Visual Designer

American Furniture Warehouse•Pueblo, CO

23h•$22•Onsite

About The Position

The Visual Designer prepares and implements seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual merchandising initiatives in partnership with the Staging Manager. The role includes processing warehouse product for merchandising, developing display ideas and themes with buying teams, and creating attractive, shoppable displays that meet seasonal themes and store standards. The designer maintains brand presentation standards by refreshing vignettes and keeping displays clean, complete, and customer ready. The position collaborates with store management, staging, warehouse, and buying teams on visual decisions, floor moves, product refreshes, and featured displays. AFW provides training. The role also requires maintaining a clean and safe work environment and completing other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

Interior design degree or education in a related field, or visual merchandising or similar experience, is preferred but not required.
Coordinate and work effectively with multiple departments to improve processes, maximize efficiency, and exceed customer service expectations.
Work independently under direct supervision.
Communicate and interact with fellow associates cooperatively and constructively as a team member.
Learn, understand, and apply technologies including Storis, iPads, Excel, and Word.
Work a flexible schedule that meets business needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Meet the physical requirements of standing, walking, stooping, bending, and using arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back; lift, lower, push, and pull merchandise and display props weighing up to 50 pounds.
Pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and fit-for-duty exam upon job offer.

Nice To Haves

Interior design degree or related education.
At least 2 years of visual merchandising or similar experience.

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 warehouse products so they are ready to be merchandised.
Partner with store management on visual merchandising decisions that affect workload and sales.
Research merchandising needs and develop design ideas.
Plan visual designs and staging with buying teams, including display themes and color schemes.
Pull, unpack, and style new products to create compelling, 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 apply 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 cooperatively with associates across departments.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Complete other duties as assigned by management.