Overview
Visual Merchandising Manager Jobs in Bozeman, USA at Activate Talent
Position: 57982523952 – Visual Merchandising Manager
Visual Merchandising Manager / Senior Manager
Location:
100% Remote
Type:
Full-time
Schedule:
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm PST
About the Client
Our client is a modern, fast-growing fragrance brand in the beauty space, focused on creating emotion-driven scents inspired by memories, moods, and personal experiences
.
Originally founded in 2015 and relaunched in recent years under new creative direction, the brand has built strong momentum through a community-first and digital-native approach
, leveraging social media and creator partnerships to drive awareness and demand.
Today, it operates across both direct-to-consumer and retail channels
, with strong partnerships with major global beauty retailers like Sephora and a rapidly expanding international footprint across North America, Europe, and beyond.
From a product perspective, the company focuses on:
- Fine fragrances and body products
- Clean, responsibly sourced ingredients
- Transparent formulation and storytelling-led branding
About the Role
The Visual Merchandising Manager/Senior Manager is responsible for concepting, designing, and executing high-impact visual merchandising programs across global retail partners, with a strong emphasis on Sephora and in-person activations. This role blends strong graphic design skills with practical production knowledge to deliver premium, on-brand retail experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and execute visual merchandising updates for global retail partners, including 5×7 signs, shelf strips, tables, endcaps, and other in-store touchpoints.
- Plan, design, and execute larger in-person activations and VM expressions such as windows, towers, pop-ups, and booths.
- Own end-to-end graphic design for VM assets, ensuring consistent brand expression and strong in-store impact.
- Create production-ready files that account for bleeds, dielines, material choices, finishes, and font sizes appropriate for store legibility.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Brand, Marketing, Sales, Retail) to align VM concepts with campaign objectives and commercial priorities.
- Partner with external vendors and production partners to ensure technical feasibility, quality execution, and on‑time delivery.
- Apply prior Sephora and event/activation experience to navigate guidelines, timelines, and approval processes (strongly preferred).
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality standards.
- Proof and verify all pricing, copy, and legal text on VM assets before final release.
Qualifications
- 5–8+ years of experience in visual merchandising and/or graphic design for retail, ideally in beauty, fragrance, or premium consumer brands.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating retail VM, in‑store communications, and activation/event work.
- Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
- Solid understanding of print production and fabrication, including materials, finishes, and mechanical requirements.
- Direct experience working with Sephora (required/preferred depending on level); events/experiential marketing experience is a strong plus.
- Extremely detail‑oriented with the ability to work quickly and accurately under tight timelines.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working with cross‑functional teams and external vendors.
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Title: Visual Merchandising Manager
Company: Activate Talent
Location: Bozeman, USA
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