Visual Designer

Job DescriptionJob OverviewThe Show Floor Visual Designer will create imaginative, eye-catching merchandise displays to attract customers' attention and drive sales by utilizing design concepts, color schemes, lighting, and display props. In addition, the Show Floor Visual Designer will work with AFW Management and the Staging team to create an inviting show floor for our customers.Job Expectations & DutiesTypical duties include but are not limited to:Commitment to AFW's safety policies and procedures and ability to promote safety awareness.Partners with the Staging Manager to prepare for and implement seasonal merchandising presentations and new visual merchandising initiatives.Partners with store management on key visual merchandising decisions that impact workload and sales.Researching to get an understanding of what is needed and coming up with design ideas.Tasked with visual design and staging, partnering with buying teams to develop effective display themes and color schemes.Regularly pulls, unpacks, and styles new products to create compelling and shoppable visual displays that align with seasonal themes and store standards.Maintains brand presentation standards by continuously updating vignettes and ensuring displays are clean, complete, and customer ready.Collaborates daily with staging, warehouse, and buying teams to plan and execute floor moves, product refreshes, and featured displays.Ability to utilize basic design concepts to enhance showroom presentation.Ability to understand and interpret AFW visual merchandising tools and direction.Ability to offer solutions to store-specific visual and merchandising challenges using brand standards.Actively participate in annual show floor inventory scans.Make specific new merchandise displayed as soon as it is received.Identifying and reading reports, tickets, and UPC labels.Ability to efficiently work independently under direct supervision.Maintain a clean and safe work environment.All training provided by AFW Job RequirementsInterior design degree or related field of education OR visual merchandising/or similar experience.Coordinate and work effectively with multiple departments to continuously improve processes, maximize efficiency, and exceed customer service expectations.Ability to efficiently work independently under direct supervision.Work as a team member by interacting and communicating with fellow associates in a cooperative and constructive way.Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies including but not limited to Storis, iPads, Excel, Word, etc.Ability to work a flexible schedule that meets business needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Education & ExperienceInterior design degree or related field of education OR at least 2 years of visual merchandising/or similar experience preferred.CompensationPay: Starting at $21 and up - Dependent on experience and educationPay Grade: $17.71-32.89At AFW we offer great perks: weekly pay, vacation and sick pay, benefits package (medical, dental, vision) and 401k matching!Physical RequirementsRequires the ability to maneuver in confined and, at times, congested areas.Requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, & bend for 8 hours daily.Requires constant use of arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back.Requires lift, lower, push and pull merchandise and display props of 50 Lbs.The Show Floor Visual Designer position requires lifting, bending, kneeling, stooping, and moving display props and accessories. Work EnvironmentFluorescent LightingConcrete FlooringThe climate is affected by external conditions, including extreme heat and cold.Considerable exterior noiseExtreme temperature fluctuations in the warehouseAmerican Furniture Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Working Safely is a Condition of Employment at American Furniture Warehouse - an Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.A pre-employment drug screen, background and fit for duty exam check must be passed upon job offer.