• liaising with teams such as buying, design and marketing to create design themes and plans, often months in advance, including window and in-store displays, signage and pricing concepts. • conducting research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle, and associated target market features. • meeting with business, sales managers and retail managers to discuss sales strategies. • identifying and sourcing props, fabrics, hardware and lighting. • maintaining a budget and negotiating with suppliers of visual materials. • working with architectural features of stores to maximize the available space. • using artistic skills or computer-aided design (CAD) packages, such as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, to create visuals and plans. • if head office based, creating visual merchandising packs to communicate visual guidelines including layout principles, visual dressings and signage. • visiting branches to coach in-store visual merchandising or sales teams to interpret the...