Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising

Company Description

Born/Co-founded in 2009, Maison Francis Kurkdjian is a luxury fragrance house that carries the name of one of the most celebrated perfumers of our time. Based in Paris, Maison Francis Kurkdjian is a Maison housed under LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. The Maison is known for its creativity, know-how, product quality, global upscale distribution, and customer experience.

Designed out of the tradition of a luxury perfumery, the fragrance nevertheless advocates a contemporary vision of the art, of creating and wearing perfume. Maison Francis Kurkdjian has a very selective distribution network in more than 45 countries over the world within the ultra‑premium segment of the market. In the US and North America, products are sold at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and select Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Holt Renfrew and Nordstrom stores as well as the Maison Francis Kurkdjian boutique in the Miami Design District and Houston River Oaks.

The Assistant Manager, Visual Merchandising will support the creation, planning and implementation of visual merchandising through the US, Canada, and Mexico in adherence to the Maison Francis Kurkdjian visual standards. The role supports VM production for outposts, campaigns or repush creative, and events (VIC, Press, KOL, Friends of the Maison, in‑store experience). It ensures the visual standards of Maison Francis Kurkdjian are exemplified through planning and production results, while working closely with production vendors, retailer partners, the Manager, Visual Merchandising, and the Visual Team  Assistant Manager reports directly to the Manager, Visual Merchandising.

• Support the Manager, Visual Merchandising in the creation of design layouts, formal proposal presentations, and VM production for Events, VIC, KOL, and in‑store experiences.
• Assist the Manager in reviewing production material and prototypes with vendors for campaigns, repushes, pop‑ups, outposts, and window production.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Events and Training teams on singular and small‑scaled visual merchandising requests.
• Collaborate with Operations Manager, Store Design and Visual Merchandising on POSM forecasting for future campaigns, repushes, and new store openings.
• Coordinate with production vendors on VM tool forecasting and ordering for future campaigns, repushes, new store openings, and semi‑customization.
• Create VM distribution lists per campaign or repush for the US, Canada, and Mexico.
• Ensure design process delivers on time, on budget, and with qualitative results.
• Prepare visual presentations recapping projects for HQ, the North America team, and retailers.
• Develop visual merchandising proposals for HQ, the North America team, and retailers.
• Design and adapt visual merchandising schematic designs for the US, Canada, and Mexico markets using Adobe Suite software.
• Lay out VM schematics for new store openings and semi‑customization locations using Sketch Up software.
• Manage travel schedules to support production prototypes with vendors, business needs, or installations.
• Self‑manage travel expenses and budgets.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed, averaging 20% quarterly.

6‑7 years of experience in Visual Merchandising, preferably with a background in design production, planning and implementation. Exceptional visual standards and the ability to execute the Maison Francis Kurkdjian visual direction. Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written. Solution‑oriented with a strong sense of ownership. Able to oversee multiple simultaneous projects and work flexible hours, including early mornings, overnight, evenings and weekends.

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