Adobe Photoshop, Analysis Skills, Business Support, Communication Skills, Consumer Branding, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Field Trials, Genetics, Legal, Merchandising, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product/Service Launch, Project/Program Management, Retail, Sales, Sales Prospecting, Seasonal Design, Storytelling, Team Player, Visual Merchandising, Writing Skills
Visual Merchandiser (Temp to Hire) - City of Industry, CA
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Why BRIGHTON?
• We are an iconic and timeless women’s accessories brand that delivers quality, fashion, craftsmanship, superior service at a value to our customers
• We’re a respected and loved brand that’s been in business for almost 50 years
• Stable, privately owned and a debt-free company
• We have a following of consumers who LOVE our brand!information about the position
This is a temporary-to-hire position
Actual salary will be based on experience
About the Role:
We’re looking for a creative, strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling to join our Corporate Visual team as a Visual Merchandiser in City of Industry, Los Angeles. As an owner-operated company, everything we do is inspired by our founder’s vision and values - brought to life through our products, our store environments, and every interaction with our customers. At our core, we are storytellers, and every display, detail, and space we create is an opportunity to tell a meaningful story and invite our customers into it. In this role, you’ll bring those stories to life - translating ideas into visual experiences that feel thoughtful, personal, and authentic, and creating moments in our stores that inspire, connect, and leave a lasting impression.
Key Responsibilities:
• Partner with Buying, Merchandising, Design, and Store Operations teams to align visual execution with business priorities and sales objectives
• Develop story-driven visual strategies that elevate and express the Brighton brand in-store
• Collaborate closely with the Visual Manager to develop inspiring, creative visual merchandising displays that tell the story and inspire our store partners and customers to connect to our products
• Translate store feedback, field insights, and spatial challenges into thoughtful, strategic visual solutions
• Concept and execute floor sets for product launches, seasonal collections, and brand initiatives with a strong narrative point of view
• Adapt visual direction across diverse store formats while maintaining consistency and brand integrity
• Create elevated, clear visual guidelines that ensure consistent storytelling across all locations
• Support key business events - including sales meetings and other corporate events, ensuring visual storytelling remains impactful and cohesive
• Stay inspired by stepping into stores and exploring the retail landscape - seeking out beautiful moments, thoughtful details, fixtures, and fresh ideas, to gather insights, identify opportunities, and translate inspiration into actionable improvements in visual storytelling
• Partner with Merchandising and Planning to review performance of visual initiatives and identify opportunities to improve sales and customer engagement
Core Competencies:
• Exceptional ability to translate brand vision into story-driven visual experiences
• Strong creative direction, spatial awareness, and design sensibility
• Ability to think strategically while executing operationally
• Excellent project management skills and ability to juggle multiple initiatives
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to influence without direct authority
• High adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong analytical mindset to connect visual storytelling with business outcomes
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills Qualifications:
• 2-5 years of retail experience, including 2+ years in Visual Merchandising
• Experience developing, creating and executing story-focused Visual Merchandising strategies
• Portfolio demonstrating creative concepting and impactful execution, especially in storytelling displays
• Passion for design and creating emotional connections through visual presentation
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Adobe Suite and other visual merchandising tools and presentation platforms
What Sets You Apart:
• You are energized by telling brand stories through visual displays
• You balance creative vision with operational feasibility, ensuring stories are both inspiring and executable
• You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• You take ownership and accountability, especially in an owner-operated company
• You bring a solutions-oriented mindset and a passion for creating meaningful customer experiences
Culture & Environment
At Brighton, creativity and storytelling are at the heart of everything we do. Our corporate office serves as a creative laboratory, where ideas are nurtured, tested, and refined before reaching stores. As an owner operated company, we value agility, ownership, and personal connection - giving you the opportunity to make a real impact on our brand and customer experience
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Our company is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees.B
Brighton Collectibles
This may not be a true fairytale, but it's as close to one as real life gets. Once upon a time, in the late 1960s, there were two high-school sweethearts living in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles – Jerry Kohl and Terri Kravitz (who is now Terri Kohl). They met, fell in love and started their own specialty store while they were still in high school. Each day when class ended, they opened their store selling T-shirts and leather goods to their classmates. After graduating in 1969, they operated their store full-time.
In the next chapter, as storeowners, they experienced the challenges small stores face, such as getting merchandise delivered on time. Jerry had ideas for improving things. Coincidentally, a couple named Lee and Ginny, vendors of theirs who owned a business that made belts, handbags and sandals out of a warehouse in Redondo Beach, California wanted to phase themselves out of their business. A short two years later, Lee and Ginny decided to sell their company in order to realize their dream of living in New Zealand where the surf was better! So, at age 19, Jerry bought into their company, Leegin, and set out to fill their shoes supplying specialty stores with leather goods (while Lee and Ginny traded their shoes for fins!).