Manager, Visual Merchandising 3D Design Development
About The Position
The Manager, Visual Merchandising 3D Design Development is a key member of Hourglass Cosmetics’ Global Visual Merchandising & Store Design team. The role leads the design, development, management, and execution of visual merchandising displays, secondary retail fixtures, and experiential installations across multiple retail formats, including key Sephora placements. It translates global creative concepts and marketing briefs into three-dimensional designs that increase brand visibility, support business objectives, and create a cohesive consumer experience across retail touchpoints. The position owns the end-to-end project lifecycle, from concept development through final execution. It adapts designs and specifications to retailer guidelines, manages vendor development, and validates technical drawings, materials, and production details. The manager collaborates with 2D designers and marketing, commercial, education, and operations partners, while ensuring projects are innovative, on time, within budget, operationally effective, and consistent with Hourglass’s luxury brand aesthetic. The role also supports fixture libraries, design guidelines, and global best practices; keeps project files organized and current; and conducts store visits to document displays and assess merchandising and design trends. The position is hybrid and requires working from the corporate office at least 60% of the time.
Requirements
- Minimum 5–8+ years of visual merchandising, retail, fixture design, or related experience.
- Proven experience creating planograms, schematics, or other planning guides.
- Proficiency in creating technical drawings to scale.
- Proven experience with 3D development, from technical drawing review through prototyping.
- Proficiency in creating 3D renderings.
- Proficiency in Photoshop, PowerPoint, Excel, Smartsheet, and MS Teams.
- A portfolio with technical drawings and/or planogram examples is required.
- Must be able to work from the corporate office at least 60% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- A degree in product design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, engineering, or a related educational background and training is preferred.
- Adobe Illustrator or an additional CAD program is a plus.
- SketchUp is the preferred 3D rendering tool.
- Prestige or luxury beauty brand experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design process for retail displays and secondary brand experiential environments, from concept ideation, mood boards, and 3D renderings through technical development and execution.
- Translate marketing briefs into three-dimensional designs that meet commercial and functional objectives.
- Create and adapt designs for retail formats such as endcaps, gondolas, retailer towers, temporary displays, and promotional activations.
- Create 3D renderings and design concept proposals for review and approval.
- Develop vendor kick-off decks that communicate design intent, material requirements, specifications, and critical details.
- Review and approve technical drawings; identify and escalate budget risks and develop value-engineered solutions that preserve design intent and luxury standards.
- Ensure design details and material specifications provide durability, functionality, and performance in high-traffic settings and meet retailer requirements.
- Create technical drawings for product display templates aligned with assortment requirements and coordinate the integration of copy and visual elements with the 2D design team.
- Manage vendor and stakeholder prototype reviews, approvals, feedback, and timelines; escalate risks as needed.
- Provide timely, comprehensive feedback to vendors in live meetings and through Asana.
- Conduct site visits when required to oversee installation and ensure high-quality execution.
- Partner with marketing, commercial, and education teams to understand briefs and functional and experiential requirements, and manage reviews to align stakeholders.
- Track seasonal launch cadence, project timelines, and retailer launch dates.
- Translate brand-event creative and experiential objectives into secondary retail activations that provide a cohesive consumer experience.
- Collaborate with 2D designers to align visuals and copy with the design strategy and support structural design.
- Coordinate with Visual Merchandising & Store Design Operations on design timelines, graphics, shipping, and instruction sheets.
- Apply knowledge of the Hourglass retail landscape, including retailer types, fixture formats, secondary placements, graphic treatments, assortments, and merchandising strategies.
- Contribute accurate, to-scale fixture drawings, planograms, and 3D renderings to the Hourglass library.
- Support development of design guidelines and global best practices.
- Keep files labeled, organized, and updated on SharePoint and Asana.
- Conduct bi-monthly store visits to document Hourglass displays and assess merchandising and design trends.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement savings plans with company match
- Paid family leave
- Education-related programs
- Paid holidays
- Discretionary vacation time
- Participation in the company discretionary bonus plan, based on personal performance and company results
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
