Sr. Visual Merchandiser & Stylist

Department:  Marketing and Creative Services

Date Posted: 1/5/2023

Dallas Market Center is looking for a Sr. Visual Merchandiser & Stylist to join our team! You will be responsible for designing and creating visual displays and photoshoot sets that support the customer experience and promote the business.

Position Description:

• Work with the Creative Director to design and execute on-site displays to achieve designated objectives (e.g., showcase trends, traffic generation, revenue generation, etc.) 
• Function as a Lead Stylist for photoshoots, editorials, and content-creation.
• Interface with exhibitor customers to secure product for displays; work directly with exhibitors and their exhibit spaces. 
• Partner effectively with internal departments to orchestrate the production of displays and photo sets including building/construction, installation, and dismantling.
• Coordinate effectively with customers (e.g., exhibitors) to procure product, coordinate pickup, maintain product inventory, and return product to and from showrooms.
• Track and review line-lists/cutlines for displays and photoshoots.
• Interface with internal Operations and Construction teams to install work on-site. 
• Nurture and maintain positive relationships with existing and prospective exhibitors; professionally represents the company as a knowledgeable and courteous resource.
• Creatively maximize available budgetary resources.
• Ability to work longer hours before market weeks.

Positions Supervised:

• Freelance Stylists and Freelance Production Crew

Required Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field is preferred

Required Experience:

• 5-7 years of similar work – e.g., visual merchandising, lead stylist
• Strong fashion and styling skills with the ability to work within multiple aesthetics and categories
• Experienced at using Adobe Creative Suite programs, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, or other visual design tools to create renders and presentation on a PC platform
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Able to work with minimal supervision, self-motivated
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to accept feedback
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Physical Requirements:

• Office Environment - Ability to keep in motion for majority of work shift
• Ability to lift heavy objects, push carts, and walk long distances on your own, without assistance
• Able to travel to shoot locations, primarily within the DFW area and surrounding 200 miles
• Load and drive a truck 

Required Competencies:

• Communication:  Effectively listens to others and makes clear and effective oral presentations to individuals and groups regarding work-unit or organization issues. 
• Creative Thinking:  Develops insights into problems or creates a work environment that encourages innovative thinking and “outside-the-box” solutions to problems.
• Customer Focus:  Adapts and maintains a customer-focus mindset that acknowledges the importance and value of the customer and acts accordingly.
• External Awareness:  Becomes and remains informed of external trends, interests, and issues with potential impacts on internal organization policies, procedures, operations, positions, and practices.
• Flexibility:  Adapts to change in the work environment in ways that help work-unit staff keep projects “on course.”
• Interpersonal Skills:  Considers and appropriately responds to the needs, feelings, capabilities, and interests of others.
• Planning: Establishes policies, guidelines, plans, and priorities required to meet work-unit or organization objectives.
• Resource Utilization:  Responsibly spends financial resources in ways that result in ultimate accomplishment of work-unit or organizational objectives.  Effectively and efficiently uses materials, supplies, equipment, systems, or organization facilities.
• Self-Management:  Engages in the effective use of self-assessment and self-management techniques to proactively and continuously improve own performance.  Exhibits full responsibility for one’s own work achievements and consistently maintains a high level of self-management that contributes to sustained high performance.
• Time Management:  Effectively uses the time available to complete work tasks and activities that lead to the achievement of expected work objectives (as results or outputs).
• Vision:  Develops and implements the use of a strategic vision of the organization in the future.