- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Entry-Level
- Compensation
- €25,000/year
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
About Max Mara
Founded in 1951 by Achille Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Max Mara is an Italian luxury house distinguished by its refined tailoring, celebrated coats and modern approach to womenswear. Combining sartorial tradition with industrial expertise, the family-owned brand has built an international presence rooted in quality, functionality and enduring elegance. As an employer, Max Mara brings together creative, technical and commercial disciplines, with career paths spanning design, product development, retail and corporate functions. Its distinctive heritage and global reach offer a professional setting where attention to detail, an understanding of contemporary women’s lives and a consistent expression of brand identity are central.
Max Mara Fashion Group seeks a Visual Merchandising Specialist for a Milan store, combining visual merchandising, customer styling and assisted selling. The role is full-time, initially on a 6- or 12-month fixed-term contract under the Federdistribuzione CCNL, with 14 monthly payments; gross annual pay starts at the minimum for level 4 (approximately €25,000), with the specific amount based on skills, experience, qualifications and gender-neutral internal equity criteria.
Role & Responsibilities
- Create personalized total looks and support customers through styling and assisted selling.
- Interpret company guidelines for store layouts, product displays and windows.
- Collaborate on retail and store-image projects.
- Work toward qualitative and quantitative sales targets.
- Use digital tools and technologies in store.
Qualifications
- Aesthetic sensibility, passion for visual merchandising and a natural customer orientation.
- Empathetic interpersonal approach and energy in pursuing objectives.
- Strong styling sensibility, attention to detail and ability to interpret company guidelines for layouts, product displays and windows.
- Aptitude for assisted selling; the ability to propose engaging mix-and-match combinations, cross-selling and upselling is a plus.
- Customer-facing fashion retail experience and/or experience supporting visual merchandising.
- Proactivity, teamwork and operational flexibility.
- English is preferred.
Skills
Experience
Previous experience in customer-facing fashion retail and/or visual merchandising support.
Workplace
The role is situated in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position is EUR 25,000 per annum.
Benefits
Seasonal uniform, employee discount, meal vouchers and company welfare benefits. The role also includes in-store and online learning for ongoing development of visual merchandising and product skills, and opportunities for growth within Max Mara Fashion Group.
Culture
Max Mara’s workplace culture is shaped by its Italian tailoring heritage, with a strong emphasis on craftsmanship, precision and timeless design. Its professional environment brings creative vision and technical expertise together around a shared commitment to quality and the evolving needs of modern women.
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