Visual Merchandising Assistant

At Phillip Jeffries, we believe walls tell stories. What started in 1976 as a small family business with ten grasscloths in a New Jersey garage has grown into a global luxury wallcovering brand trusted by designers and architects around the world. While we have grown, our values have stayed the same: craftsmanship, creativity, and meaningful connections.

We are currently seeking a Visual Merchandising Assistant to join our team based out of our Fairfield, NJ headquarters. This role follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week onsite and the remaining days working remotely. Standard hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm...

About the role:

The Visual Merchandising Assistant plays a key role in driving showroom growth, display effectiveness, and merchandising execution across the Phillip Jeffries showroom network. This position is responsible for coordinating visual merchandising initiatives, supporting showroom launches, maintaining merchandising standards, and ensuring visual displays effectively support brand storytelling, customer engagement, and sales performance.

Working closely with Showroom, Sales, Product Marketing, Product Development, and Operations teams, this role serves as a critical partner in bringing merchandising strategies to life while ensuring a consistent luxury experience across all showroom locations. This role reports to the Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager.

What You Will Be Doing:

Showroom Merchandising

• Select showroom vignettes using established visual merchandising frameworks, product priorities, and regional showroom needs
• Manage Master Collection Rotations and Master Item Rotations to maintain accurate and impactful showroom presentations
• Optimize showroom wing rotations based on product launches, sales priorities, and showroom objectives
• Coordinate the planning, ordering, tracking, and installation of vignette materials
• Partner with Showroom and Sales Managers to support merchandising priorities and showcase products effectively within local markets
• Support new product launches through merchandising execution, rollout planning, and showroom readiness initiatives
• Coordinate pegboard projects, installations, and merchandising deliverables across multiple showroom locations
• Prepare and adapt merchandising collateral including brochures, posters, magazines, wing tags, flat lays, and other showroom materials

Creative Visual Merchandising

• Support the installation, refinement, and execution of visual displays that reflect Phillip Jeffries’ luxury brand standards
• Adapt merchandising concepts to meet regional showroom needs while maintaining consistency across locations
• Identify opportunities to enhance display presentation, product storytelling, and showroom engagement
• Assist with rollout planning and onsite execution of visual merchandising initiatives
• Ensure showroom displays are executed accurately and in alignment with established merchandising standards

Project Management & Operations

• Maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables for showroom launches, installations, and merchandising initiatives
• Coordinate showroom openings, installations, audits, and rollout activities across the Phillip Jeffries showroom network
• Source, onboard, and coordinate wallcovering installers to support showroom projects
• Manage installation schedules, project logistics, and operational readiness for new showroom openings
• Collaborate with Partner Showrooms to support merchandising setup, onboarding, and display execution
• Utilize project management tools to track progress and ensure execution against deadlines and budgets
• Train showroom teams on visual merchandising standards and presentation expectations

Showroom Experience

• Conduct showroom audits to ensure adherence to visual merchandising standards and brand presentation guidelines
• Analyze showroom performance, merchandising effectiveness, and regional sales trends to identify opportunities for improvement
• Monitor industry, retail, hospitality, and design trends to enhance the customer experience
• Provide recommendations to improve showroom presentation, merchandising effectiveness, and operational consistency
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen visual merchandising processes and showroom performance

What You Bring

Experience and Education

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in luxury visual merchandising, showroom coordination, retail display, or related experiential environments
• Experience supporting showroom launches, merchandising rollouts, display refreshes, or branded customer experiences
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects, timelines, and operational deliverables
• Ability to travel approximately 1–2 days per month for showroom support, installations, and launch initiatives

Skills

• Understanding of visual merchandising principles, product presentation, and customer experience
• Ability to maintain consistent brand presentation across showroom displays and merchandising collateral
• Project coordination and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to interpret merchandising layouts and execute within established brand standards
• Ability to analyze data and operational reporting to drive decisions and accountability
• Excellent attention to detail and strong follow-through
• Ability to work independently while exercising sound judgment

Systems and Tools

• Adobe Photoshop and SketchUp
• Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint Microsoft Teams
• Project management, merchandising tracking, and showroom audit tools

Personal Attributes

• Highly detail-oriented with a strong focus on execution quality and consistency
• Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
• Comfortable balancing planning responsibilities with hands-on installation support
• Professional and collaborative in showroom, vendor, and cross-functional environments
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences and luxury brand environments

Why Phillip Jeffries?

As a purpose-driven organization, we truly believe that where you work matters. We are committed to creating an organization with a higher purpose, a place where our talented team can truly flourish. Phillip Jeffries believes in creating an environment with opportunities to grow personally and financially, offering volunteer opportunities that support our community and environment as well as extending a rich benefits package to care for our most valuable assets, our team.

Compensation Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $60,000 - $68,000, based on your experience.
• Company bonus program
• Annual Cost of Living Increase
• Retirement Plan - company automatically contributes approximately 10% of your annual compensation

Health Benefits:

• Medical Coverage – low cost to the employee
  • Spouse/ Domestic Partner/ Civil Union Partner Coverage
  • Family Coverage
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Prescription Plan
• Dental and vision coverage
• Access to ComPsych, confidential mental health support, counseling, and life resources for you and your family
• Tax advantages through Flexible Spending Accounts that allow you to pay for specific healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars

Other PJ Perks & Benefits:

• 16 Paid days off per calendar year
• 13 Paid holidays

• Thoughtful onboarding plans that outline 30/60/90 goals and trainings.
• Earn Paid time off for community service - Up to 3 days per year
  
• Access to Working Advantage, providing exclusive discounts on travel, entertainment, shopping, and everyday purchases
• Budget towards learning and development support (courses, certifications, conferences)
• Employee Discount on PJ Wallcoverings

Phillip Jeffries is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.