Visual Merchandiser
Irrashaimase!
Location: London (Opportunities to work on our sites in Oxford and Manchester too!)
Working hours: 40 hours contract. Shifts between 7am & 6pm to suit. Monday to Friday. One weekend day per month.
Pay Rate: £25,000 - £30,000 Depending on Experience, skills and knowledge.
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, including weekdays and weekends. Shifts will vary according to business needs.
Job Purpose
As our Visual Merchandiser, your main goal will be to enhance the aesthetic appeal of our restaurant and retail areas. You will play a key role in creating a visually stimulating environment that reflects our brand's identity, promotes our products, and influences consumer purchasing decisions. This role is perfect for individuals who have an eye for detail, love for food, and a passion for creating engaging displays that attract and delight our customers.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing effective visual merchandising strategies in both the restaurant and retail spaces.
- Creating eye-catching displays and layouts that enhance the overall customer experience.
- Working closely with the branding, creative, and sales teams to conceptualize and execute promotional displays.
- Monitoring industry trends
- Research and stay ahead of visual merchandising developments.
- Regularly analysing the performance of displays and making adjustments to maximise sales.
- Maintaining inventory of visual display supplies and materials.
- Ensuring consistency of visual merchandising presentation in line with brand standards.
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience in Visual Merchandising, ideally within the restaurant or retail sectors.
- A strong portfolio showcasing previous work and successful projects.
- High level of creativity with attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of current trends in food, retail, and visual merchandising.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines and last minute demands
- A strong eye for detail
- Interesting for Japanese Culture
Skill Set:
- Familiar with Microsoft office and/or Google drive (Essential)
- Illustrator and Photoshop (Preferred)
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV along with a portfolio of their work. A practical task may be part of the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your vision can elevate our brand to new heights.
- Department
- Design
Japan Centre UNIT B, Park Royal
Employee Benefits
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We’re a fun place to work ~ !!
Challenging targets - but rewarding benefits.
Fast paced. Interesting. Dynamic team.
We want you to be able to talk to our customers with confidence about our menu - that’s why large amounts of our dishes are available as colleague meals - So you can experience the delicious food for yourself and then wax lyrical to our guests.
At JCG/Shoryu/Ichiba - we work hard - but we want you to be able to play hard too - We have some great social events & parties.
Takoyaki Tuesday - Wings Wednesday - many of our best ideas come from our colleagues - You’ll always be listened to if you have ideas that you want to share with us!
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Everyday is a SALE day
Our colleagues can enjoy a massive 50% discount across our restaurants and 33% discount across our retail stores.
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Did someone say Free lunch (or even dinner)?
Free staff meal on duty for restaurant and retail colleagues
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Pensions enhancement
3% company contribution towards Now Pensions
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Career Development
Once you’ve joined, if you then decide you’d like to develop your career with us, there are lots of opportunities – many of our Managers and Head Chefs joined us as Waiters/Runners and Kitchen Assistants.
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Employee referral bonus scheme
You can get £150 for referring a regular colleague, and £300 for referring a Manager. There is no limit to how many people you can refer!
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Guaranteed Birthday off
We give you a paid day off for your your birthday- so you can go out & enjoy with your family & friends!
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Extra holiday
After every 1 year anniversary, you will gain 1 extra day holiday up to 5 years.
TAK TOKUMINE, CEO
I am excited to welcome you to the Japan Centre family and share with you my passion for Japanese foods, traditions and heritage from my hometown Fukuoka.
Visual Merchandiser
Irrashaimase!
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