Bare Escentuals, Inc Visual Merchandising Manager (San Francisco)

Job Title : Visual Merchandising Manager
Location : San Francisco, CA
Job Category : Visual Merchandising
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Division : Corporate
Job Class : Exempt

About Us
Bare Escentuals, Inc. is one of the fastest growing prestige cosmetic companies in the United States and a leader in mineral-based cosmetics. We utilize a distinctive marketing strategy and multi-channel distribution model to develop, market and sell cosmetics, skin care, and body care products under its bareMinerals, RareMinerals and namesake Bare Escentuals brands, and professional skin care products under its md formulations brand through infomercials, home shopping television, specialty beauty retailers, company-owned boutiques, spas and salons, and online shopping.

Why Join Us?
* Bare Escentuals is one of the fastest growing cosmetics companies in the US. We offer rapid career-advancement opportunities. We foster internal promotion. We have remarkable products, a strong reputation, and a loyal and established consumer base.
* Bare Escentuals is one of the premier national beauty infomercials.
* Bare Escentuals offers excellent health benefits.
* Bare Escentuals is an energetic, dynamic, and FUN company.

About Us
Bare Escentuals, Inc. is one of the fastest growing prestige cosmetic companies in the United States and a leader in mineral-based cosmetics. The Company utilizes a distinctive marketing strategy and multi-channel distribution model to develop, market and sell cosmetics, skin care, and body care products under its bareMinerals, RareMinerals and namesake Bare Escentuals brands, and professional skin care products under its md formulations brand through infomercials, home shopping television, specialty beauty retailers, company-owned boutiques, spas and salons, and online shopping.

Why Join Us?
* Bare Escentuals is one of the fastest growing cosmetics companies in the US. We offer rapid career-advancement opportunities. We foster internal promotion. We have remarkable products, a strong reputation, and a loyal and established consumer base.
* Bare Escentuals is one of the premier national beauty infomercials.
* Bare Escentuals offers excellent health benefits.
* Bare Escentuals is an energetic, dynamic, and FUN company.

Visual Merchandising Manager
The Visual Merchandising Manager is responsible for a broad range of tasks involving all aspects of the retail customer experience. The Visual Manager creates plan-o-grams, visual direction, designs merchandisers as well as props. The Visual Manager must have a strong understanding of merchandising and the creation of display within a retail space. Talents will be used in three-dimensional applications as well as work closely with graphic designers to communicate needs for the space from a graphics perspective. The Visual Manager must be fluent in the translation of company and brand initiatives to be realized in both spatial relationships (visual merchandising set-up and display) and how that works with printed elements (marketing graphics, typography, signage). The Visual Manager is comfortable in a fast-paced environment where he/she is able to shift gears quickly and easily and is a team player. The Visual Manager is creative, self motivated and always has the customer in mind. The Visual Manager is responsible for the overall presentation of product and representation of the brand in his/her respective environment.

Primary Responsibilities
* Merchandise store environments based on seasonal needs/trends, create instruction to rollout to stores, and manage compliance.
* Communicate to DMs, or equivalent in regards to current visual focus.
* Sketch, verbalize, and present ideas for approval.
* Communicate ideas effectively in a presentation environment and speak persuasively, with conviction.
* Travel when necessary to set-up new stores/environments, document work.
* Work closely with Visual Director to interpret vision and support the overall brand strategy.
* Work with vendors to source props/fixtures, gather estimates and follow through on all projects to ensure deadlines are met.
* Archive all projects, directives, manuals.
* Work closely with supervisor to develop seasonal promo pieces such as window elements, POP displays, props, all supporting the brand strategy.
* Present ideas for approval, and communicate concepts effectively.
* Work with vendors to have pieces produced in a cost-effective and timely manner, always with budgets top of mind.
* Create working calendars and timelines to ensure timely and cost-effective rollouts of all materials (graphics and visual merchandising elements, direction).
* Communicate on a regular basis with all cross-functional business partners to ensure synergy between all job aspects.
* Create professional presentations to communicate ideas effectively.
* Coordinates individual project pieces and ensures deadlines are met; extremely good follow through.

Job Qualifications
* 3-5 years of experience in Retail Design (visual merchandising and/or prop, fixtures)
* Proficient on a Mac platform. Programs include: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office.
* Attention to detail, strong organizational skills.
* B.F.A./B.A. in art or design related field, or equivalent.
* Can effectively communicate ideas through sketches, renderings, graphics, and verbal communication in a presentation environment.
* Proven Visual Merchandising and Display skills.
* Communicates persuasively and effectively.
* Is able to communicate concepts graphically.
* Creates and maintains good vendor relations.
* Understands spatial relationships, how customers shop and how to communicate brand strategies to customers in new and exciting ways.
* Highly motivated, design and idea driven. Passionate.
* Creativity and appreciation for design that suits the end-user and reinforces an established brand image and core customer base is essential.
* Flexible, open-minded, and eager to find new and creative ways (on top of given direction) to improve the customer experience through visual merchandising and design.
* Must be highly skilled in problem solving, solution oriented, and organized.
* Must be pro-active, self-motivated.
* Must demonstrate integrity, maturity and a constructive approach to challenges.
* Travel Required.

Posted by Kris Iringan