Visual Merchandising Communications Assistant

Department: Commercial

Location: London

Description We have a new exciting opportunity to join the Commercial Retail team at Mountain Warehouse as a Visual Merchandising Communications Assistant. Supporting our central head office visual merchandising team, you will be a key part in helping communicate visual merchandising guidelines and strategies to stores across 9 countries.

Key Responsibilities Producing Promotional Guidelines and Seasonal VM Packs

• Setting up VM packs for window guidelines for promotions
• Supporting with the creation of Seasonal VM Instructions
• Assisting with the creation of VM training materials
• Styling and dressing mannequins for windows guidelines

Editing Seasonal Images

• Using Adobe Photoshop to edit seasonal images
• Creating 2D artworks to build weekly, monthly, and seasonal store installation guidelines for the UK and International markets; including planograms, window designs and POS updates

Team Support

• Organising and maintaining previous communications for stores
• Organising and maintaining image banks

Effective Communication

• Developing effective communication across all levels of the Business, presenting new ideas and in-store solutions
• Close communication across the team Commercial Retail Team

Manages Self And Others

• Identifies process opportunities for improving efficiencies and supports system developments and improvements
• Coaches and supports the wider team with new processes and delivers best practice

Collaboration

• Working alongside buying, promotions, POS and field VM teams

We Would Like To Meet Someone Who Is

• Strong communication skills
• Experience in using Adobe Photoshop, inDesign and Microsoft Publisher
• Competent in Microsoft Office tools including Excel, Teams and Outlook
• Previous experience in a retail-based role preferrable but not essential

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
• Holiday allowance
• 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
• Pension scheme