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Altar'd State

Women's fashion retailer with charitable partnerships

Visual Merchandiser

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Chattanooga, TN, USA
In Person
RetailMerchandising

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 1 year of merchandising experience.
  • The ability to perform tasks requiring prolonged standing, sitting, reaching, kneeling, and squatting.
  • The ability to occasionally climb ladders and frequently climb and descend stairs, depending on the location.
  • The ability to lift and carry 30 pounds regularly without assistance.
Responsibilities
  • Support the Store Leader by executing merchandising and seasonal décor to achieve store goals.
  • Provide exceptional guest service through relationship building and an inspirational, well-maintained environment.
  • Lead the store's visual presentation, including product merchandising and window designs.
  • Foster a guest-focused team environment and anticipate guest needs.
  • Role-model company service standards and provide timely feedback to associates.
  • Reward and recognize performance, hold associates accountable for financial results and performance standards, and manage conflict.
  • Coach, develop, delegate to, and empower associates while involving them in decision-making.
  • Make recommendations on hiring, promotions, and terminations based on team-member performance.
  • React to product and presentation needs based on the business.
  • Maintain seasonal window décor weekly and conduct weekly window mannequin updates.
  • Plan and delegate workflow and execute task directives within designated time frames.
  • Use company reporting tools to assess store business, identify merchandising opportunities, track and analyze business results, and determine sales-maximizing strategies.
  • Teach product-flow, merchandising, and product-knowledge standards to the team.
  • Adhere to loss-prevention practices and report potential incidents to protect company assets.
  • Communicate with the executive team and the Store Leader or District Leader.
  • Coach the team on business-related visual-presentation analysis to achieve department sales goals.
  • Lead the guest experience through merchandising, seasonal décor, and in-store marketing.
  • Lead a creative community to drive sales through an inspirational store environment.
  • Interpret Home Office visual communications in partnership with the Store Leader and District Leader.
  • Partner with the Store Leader to oversee floor-set, window-set, fixture-placement, and overall visual-environment rollouts.
  • Maintain awareness of brand aesthetic and relevance to the store environment and communicate with the team.
  • Manage placement of new products and communicate product-performance observations and feedback to the Store Leader.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Bachelor's Degree is preferred.

About the company

Altar’d State is a women’s fashion and lifestyle brand that blends retail with social impact. It operates both in stores and online, offering thoughtfully curated apparel and lifestyle products designed to create welcoming shopping experiences. The company differentiates itself by its core mission to give back; it has partnered with over 4,000 nonprofits to provide food, clothing, resources, education, and support to people in need, locally and globally. Its goal is to help customers feel good about what they buy by supporting meaningful causes and building community through acts of giving.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Maryville, Illinois

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • September 2026 confirmed the $7 million Francesca's IP deal for Stand Out For Good.
  • Sioux Falls got Tullabee Kids expansion, showing the company still finds adjacent formats.
  • September 2026 brandmarch data shows 113 stores across 37 states, preserving national reach.

What critics are saying

  • Brandmarch logged four closures and only three openings in the last twelve months.
  • Malls like Leesburg keep shrinking traffic, pressuring a chain built on mall stores.
  • Francesca's integration can distract management and create an existential write-down if revival fails.

What makes Altar'd State unique

  • Stand Out For Good runs Altar'd State, Arula, Vow'd, Tullabee, and Tullabee Kids.
  • Altar'd State controls design, sourcing, pricing, and stores, with no wholesale channel.
  • Mission Monday and 4,000 nonprofit partnerships give the brand a sticky purpose-led identity.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Employee Discount

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