Area Visual Manager - WeHo

The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods. Through our work, we are committed to contributing to a sustainable future, both for fashion and for our employees. Authenticity is a core component of our business; we value it in our products and we celebrate it across our teams by encouraging every TRR employee to bring their REAL authentic selves to work each day. We’re hiring, and we’d love for you to join our dynamic team!

As Area Visual Manager, you will be responsible for the visual merchandising standards within a regional fleet of stores. You will have a visual lead in each location who executes across TRR’s visual merch standards: seasonal changeovers, mannequin displays, product placement, windows, day to day execution etc. You will be responsible for partnering with the visual leads to create a consistent visual experience across all stores, adhering to TRR’s brand standards and creative direction. You will be responsible for cultivating talent across the fleet and working together to raise the experience across the stores. You will be required to travel approximately 25% of your time. You will report into the Manager, Field Visual within the Merchandising department.

What You Get To Do Every Day

• Maintain brand creative vision and standards across a regional fleet of stores
• Lead visual merchandising execution in up to 2 flagship locations
• Responsible for visual merchandising execution in up to 6 neighborhood locations
• Influence product assortment through business analysis and partnership with the merchandising team 
• Accountable for the regional store presentations; including product standards, LP standards, and maintenance
• Own messaging in flagships and support neighborhood stores with messaging delivery 
• Meet Bi-weekly with the Manager, Field Visual to share photo package and review each location’s successes and needs for improvement
• Review store sales and make recommendations on changes to visual merchandising to drive store sales and improve the customer experience 
• Provide insight into trends, fashion, brands and culture to regional visual leads to ensure stores remain leaders in visual experience 
• Motivate the regional visual leads to uphold the company's visual aesthetics and brand standards
• Collaborate with allocation team to ensure adequate product levels across fleet of regional stores

​What You Bring To The Role

Minimum Requirements:

• 5-10 years of progressive retail visual merchandising experience
• 2-3 years of management experience preferred 
• Computer articulate including Google programs, excel, word, etc. 
• Ability to lift and move up to 25 lbs
• Ability to work early mornings or nights and occasional weekends 
• Ability to excel in a high paced luxury retail environment
• A well versed knowledge of Women’s and Men’s high fashion
• Energetic and collaborative attitude
• Problem solving and strategic thinker
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to Travel 25%

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience  with luxury or contemporary retail

The expected salary range for this role is $87,210.00 - $105,060.00. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Additionally, salary is just one component of TRR’s total rewards package. Depending on role, employees may also be eligible for a bonus program, incentive pay and benefits.

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The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with more than 30 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home—in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. We do all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as handling shipping and customer service. At our 13 retail locations, including our twelve shoppable stores, customers can sell, meet with our experts and receive free valuations.