Project Manager - Visual Merchandising
Brighton, MA
FreelanceHybrid$42 - $48 /hr
Posted June 09, 2025
Our client, a major footwear brand, is looking to bring on a Project Manager of Visual Merchandising and Operations for a 6+month contract. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days/week in the office (Tues/Wed/Thurs). There's a strong chance of this extending after the first 6 months.
This pivotal role involves project ownership, close collaboration with retail and wholesale Visual Merchandising teams, and active support for the visual merchandising design process. Serving as the primary point of contact, you'll engage with vendors, manage bulk orders, and uphold meticulous inventory control.
Assuming responsibility for project approvals, adherence to timelines, resource allocation, and leadership in meetings, you'll ensure the success of seasonal displays and rollouts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple high priority projects concurrently.
Operate within a disciplined calendar framework, coordinate seamlessly with vendors, and contribute to the development of in-store strategies.
Take ownership of the Visual Merchandising (VM) calendar, overseeing GTM, events, new store openings, and construction work backs.
Facilitate engagements for GTM, events, new store openings, and construction work backs.
Schedule kickoff meetings upon receipt of creative briefs and establish transparent workback calendars. Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, emphasizing key milestones and deadlines.
Monitor project budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality outcomes.
Draft contracts in collaboration with the legal team. Mitigate legal risks by implementing rigorous approval processes within the VM calendar.
Establish transparent communication channels to convey project goals and expectations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, managing the VM PO system, and ensuring streamlined approvals
Demonstrate a deep understanding of client brand guidelines, ensuring alignment with evolving consumer expectations.
REQUIREMENTS:
+5 years of hands-on experience in retail visual merchandising
Proficient in PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and Project Management tools preferred (Asana preferred)
Strong leadership skills, capable of fostering trust, collaboration, and teamwork within the team and across departments.
Exceptional collaboration skills, showcasing the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a dynamic retail environment.
Proven adaptability to fast-paced and growing retail brands/environments, with a focus on delivering operational visual merchandising strategies.
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
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This job was first posted by Creative Circle on June 09, 2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
EEO Employer
Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
About Creative Circle
Creative Circle matches creative and marketing professionals with hiring managers looking for talent. The above listing is for a position with one of our clients. If you're a good fit for this role or another we're currently working on, a recruiter will reach out to you directly. We only contact the applicants who are the best fit for the position, so if you do not hear back, please take a look at the other roles we have available. Thank you for your interest!
Job ID: CW6-1855951
Brighton, MA
FreelanceHybrid$42 - $48 /hr
Posted June 09, 2025
Our client, a major footwear brand, is looking to bring on a Project Manager of Visual Merchandising and Operations for a 6+month contract. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days/week in the office (Tues/Wed/Thurs). There's a strong chance of this extending after the first 6 months.
This pivotal role involves project ownership, close collaboration with retail and wholesale Visual Merchandising teams, and active support for the visual merchandising design process. Serving as the primary point of contact, you'll engage with vendors, manage bulk orders, and uphold meticulous inventory control.
Assuming responsibility for project approvals, adherence to timelines, resource allocation, and leadership in meetings, you'll ensure the success of seasonal displays and rollouts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple high priority projects concurrently.
Operate within a disciplined calendar framework, coordinate seamlessly with vendors, and contribute to the development of in-store strategies.
Take ownership of the Visual Merchandising (VM) calendar, overseeing GTM, events, new store openings, and construction work backs.
Facilitate engagements for GTM, events, new store openings, and construction work backs.
Schedule kickoff meetings upon receipt of creative briefs and establish transparent workback calendars. Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, emphasizing key milestones and deadlines.
Monitor project budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality outcomes.
Draft contracts in collaboration with the legal team. Mitigate legal risks by implementing rigorous approval processes within the VM calendar.
Establish transparent communication channels to convey project goals and expectations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, managing the VM PO system, and ensuring streamlined approvals
Demonstrate a deep understanding of client brand guidelines, ensuring alignment with evolving consumer expectations.
REQUIREMENTS:
+5 years of hands-on experience in retail visual merchandising
Proficient in PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and Project Management tools preferred (Asana preferred)
Strong leadership skills, capable of fostering trust, collaboration, and teamwork within the team and across departments.
Exceptional collaboration skills, showcasing the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a dynamic retail environment.
Proven adaptability to fast-paced and growing retail brands/environments, with a focus on delivering operational visual merchandising strategies.
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
Cornelia Wolcott is recruiting for this position
Email me to apply for this position
Refer a Friend
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on June 09, 2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
EEO Employer
Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Creative Circle.
About Creative Circle
Creative Circle matches creative and marketing professionals with hiring managers looking for talent. The above listing is for a position with one of our clients. If you're a good fit for this role or another we're currently working on, a recruiter will reach out to you directly. We only contact the applicants who are the best fit for the position, so if you do not hear back, please take a look at the other roles we have available. Thank you for your interest!
Job ID: CW6-1855951
Job ID: 482676211
Originally Posted on: 6/25/2025
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