Visual Merchandising Assistant, Full-Time, Hill Center - West Elm

Williams-Sonoma • Nashville, TN

13d

About The Position

The Visual Merchandising Assistant supports the management team in achieving store goals by providing world-class service and serving as a role model for building customer relationships. The role helps maintain appropriate staff coverage through store supervision, performs operational functions to ensure the store meets company guidelines, and implements visual changes while maintaining store standards.

The assistant creates engaging customer experiences by sharing expertise in styling, decorating, and entertaining; interprets and executes visual direction to drive sales and convey the brand’s creative, eclectic, and modern spirit; and maintains compelling merchandising and displays. The role replenishes the sales floor, executes floorsets within required timeframes, coaches associates on visual standards, and helps make the store an inspirational neighborhood destination. It also collaborates with the sales team and supports a fair, respectful, people-first environment.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in merchandising or a visual role.
• Effective communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to motivate and influence others through personal actions and example.
• Ability to remain mobile on the sales floor for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and mobilize medium to large items weighing up to 75 lbs., using appropriate equipment and safety techniques.
• Full-time associates are expected to have open availability to meet business needs.
• A college degree or equivalent job experience.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of experience in home-related design or visual merchandising.
• Specialty retail experience.
• College degree.

Responsibilities

• Support the management team in achieving goals by providing world-class service.
• Serve as a role model for building relationships with customers.
• Maintain store presence and supervision to ensure appropriate staff coverage.
• Perform operational functions to ensure the store meets company guidelines.
• Implement visual changes and maintain store standards.
• Share expertise in styling, decorating, and entertaining to create engaging customer experiences.
• Seek and promote innovative ways to make stores neighborhood destinations for inspiration.
• Interpret and execute visual inspiration to drive sales and convey the brand’s spirit.
• Ensure merchandising and displays are visually compelling and support sales.
• Model and coach associates on upholding visual standards.
• Promote the lifestyle and protect the image of the WSI brands.
• Seek inspiration, trends, and ways to elevate product, decorating, and styling expertise.
• Replenish the sales floor and maintain visual presentation and displays.
• Execute floorsets in line with the inspiration, standards, and spirit of the directive within the required timeframe.
• Foster an environment where associates are treated fairly and with dignity and respect, in accordance with the People-First Philosophy.
• Collaborate with the sales team and value the talents and contributions of others.
• Demonstrate the stated brand competencies, including strategic agility, innovation and change, influential leadership, effective communication, developing self and others, teamwork and partnerships, customer focus, personal accountability, operational excellence, and execution.

Benefits

• Discount on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands.
• 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities.
• Wellness program supporting physical, financial, and emotional health.
• Paid vacations and holidays for full-time associates.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits, for full-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed