TEMP Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising

About the position Responsibilities • Support the Visual Merchandising team in the creation of the design layout, formal proposal presentations, and VM production for Events, VIC, KOL, and in-store experiences. • Support the Visual Merchandising team on reviewing production material and prototypes with Vendors as needed for campaigns, repushes, pop-ups, outposts, and window production. • Support and partner with Sales team, Marketing team, Events and Training team on singular and small scaled visual merchandising requests. • Support and partner with Operations Manager, Store Design and Visual Merchandising on POSM forecasting for future campaigns, re-pushes, 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. • Ability to create VM distribution lists per campaign or repush for US, Canada, and Mexico. • Support Visual Merchandising team on design process to make sure the projects deliver on time, on budget and results are qualitatively. • Ability to create visual presentations recapping projects for HQ, North America team, and retailers. • Ability to create visual merchandising design proposal presentations for HQ, North America team, and retailers to support Visual Merchandising team. • Ability to create and adapt visual merchandising schematic designs to the US, Canada, and Mexico market needs, using Adobe Suite software skills. • Ability to create and layout VM schematics for new store openings and semi-customization locations, using sketchup software skills. • Partner with Visual Merchandising team on travel schedule 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. Requirements • 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 and high sense of ownership. • Ability to oversee and follow through on multiple simultaneous projects. • Ability to work flexible hours, as needed, including early mornings, over-nights, evenings and weekends to help support store initiatives. • Ability to work in a hybrid work environment such as remote, office setting, distant travel with production vendors, or HQ. • Strong computer skills in MS Office, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. • Strong design software skills in Adobe suite, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketchup. • Speaking French is a plus. Benefits • Salary range of $70,000 - $80,000, with flexibility to pay outside of the published range based on expertise, performance, and tenure. Apply tot his job