Director Visual Merchandising and Store Design

About the Role

Overseeing global store design, visual merchandising, and event design for Laura Mercier and bareMinerals, this role drives brand consistency across 600+ stores and 7,500+ opensell doors worldwide. It involves strategic collaboration with regional teams, design agencies, and marketing to deliver impactful retail environments and product launches, while managing budgets and ensuring alignment with brand identity and business goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Global Store Design
  • Create a cohesive global store design vision that aligns with the brand's identity and market positioning
  • Effectively communicate the store design vision and guidelines to regional teams (EMEA, APAC and Americas), providing training and clarification on the design intent and standards. Ensure design concepts are adaptable to local markets while maintaining the global brand standards
  • Work closely with senior management to ensure the store design strategy is aligned with the company's broader goals, vision, and business objectives
  • Work with design agencies to produce detailed design packages that include 3D renderings, technical drawings, and specifications for all flagship store openings and renovation projects
  • Review material samples and shop drawings submitted by international contractors or shop fitters to ensure they align with the brand's standards and the design vision. Ensure quality control in materials and finishes, verifying that all elements comply with the design intent
  • Collect professional store opening photos and videos for internal/external presentations
  • Conduct cost analysis and feasibility studies to determine how to deliver the most impactful store design within the available budget.
  • Create and issue architectural guidelines annually with the latest design innovations while maintaining brand consistency. Onboard regional teams, distributors and internal partners.
  • Oversee design of over 600 department and freestanding stores globally for both Laura Mercier and Bare Mineral brands.
• Global Visual Merchandising
  • Create and oversee open-sell and department store visual merchandising design in various formats for all global markets for all product innovations and core repush. Support around 10-12 launches for LM and 8-10 launches for BM annually
  • Develop visual merchandising guidelines for each season that detail in-store light box visual strategies and merchandising display updates and share with regional partners
  • Collaborate with global marketing and international & domestic business and sales teams to discuss the product launch timeline and visual merchandising strategy
  • VM programs include but not limited to; full line unit template updates, launch glorifier, face/color bar and round animation table updates for international flagships, opensell design
  • Tailor visual merchandising strategies to align with different levels of product launches (A, B, C) and maximize their impact
  • Oversee all visual merchandising artwork directions to make sure the design is on brand
  • Guide procurement team with design intents and ensure that the right vendors are selected for producing and sourcing VM materials
  • Review and approve all engineering drawings, samples and regional adaptation proposals
  • Act as a regional head and directly oversee execution for selected markets such as North, Central and South Americas and Australia
  • Oversee over 3,000 opensell doors for Laura Mercier and over 4,500 opensell doors for Bare Minerals globally
• Global Event Design
  • Create and oversee event design for all global markets for all product innovations and core repush. Define global event design strategy that aligns with the product animation objectives and elevate the brand experience
  • Work closely with design agencies to create impactful concepts, provide 3d renderings and technical drawings and oversee regional execution
  • Collaborate with creative content, global marketing and international & domestic business and sales teams to discuss the creative directions and individual market's needs
• Budget Management
  • Manage and oversee department budget and organize all POs and invoices
  • Meet with finance teams regularly to ensure the budget projection is communicated and met
  • Evaluate existing and new design agencies to maximize the cost efficiency across the brands to support company's broader goals

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in luxury retail store design and visual merchandising, with at least 2 years in a leadership role within the retail, fashion, beauty, or a related industry, ideally with experience managing global brands.
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, visual merchandising, interior design, industrial design, graphic design or a related field.
• Exceptional Creative Vision: Strong design skills with a deep understanding of visual storytelling, retail aesthetics, and translating brand identity into captivating visual experiences.
• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and confidently present ideas to senior leadership.
• Project Management Expertise: Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp) and a strong understanding of retail fixture design and production processes.
• This role is ideal for a highly creative, innovative, and strategic thinker who can seamlessly blend creative vision with practical execution.
• The ideal candidate will be passionate about the brand and driven to elevate the customer experience, driving sales through impactful and effective visual merchandising & store design experiences.
• Working knowledge of Wrike project management platform (a plus).
• Comfortable presenting to CEO and President and fielding questions.

What Orveon offers you:

You're a creator of Orveon's success and your own. This is a rare opportunity to share your voice and accelerate your career in a demanding and fun environment. We're a lean organization and so your work will have a big impact and you'll have easy access to senior leaders. We invest in Orveoners to support their success through training, online learning and career opportunities.

Orveoners take care of Orveoners. People who work hard deserve great recognition, along with benefits that fit their personal needs of individuals, including:

o "Hybrid First" office environment with drinks, snacks and regular social events

o "Work From Anywhere" 3 weeks a year

o Free Product

o Regular wellness and speaker events

Other things to know

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