Visual Merchandiser

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we've been hiring friends since 1937-people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today's Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreamsand a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

Pay Range: $22.10 - 27.40 hourly

Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle

Do you have an eye for design and display? If so, we have the perfect job for you! As NFM's Visual Merchandiser, you will be responsible for creating a compelling customer experience by ensuring that room settings and stand-alone displays are cohesive, on-trend, and inspiring. This will be accomplished while taking initiative to add additional responsibilities, projects, and tasks to support Visual initiatives within the store.


Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Set the Stage: Create the overall appearance of assigned department while demonstrating an eye for quality detail with regard to design and composition, in keeping with brand standards
• Play Your Part: Approach tasks and deadlines with a sense of focus, urgency and attention to detail while delivering high quality work
• Communicate: Collaborate with Merchandising, Display, Facilities, and Visual Leadership to streamline planning and implementation of moves, spotlights, and floor sets
• Be the Expert: Keep up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and market trends
• Maintain: Implement visual merchandising strategies and current trends to support the store and drive sales
• Leave your Mark: Provide exceptional service to internal and external customers through professionalism, ownership and initiative

Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love-because that's what we love.


Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• Associate's degree in merchandising, display, design, art or related area or equivalent experience required
• 3 years of visual display or related experience, preferably in a retail home furnishings or fashion-related business required
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Good color vision and the ability to coordinate colors and styles
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work with little to no supervision
• Computer skills to include MS Office applications required
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends. Ability to work night, weekend and/or early morning hours based on business needs
• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn't limited to, criminal background check

Benefits: What's in It for You?
As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Inclusive culture - Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• You'll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM's 401(k) and you're eligible for company match after one year. NFM's 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer