Summary
The Merchandising Art Coordinator supports national merchandising program development through the display and sample board production life cycle, and acts as a conduit for information and project deliverables between Visual Merchandising and cross-functional partners(Marketing Operations, Graphic Design, Production vendors, Product, and Sales teams).
Work Hours : Monday Friday 8am-5pm.
Compensation : This hourly, non-exempt position pays from $26 to $30 per hour, with overtime compensated at 1.5 times the base rate.
New hires usually earn between $56,000 and $65,000 annually, or more, depending on experience, overtime hours, and bonuses.
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to complete the following essential duties and responsibilities :
- Supports proofing graphic approvals for print-ready mechanicals and content accuracy to meet vendor deadlines.
- Supports the initiation and creation of display graphics and sample board design layouts display flyers, photography, planograms, POP materials.
- Maintains updated information and graphic collateral for sample boards and displays, including layouts, specifications, art files, vendor information, and inventory levels.
- Manages display and sample board photography tracking and scheduling calendar.
- Align with operations team, as you seamlessly work together to orchestrate the flow of incoming collateral to and from prototype area
- Assist reviews of prototype samples with a focus on product positioning, consistency of details and an understanding of design aesthetic intent for approval.
- Track progress of deliverables calendar, display launches, and project requests to ensure all executions are proceeding in a timely fashion and cascade approvals out to needed parties.
Provide tracking updates to all stakeholders and work to solve bottlenecks.
Supports internal field communication as needed (communicating timelines, project deliverables, and occasional field support)
Additionally the candidate must meet the following Education and / or Experience requirements :
- Project Management
- Marketing
- Retail Display fixtures
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite (Acrobat, Illustrator, or InDesign, Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Willing to take feedback, collaborate with a large team, and implement new directives quickly
- Keen attention to detail
- Creativity
- Strategic agility
- Digital Organization
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.