Visual

Ashley Furniture Industries • Rohnert Park, CA

2d • $21 - $24

About The Position

The Visual role creates visually engaging store displays, interior layouts, and balanced audio elements under the guidance of Visual Leadership. The role uses creative skills to present merchandise in ways that enhance guests’ shopping experience and applies merchandising strategies to help attract and retain customers.

The Visual implements merchandising plans in support of company sales and financial objectives; arranges furniture, lighting, accessories, and seasonal products; and regularly updates displays, signage, point-of-sale materials, and selected store areas to support product sell-through. The role also maintains store appearance, supports product receiving and showroom placement, follows visual standards, builds product and trend knowledge, and mentors store staff on merchandising basics. The position coordinates regularly with Visual management and the store manager.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• At least 18 years old.
• Two years of retail store visual merchandising experience; home furnishings experience preferred.
• Able to regularly lift objects over 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to transport loads of 100 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.
• Maintain reliable attendance.
• Thrive in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in interior design or merchandising, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in home furnishings visual merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Implement visual merchandising strategies to support company sales volume and financial objectives.
• Create and maintain store displays and coordinate layouts for furniture, lighting, accessories, and seasonal products under Visual Leadership’s direction.
• Regularly remerchandise displays, signage, point-of-sale materials, and selected areas to maximize product sell-through; execute floor moves and communicate sold items to Visual management.
• Complete store recovery processes throughout the day and maintain interior and exterior appearance with warehouse and housekeeping associates.
• Initiate repair and maintenance of lighting, fixtures, paint, flooring, and other store elements with store management.
• Check in and unpack accessory merchandise and other shipments with warehouse associates; coordinate tagging, felt-dotting, and showroom placement; participate in bi-annual inventory.
• Follow visual merchandising standards and bulletins, and ensure audio/visual items comply with communication standards.
• Develop knowledge of company products, promotions, store functions, fashion styles, and trends.
• Mentor store staff on merchandising basics and involve associates in visual store maintenance and standards.
• Coordinate regular tasks, visual needs, incoming products, and point-of-sale materials with the store manager.
• Complete additional tasks assigned by management.

Benefits

• Extended health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount of 10%–30%
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)
• Paid time off, including 80 hours of paid vacation and 40 hours of California Paid Sick Leave

What This Job Offers

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