Senior Manager, Retail Visual Merchandising

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🕒 March 17

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Squishable

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2007

🛒 Retail

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

Retail • B2C • eCommerce

Squishable is a company that specializes in creating and selling plush toys with unique and whimsical designs. These products are available in various categories such as standard sizes, mini sizes, undercovers, and themed collections like comfort foods and mystery Squishables. They offer a range of styles for holidays and special occasions and even have rare and retiring models. The company is known for their community engagement, frequently allowing fans to vote on new designs and submit their own. Squishable's products can be purchased through their online store or at official retail partner locations, offering joy and cuddly fun to their diverse customer base.

📋 Description

• Drive retail visual strategy by originating and advancing retail store design concepts and in-store experiences for a fleet of stores across the country, including new store layouts, seasonal presentations, specialty installations, and reacting to the changing needs of an evolving brand. • Lead brand-focused design execution by creating and maintaining brand standards, visual and signage guidelines, and merchandising directives, ensuring consistency with brand identity and retail best practices. • Manage implementation across the fleet by overseeing the design of new store openings, remodels, and seasonal refreshes, working closely with cross-functional partners, external vendors, and store teams to source, fabricate and manage installation for fixtures and branding. • Inspire innovation and trend adoption by monitoring retail, design, and cultural trends to proactively evolve Squishable’s in-store experience and keep the brand fresh, fun, and relevant. Provide guidance and training to ensure standards are consistently upheld. • Lead and develop a team by managing and mentoring a small group of direct reports, fostering creativity and accountability while building strong collaboration with store and HQ partners. • Execute hands-on implementation by participating directly in bringing the visual strategy to life in stores, building fixtures, setting displays, and ensuring that design concepts translate seamlessly from plan to physical execution.

🎯 Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in multi-unit retail store design and visual merchandising management, with at least 1–2 years of experience managing a team. • Ideal candidates will have a background in gift, toy, or hard goods retail. • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Google Suite, and related design tools. • Understanding and familiarity with the use of a space design tool, such as SketchUp, or a willingness to learn • Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills; ability to balance creative vision with operational execution. • Up-to-date knowledge of retail design trends and best practices with the ability to apply them to a playful, brand-focused retail environment. • Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time and lift up to 40 lbs. unassisted. • Willingness to travel 50%-70% of the time across the U.S. to support store openings, installations, trainings, and visual rollouts.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) matching • Dental Insurance • Medical insurance (100% employer-paid option!) • Vision insurance • Paid time off (18 days of PTO per year, plus 2 floating holidays and 9 recognized company holidays!)