Visual Designer

American Furniture Warehouse•Pueblo, CO

15h•$36,837 - $68,411

About The Position

American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) is seeking a Visual Designer to prepare and maintain visual merchandising presentations and showroom displays. The role works with the Staging Manager, store management, staging, warehouse, and buying teams to implement seasonal presentations, develop display themes and color schemes, and respond to store-specific merchandising needs. Duties include preparing products in the warehouse, unpacking and styling new merchandise, refreshing displays, and keeping vignettes clean, complete, and customer ready. Training is provided by AFW. The position requires working a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, as well as physical work involving prolonged standing and moving merchandise and display props.

Requirements

Coordinate and work effectively with multiple departments to improve processes, maximize efficiency, and exceed customer service expectations.
Work cooperatively and constructively with fellow associates as a team member.
Learn, understand, and apply new technologies, including Storis, iPads, Excel, and Word.
Work a flexible schedule that meets business needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam upon job offer.

Nice To Haves

An interior design degree or education in a related field is preferred.
At least 2 years of visual merchandising or similar experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow AFW safety policies and procedures and promote safety awareness.
Partner with the Staging Manager to prepare and implement seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual merchandising initiatives.
Process products in the warehouse to prepare them for merchandising.
Partner with store management on visual merchandising decisions that affect workload and sales.
Research merchandising needs and develop design ideas.
Create visual designs and stage displays, partnering with buying teams on display themes and color schemes.
Pull, unpack, and style new products to create shoppable displays aligned with seasonal themes and store standards.
Maintain brand presentation standards by updating vignettes and ensuring displays are clean, complete, and customer ready.
Collaborate with staging, warehouse, and buying teams to plan and execute floor moves, product refreshes, and featured displays.
Use basic design concepts to enhance showroom presentation and interpret AFW visual merchandising tools and direction.
Offer solutions to store-specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards.
Participate in annual show floor inventory scans.
Display new merchandise as soon as it is received.
Identify and read reports, tickets, and UPC labels.
Work independently under direct supervision and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.