Visual Merchandise Coordinator - ReqCode 2859894

About Express, Inc.:
Express is a specialty apparel and accessories retailer of women's and men's merchandise, targeting the 20 to 30 year old customer. The Company has over 30 years of experience offering a distinct combination of fashion and quality for multiple lifestyle occasions at an attractive value addressing fashion needs across work, casual, jeanswear, and going-out occasions. The Company currently operates over 600 retail stores, located primarily in high-traffic shopping malls, lifestyle centers, and street locations across the United States, in Canada and in Puerto Rico, and also distributes its products through the Company's e-commerce website, www.express.com.

Description:

The Visual Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the visual merchandising/marketing Brand and strategic testing process for an assigned gender of the Express Brand. This position manages and owns project-based assignments, coordinates merchandising, outfitting, marketing, and visual content. Develop consistent industry-leading, innovative, Brand-right visual merchandising solutions.

Specific responsibilities include:
* Coordinate all aspects of product related information specific to area of responsibility inclusive of product flow, planned promotions, tiered assortment strategies and communication to the field. Actively participate in seasonal Creative Brainstorm Meetings, Mock Store Builds and other corporate creative builds.
* Develop and execute Brand-right, sophisticated and elevated visual merchandising and marketing solutions for Brand and strategic tests of an assigned gender. Coordinate and integrate product, marketing, and visual elements, collaborating with Merchant, Visual and Marketing partners. Ensure cohesive and consistent content translation from Conceptual through Executional phases of the project, applied to all internal and external customer points of contact.
* Manage test execution to deadlines as outlined in the business, division, or project calendar(s). Ensure contribution from cross-functional players leads to merchandising success for the assortment; actively participate in pre-launch sample reviews, partnering with Merchandising team to advise and manage buys to store capacity requirements, store design, color guidelines, and seasonal marketing concepts. Obtain all applicable approvals of cross-functional reviews.
* Ensure complete and accurate visual merchandising content is communicated to stores effectively; ensure detailed and quality information in documents and all other forms of store contact. Applies to general visual standards for the test/ project, seasonal, monthly, or business required changes - including weekly documents, e-mail, and others as required.
* Prepare and present team content of initial and final floor walkthroughs. Manage merchandising and marketing solutions for integrated projections. Manage the delivery of visual merchandising content - general standards, seasonal content, and business-required adjustments - through clear communication in all documents and Brand Guides. ... To view the rest of this job posting or to apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button