WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a skilled Visual Merchandising Assistant who will specialise in executing creative campaigns seamlessly and maintaining high VM standards across UK and Ireland distribution.
This is a hybrid position based out of our London office.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
- In partnership with the Creative & Visual Merchandising Manager, deliver all regional VM initiatives within
- our retail partner stores across the UK and Ireland region. Ensuring brand values and global aesthetics are
- adhered to while remaining locally relevant.
- Have a strong sense of design composition, and the ability to act quickly to adapt designs from global
- guidelines to work for regional projects.
- Ensure highest level of excellence in all creative and executional phases of work, including project
- management and quality control.
- Oversee the roll out of new campaigns to our retail partners. Taking ownerships of regional artwork, and
- briefing suppliers on the production and distribution of new campaign graphics.
- Resize and create regional assets from Global toolkits for retailer specific or national campaigns.
- Produce and maintain merchandising guidelines and planograms for retail partners, to ensure best in class
- visual merchandising displays, optimising navigation and education on all touch points.
- Manage the ongoing maintenance of permanent displays and graphics in our retail partners. Overseeing the
- re-allocation of VM tools, briefing suppliers on maintenance required for existing fixtures, tracking
- deliverables and enforcing project schedules.
- Work closely with retail contacts to build strong working relationships, gaining a clear understanding of the
- latest retailer processes, restrictions, and key change over dates.
- Update key stake holders on progress of merchandising guides and tools, and ensure merchandising
- standards are communicated to retail staff and store managers, to be upheld at all times.
- Share a clear and accurate weekly update of all work in progress during team meetings and be an avid
- participant during review meetings.
- Consistent monitoring of current brand and lifestyle trends, sharing observations of interesting and impactful
- campaigns or installations.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- 2 years of relevant design/visual merchandising experience - Beauty experience preferred but not essential.
- Ability to multi-task and execute several projects simultaneously in a timely and efficient manner, from
- concept to completion.
- Self-starter with excellent project management and organisational skills.
- Strong communicator with ability to articulate ideas and concepts both verbally and within written guideline
- documents and creative proposals.
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials, plus an understanding of technical drawings.
- Excellent problem solving skills and flexibility are a must to thrive and adapt in a dynamic fast paced
- environment.
- Collaborative mindset, capable of building strong relationships with retailers, VM field teams and all internal
- departments.
- 2D artworking skills and ability to prepare graphics for print is required.
- Software Skills: Creative Suites (Adobe Illustrator, Indesign & Photoshop) and Sketchup. V-ray is a plus.
- London based - ability to travel for store visits. UK driving license a bonus.
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
- A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long! (for applicable roles).
- A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with).
- Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
- Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
- A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
- 😊 Do the right thing
- 💡 Create impact
- 🌱 Respect small things
- ❤️ Care too much
- 🚀 Be the future
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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