Senior Visual Merchandiser

Lilly Pulitzer

Job Type:

Brand Strategy
Our Brand mission is to inspire confidence and optimism, inviting everyone to shine bright and stand out. 
Our Brand vision statement is: “Create Your Sunshine, A Resort State of Mind”. 
Our Brand Equities are: Casual Glamour, Sunny & Spirited, and Charmingly Disarming.

Job Description

About the Position

The Senior Visual Merchandiser supports Retail stores in creating compelling seasonal presentations that align with the brand, enhance the consumer experience, and encourage full price purchasing and relationship selling in the retail stores. Collaborating with different teams, this position assists in executing visual merchandising, creative installations, and in-store marketing efforts. The Senior Visual Merchandiser assists in seasonal and new store openings, as well as brand presentations for the company.  

A day in the life…

• Executes VM strategies through the presentation of Lilly Pulitzer products lifecycle process.

• Drive healthy sell throughs and margins through the product placement in the Retail stores. 

• Provide clear and detailed seasonal and delivery guidelines for stores including refresh and off cadence needs. Create window options to account for regional buy differences and delayed style shipments.

• Responsible for reviewing the selling of key items, business drivers, and featured merchandise in the visual guidelines and modify based on selling.

• Partner with the marketing teams to align on and request seasonal imagery, in-store signage, window graphics, promotional displays and signage.

• Partner with design and merchandising teams on key looks to assure positive results are driven and aligned with campaigns.

• Help create, order, and execute seasonal propping to help draw customers into stores and create a positive customer experience.

• Review each store’s photos. Utilize each store’s merchandising photos as a training opportunity. Give constructive criticism and encourage the stores to problem solve. Be flexible enough to allow for regional and store profile differences to be reflected in the merchandise execution.  

• Support and attend store openings, off-site events, renovations, and non-seasonal company visual needs. 

Qualifications for the Position

• A four-year college degree is required, preferably with a major/minor within visual merchandising, marketing, or business-related degree.

• 5 years of visual merchandising experience, preferably in the fashion or retail industry. 

Our Core Values: The Lilly Way. Rooted in our bold, original, and inclusive brand outlook, these principles define how we do things The Lilly Way. 

• We take pride in the pursuit of excellence 

• We create our own path

• We become stronger together

• We operate with integrity

• We make the world a brighter place

• We continuously improve

• We have fun in the process

Doing Our Part

As a company we commit to corporate social responsibility.  We believe in doing the right thing for our people, the places we work, and our planet.  We believe in a respectful and inclusive workplace. We recognize the importance of serving the communities where our employees work and live. We are cognizant of the impact that our operations can have on the environment and actively explore and pursue environmentally friendly processes throughout our business.  This position is expected to contribute to the advancement of these principles. 

A Little More to Know…

• This position is classified as full-time salaried; it is exempt and is not eligible for overtime.  This position is eligible for standard company benefits. 

• This position is remote based, with some travel required to our home office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.  Travel needs will be determined by your supervisor.

• The position requires at least 45% domestic travel. 

• Given the seasonality of the business, this position may require flexible, additional working hours during peak periods.

• This position is expected to collaborate effectively with other individuals in alignment with our Core Values and Core Leadership Qualities.

• This position requires compliance with Lilly Pulitzer policies and a detailed Code of Conduct as outlined in the Employee Handbook.  

• This position is reviewed annually.

Lilly Pulitzer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, lawful off-duty use of marijuana, any other characteristic protected by law, or any combination of two or more of the characteristics listed here.

Lilly Pulitzer participates in E-Verify. Details in English and Spanish. Right to Work Statement in English and Spanish.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please contact the Lilly Pulitzer Talent Development Department at 610-878-5550.

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