Visual Merchandising Director directs an organization's visual merchandising department. Responsible for driving sales and profits with pricing decisions, display strategies, and events. Being a Visual Merchandising Director manages staffing strategy and decisions. Oversees regional display initiatives and ensures they correspond to overall organizational decisions and objectives. Additionally, Visual Merchandising Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Visual Merchandising Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Visual Merchandising Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
About This Team
At Athleta, our mission is to ignite a community of active, confident women and girls who empower each other to reach their true potential. We're looking for those who continually push themselves to be their best while celebrating inclusivity and diversity, sustainability, innovation, and equality. We create product with women and their active lifestyles in mind, designing with the customer at the center of every decision we make. We work as a highly collaborative team and recognize the value of driving towards a higher purpose.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Head of inventory, Merchandising & Production, and a critical member of the Athleta Brand Product leadership team , this role will lead the innovation and evolution of Visual Merchandising strategies. This role will have influence over window design, all visual merchandising throughout our fleet, retail marketing strategies, and will participate in shaping the concept and roll-out of the Athleta retail ecosystem of the future (e.g. flagship, broader store set, pop-ups, etc.). This leader will work very closely with the Field Visual leader and teams. The HQ Visual Merchandising Team will report directly into them.