Vice President Visual Merchandising Creative Director

Location NEW YORK CITY, NYStatus Full Time, EmployeeJob Category Creative/Design Job Description Vice President Visual Merchandising Creative Director Overview: Designs, develops and directs creative concepts for all merchandising projects, vendor promotions and marketing campaigns.Develops common display best practices and helps to facilitate/coordinate to the divisions to ensure total store consistency.  Initiate new merchandising projects via MCM turn-in process. Key Accountabilities:  Sets direction for all market brand merchandising projects and best practices Manages Project Directors and Project Managers.  Controls MMG/MCM quarterly turn-in process for merchant project requests Sets direction for all vendor provided graphics and signing. Sets direction for all storewide campaign strategies – gift giving, trend, holidays. Oversees Cosmetics. Ensure consistency between any division FOB best practices and new projects by providing creative leadership/art direction Oversees all project budgets Ensures appropriate communications for all visual merchandising projects Prototypes project installations as necessary Sets direction for all visual equipment Design, concept and develop all department environments Hire and manage freelance Project Designers Develop in-store solutions that integrate MCM storewide campaignsSkills Summary:  Excellent negotiation skills Ability to develop budgets and maintain finances of all projects Strong merchandising knowledge Design experience Excellent organization skills Graphics design knowledge Knowledge of graphic production Word, Excel, Graphic Design ability