Fresh Senior Visual Merchandising Designer
Fresh — Senior Visual Merchandising Designer, New York City. Lead global VM guidelines and campaign rollouts across boutiques and retail channels.
Overview
Fresh is a global lifestyle and skincare brand headquartered in New York City, positioned within the LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics family. The brand is known for sensory-driven product design and a boutique retail experience; as an employer it emphasises creative craft, cross‑disciplinary collaboration and access to the wider LVMH network for professional development.
Role & Responsibilities
- Translate global visual merchandising strategies and campaign concepts into clear, scalable guidelines, toolkits and planograms for regional teams and store formats.
- Develop and maintain global graphic, propping and planogram standards aligned to brand codes and commercial objectives across boutiques, shop‑in‑shops and open‑sell environments.
- Coordinate end‑to‑end execution of campaign VM materials, prototypes and assets with creative, purchasing and external vendors to ensure consistent delivery across markets.
- Support pop‑ups, special activations and high‑visibility initiatives through guideline development, asset coordination and on‑site execution guidance.
- Act as the operational liaison between Global HQ, regional VM teams, Creative and Purchasing to ensure timely communication, problem solving and regional adaptation where required.
- Support new market and store openings by producing VM directives, layouts and execution guidance; advise on materials, fabrication and production implications.
- Manage multiple projects and timelines across functions and regions, providing clear documentation, specifications and handover materials for rollout.
Qualifications
- 5–7+ years of progressive experience in visual merchandising, retail design or exhibition/display design, with exposure to multi‑market or global rollouts.
- Proven ability to translate brand strategy and campaign concepts into executable VM guidelines, toolkits and planograms.
- Skilled in hand sketching and preparing 2D and 3D visuals to communicate intent to regional teams and vendors.
- Demonstrated project management capability coordinating across creative, production and regional stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of materials, fabrication methods and production cost implications in a retail context.
- Experience in prestige beauty, lifestyle or fashion retail is strongly preferred.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in visual merchandising and retail design, preferably with global or multi‑market responsibilities and exposure to prestige beauty or fashion retail.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Visual Merchandising, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, or related discipline preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in New York, New York, USA. Cerulean lists 1.488 open roles in New York, including 18 posted recently. The broader New York area accounts for 1.619 active listings on Cerulean, 19 of which are new. In USA as a whole, Cerulean currently features 3.512 open positions, with 119 posted this week.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 90,000 to USD 115,000 per annum.
Benefits
Fresh and LVMH sponsored training programs; Employee Assistance Program (24/7 confidential mental health support and counseling); comprehensive paid time off including floating holidays and summer Fridays; two fully‑remote weeks per year; fertility and family planning support (fertility services, adoption and surrogacy assistance, cryopreservation where applicable); paid parental leave at eligibility; travel & lodging assistance for care access; back‑up dependent care and tutoring; Fresh in‑store discounts and gratis; LVMH group friends & family sales; pre‑tax commuter benefits; health club and entertainment discounts; medical, dental and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match and additional employer contribution at eligibility.
Culture
Fresh fosters a collaborative, creative and inclusive culture with an emphasis on belonging and cross‑functional partnership. Employees benefit from brand‑level autonomy alongside access to the broader LVMH network, training programs and internal communities focused on DEIB and sustainability.
About Cerulean
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