Visual Communications Project Manager

Description

EVEREVE inspires women to move forward in their fashion so that they feel fully alive. By offering modern, curated trends from 150+ brands, including our own best-selling line-along with warm, genuine advice-we deliver a styling experience made personal. Our 110+ stores, booming e-commerce business, and fast-growing subscription box service, Trendsend, reach over two million customers every year.

Living our core brand values and treating everyone with HEART (humility, empathy, authenticity, relationships, tenacity) creates a shared purpose and collaborative community-and it's also a key part of our success. Join our team to help shape the future of an ever-growing, ever-evolving brand!

Location: EVEREVE's Headquarters- Edina, MN (onsite, not available for remote)

Position Overview:

The Visual Communications Project Manager supports home office visual merchandising and the in-store/field visual merchandising team. Reporting to the Director of Visual Experience with a dotted line to the Director of Field Visual, the Visual Communications Project Manager will partner in creating the tools and training for our teams to successfully execute strong visual presentations in our stores. This role will:

• Create and manage all visual communication documents
• Maintain and update visual merchandising standards
• Manage home office VM communication with cross-functional teams
• Participate in and support monthly in-store floorsets
• Support new store openings, relocations and renovations
• Manage billing, invoicing, inventory and sample management as it relates to VM
• Support and/or manage misc. department projects as needed
• Maintain and evaluate VM team processes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Visual Communication

• Photograph, create, and manage: (Using Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp)
• Monthly floorset documents
• Monthly window documents
• Monthly jewelry documents
• Any and all other visual updates as needed - (e.g. how-to's, substitution guides)
• Visual Merchandising Standards
• Partner with Store Operations and Marketing teams as needed to ensure VM information is being communicated at the proper time and within the proper channels
• Manage all email communication with the VM field team and individual stores regarding VM needs

Visual Merchandising

• Floorset Preparation and Execution
• Own calendar and scheduling of all prep meetings, floorset creation dates and cross functional involvement in the process
• Manage and track samples, identifying and tagging all items prior to floorset
• Organize transportation of samples to and from floorset and between other stores and the office as needed
• Participate in monthly floorsets to understand merchandising objectives and directives for the month
• Support buying in managing mark downs
• Photograph final floorset and samples to create communication documents
• Create, review and approve VM scenarios and alternatives as needed
• Window Document Preparation and Execution
• Assist with window and mannequin set-up
• Photograph and edit as needed for documents
• Other in-store merchandising set-ups as needed

Project Management

• Support new and remodeled store projects and processes in partnership with VM Directors and the Store Design and Construction team
• Build and manage all distribution lists for VM elements
• Keep tracking documents updated and accurate as needed
• Support in managing the VM home office budget, logging and tracking all expenses
• Any misc projects as needed

Vendor Management

• Build and manage all distribution lists for vendors as needed
• Place orders as needed directly with vendors
• Liaison between VM team, store teams and vendor partners
• Manage project timelines and communication between Evereve and vendors for shipments to new and existing stores
• Approve and track all invoices
• Communicate with finance regarding invoices as needed

Requirements

Skills you will bring to EVEREVE:

• 3-5 years of corporate visual communication and visual merchandising experience
• Experience managing multiple complex projects
• Ability to connect the dots and anticipate business needs
• Highly collaborative but can also work independently
• A demonstrated understanding of the apparel retail business and merchandising strategies
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and SketchUp
• Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, fast paced and changing environment
• Exemplary work ethic, positive attitude and can-do, self-motivated spirit
• Organized, collaborative, extraordinary with details and a great communicator
• Ability to work in ambiguity, has a growth mindset, takes initiative
• Can lift 50 lbs

EVEREVE Benefits and Perks:

• Self-Managed PTO: Time off is yours to plan and use as you need it
• Affordable Health Insurance: 80% employer-paid premiums for medical and dental for team members; 50% covered for eligible partners, spouses and dependents
• Parental Leave: Generous paid leave benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption to enjoy time with your growing family
• Flex Spending Accounts: Benefit from pre-tax savings for out-of-pocket healthcare or dependent/daycare costs
• Additional Insurance: Company paid life insurance and short-term disability
• 401k +5% Match:?Contribute to your financial future and receive a 5% company match with immediate vesting upon enrollment
• Fashion Discount: Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise purchased in-store or online, excluding Trendsend. EVEREVE team members are also eligible for a 30% discount online and in-store at Jaxen Grey.
• Flexible Work Model: Offers work from home flexibility with 4-day in-office presence to build connection with team members
• Culture of Purpose: Experience a culture of purpose and growth rooted in our HEART Values- Humility, Empathy, Authenticity, Relationship and Tenacity