Visual Merchandising & Concept Specialist

Job Title: Visual Merchandising & Concept Specialist (AI & Trends focus)

Engagement Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor (100% Remote)

Experience Level: Junior to Early-Career (1–3 years of experience or high-potential talent with exceptional drive) - Fashion design background highly preferred

At THE/STUDIO, our vision is to empower individuals, regardless of their expertise, to unleash their creativity and bring their unique ideas to life through the production of custom products. We are committed to delivering top-quality customized products that not only exceed expectations but also provide a seamless and awe-inspiring experience via our exceptional team and AI-integrated systems. By shouldering the manufacturing burdens, we liberate our customers to focus on their true passions, driving them towards remarkable success and fulfillment.

Together, we turn dreams into tangible realities and shape a world where creativity knows no bounds.

Our headquarters are in Los Angeles, California, but we are a truly global company with team-members across the U.S., Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. We have gone to a fully remote working platform so that we can attract the world’s best talent.

All roles at THE/STUDIO are 100% remote from anywhere in the world, as long as you have all your tools and a fast, stable internet connection!

We know that some applicants will not meet all the requirements, so we encourage you to apply anyway so we can determine if something else might be a good fit!

THE/STUDIO is looking for a Visual Merchandising & Concept Specialist to take ownership of how we continuously inspire customers throughout their relationship with us.

Our customers come to THE/STUDIO to create physical products. But inspiration shouldn't stop once the first product is completed. A major part of this role is helping customers continuously discover what they could create next: whether that means expanding an existing product line, exploring a new category, developing merchandise for an upcoming event, or seeing their brand translated into products they hadn't considered before.

In this hands-on, execution-focused role, you will be the driving force behind our client inspiration initiatives. You will seek to understand our customers, learn what we can manufacture, maintain a rich internal inspiration library, spot key engagement moments, and turn raw creative ideas into clear, visually compelling recommendations that drive customer action.

The goal is simple: give customers meaningful, commercially viable reasons to keep creating with THE/STUDIO.

You will proactively identify products, ideas, trends, and creative directions relevant to individual customers. This includes:

• Curating product concepts based on a customer's brand identity, industry, audience, previous orders, or upcoming opportunities.

• Building curated mood boards and visual style references.

• Designing polished product recommendation decks.

• Creating concepts built around seasonal moments, product launches, events, campaigns, or cultural trends.

• Brainstorming line expansion ideas (e.g., turning a single pin or patch order into a complete apparel/merch collection).

• Surfacing product categories THE/STUDIO can manufacture that the customer has not yet explored.

You should be able to look at a customer's brand and answer: "What should this brand make next?"

You will create polished, client-facing presentation decks in Figma Slides that bring your product ideas to life.

• Curated References:
  Simple, fast-turn decks using curated product references, photography, visual research, and mood boards.

• Original Mockups:
  Detailed decks featuring bespoke product concepts tailored specifically to a customer's brand identity.

You will take ownership of deciding which format fits each situation and producing decks that feel thoughtful, premium, and easy for the customer to take action on.

You will leverage cutting-edge AI image generation tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) alongside design tools to…