About Aesop
Aesop makes skin, hair and body care, fragrances and scents for the home. It began in a Melbourne hair salon in 1987 and joined L’Oréal in 2023.
Aesop seeks a Senior Visual Merchandiser to lead Taiwan’s retail visual merchandising, campaigns, brand standards, store openings, and team development. The role is permanent and full-time.
Role & Responsibilities
- Translate global visual concepts into in-store installations adapted to Taiwan’s cultural and business context.
- Lead visual execution for Marketing and CRM events, ensuring cohesive storytelling across store formats.
- Manage printed materials and POSM end to end, from briefing and production through installation, while maintaining brand standards.
- Develop and execute in-store display strategies aligned with business priorities and seasonal calendars.
- Partner with Retail and Retail Operations teams to improve product navigation and support KPI achievement.
- Analyse the performance impact of visual merchandising activity and turn insights into actionable recommendations.
- Protect Aesop’s visual identity and aesthetic integrity across physical retail spaces in Taiwan.
- Conduct regular store visits, oversee in-store standards, and provide constructive feedback to Retail and Office Management teams.
- Serve as the final quality-control point for visual-merchandising creative output, with rigorous attention to detail.
- Validate and control printed materials from all departments and visual displays across touchpoints.
- Lead visual-merchandising preparation and execution for new store openings, including prop management, shelf planograms, and official photography for PR use.
- Partner with the Store Design team to align visual merchandising with architectural intent and brand standards, including in-store details such as flower-vase selection.
- Mentor, coach, and manage the performance of a junior visual-merchandising team member, fostering creative excellence and commercial awareness.
- Work with the Marketing project lead to manage the visual-merchandising budget with accountability and transparency.
- Build and maintain relationships with local and international artists, suppliers, and creative collaborators.
- Communicate regularly with the Regional VM Manager to provide updates and maintain creative alignment.
Qualifications
- At least 5–7 years of experience in visual merchandising, retail design, or a related creative field, ideally with premium or luxury brands or creative agencies.
- Strong understanding of the retail commercial environment and ability to connect visual-merchandising execution to business performance.
- Proven experience working on international projects or across multiple markets.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring or managing a team.
- Native-level Mandarin and business-level English, with the ability to collaborate and present confidently to the Regional VM Manager and global teams.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, or equivalent visual-design tools.
- Enjoyment of crafting and handmade objects.
- Ability to uphold aesthetic standards while maintaining collaborative, constructive stakeholder relationships.
- Intellectual curiosity, including engagement with design and art literature, awareness of global art movements, and sharing creative insights with the team.
- Strong interest in, or an existing network within, the domestic and international arts community.
- Openness to feedback and resilience in navigating the subjective nature of aesthetics.
Skills
Experience
At least 5–7 years in visual merchandising, retail design, or a related creative field; international project or multi-market experience; experience mentoring or managing a team.
Culture
In an Aesop store, consultants demonstrate products and help visitors choose a routine. The architecture varies by location, down to the materials used around the demonstration basin.
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