liverpool office.As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.If you’d like to know more about our interviews, you can find out .Equal opportunitiesWe’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Expected salary

Location

Liverpool

Job date

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:38:00 GMT

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