Job Title: Visual Merchandiser
Location: Apopka, FL | Marketing & Creative
Reports To: Art Director
Direct Reports: Creative Director
FLSA Status: Exempt (Salaried)
ABOUT US
LiveTrends Design Group is a recognized leader in the global home décor industry, bringing inspiration, creativity, and joy to more than 13 million homes each year. By blending the timeless beauty of Nature with the power of Art, we create distinctive products and experiences that are redefining the home décor landscape across North America and Europe.
Driven by innovation, exceptional design, and a passion for excellence, our brands: LiveTrends, Urban Jungle, and BeYou, are trusted by many of the world's leading retailers, including Lowe's, Target, Costco, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Publix, and more.
Just as importantly, we have built a workplace culture as remarkable as the products we create. LiveTrends was recently recognized as a Top Workplace and earned additional Top Workplace Culture Excellence Awards for Leadership, Purpose & Values, Innovation, Employee Appreciation, and Professional Development, an achievement that reflects our commitment to developing great people, fostering creativity, and building an environment where employees can thrive.
At LiveTrends, we are not just creating products for homes, we are creating opportunities for talented people to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact every day.
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
Visual Merchandising & Space Design
- The Visual Merchandiser is responsible for designing and curating physical brand environments that bring LiveTrends collections, trends, and product stories to life.
- This role creates engaging retail showrooms, customer presentation spaces, trade show environments, photo shoot sets, support sales growth, and strengthen brand identity.
- The ideal candidate is highly creative, trend-aware, hands-on, and capable of transforming concepts into visually compelling environments that showcase LiveTrends products in innovative and commercially effective ways.
Showroom & Retail Environment Design
- Design and execute seasonal showroom layouts that effectively communicate LiveTrends collections, product stories, and merchandising strategies.
- Create visually compelling product presentations that align with seasonal themes, trend forecasts, and customer preferences.
- Develop retail display concepts that support customer presentations and retailer merchandising initiatives.
- Curate cohesive visual experiences that highlight product features, color stories, and trend direction.
- Continuously refresh showroom environments to reflect new collections and business priorities.
Product Styling & Storytelling
- Style products for showrooms, customer meetings, photography sessions, videos, and special events.
- Create visual narratives that connect products to lifestyle trends and consumer inspiration.
- Develop merchandising strategies that maximize product visibility, impact, and sell-through potential.
- Ensure all displays consistently reflect LiveTrends brand standards and design philosophy.
- Collaborate with Product Design, Marketing, and Sales teams to communicate collection concepts effectively.
Trade Shows & Events
- Design and coordinate trade show booths, customer events, and exhibition environments.
- Plan layouts, product placement, signage, graphics, and experiential elements.
- Manage setup, installation, teardown, and transportation logistics for displays and events.
- Ensure brand consistency across all event environments and customer-facing spaces.
- Support retailer presentations and special merchandising initiatives as needed.
Set Design & Creative Production Support
- Design and build environments for photography, video production, social media content, and marketing campaigns.
- Source props, furniture, fixtures, décor, and supporting materials to enhance visual storytelling.
- Collaborate with photographers, graphic designers, marketers, and creative teams to execute campaign concepts.
- Maintain organization and inventory of styling materials, props, and display assets.
- Ensure all sets align with campaign objectives and seasonal creative direction.
Sourcing & Installation
- Source materials, fixtures, furnishings, signage, props, and display components within budget.
- Manage vendor relationships related to merchandising materials and display elements.
- Construct, install, and maintain merchandising displays and showroom environments.
- Coordinate deliveries, setup schedules, and project timelines.
- Troubleshoot installation challenges and implement creative solutions as needed.
Project Management & Collaboration
- Manage multiple merchandising projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and budget expectations.
- Collaborate with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, and Executive Leadership teams.
- Maintain project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Continuously evaluate display effectiveness and recommend improvements.
- Stay current on visual merchandising, retail design, consumer trends, and industry best practices.
