Analyst Visual Merchandising | Trade Marketing Specialist

Job Title: Analyst Visual Merchandising | Trade Marketing Specialist
Location: New York, NY

• Prefer on-site but can be hybrid (2 days remote) with the flexibility to change remote days based on the schedule of the week.
• 3 days in NYC office.

Duration: 6 month(s)+ - Temp to Perm (or Temp while we’re interviewing Perm).

Work Hours: 9 – 5 M/F with some flexibility.

Pay Rate: $41.44/hr. on W2
 
Specific Skills Needed:

• Project Management skills.
• Experience in permanent merchandising.
• Mastery of PowerPoint and Excel.

 
GENERAL FUNCTION:

• The Trade Marketing Specialist supports the execution and operational excellence of trade marketing initiatives across multiple iconic eyewear and wearables brands.
• This role serves as a critical liaison between sales, marketing, operations, and external vendors—ensuring permanent fixtures, promotional materials, and marketing programs are ordered, tracked, delivered, and executed accurately and on time.
• The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities across brands and product categories.

 
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Visual Marketing & Merchandising (40%):

• Serve as a supporting role to initiate and execute Marketing tool launches, including campaign execution, visual merchandising, and in-store marketing activations.
• Provide support to the Trade Marketing Manager on digital assets and executions, for email marketing, social media, and digital advertising.
• Execute and Maintain Visual Merchandising standards per Global Guidelines.

Sales & Marketing Support (20%):

• Serve as the day-to-day support contact for sales teams through cross-functional communications related to Brand and Trade Marketing needs to resolve requests efficiently and accurately.

Marketing Operations (40%):

• Run, maintain, and publish weekly reporting needs for all Marketing Materials.
• Monitor inventory levels of marketing materials and availability to support sales and marketing needs.
• Coordinate and execute Tailor-Made requests (Permanent & Seasonal) from sales team for all marketing materials.

 
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• 2-3 years of related experience in Visual Merchandising and Trade Marketing Project Management.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to manage multiple brands, projects, and timelines simultaneously.
• Strong written communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and operations teams.
• Interest in retail marketing, visual merchandising, and brand execution across physical and digital touchpoints.

 
Top 3–5 Mandatory and/or Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in Development of Visual Merchandising.
• Strong Project Management experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to react, troubleshoot and problem-solve in real time.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Efficient communicator.

 
Top 3–5 Desirable Attributes/Qualifications:

• Proactivity.
• Attention to Detail.
• Sense of urgency.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Process-oriented.

 
Required Levels/Years of Experience & Education:

• Bachelors Degree.
• 2 year’s job experience or internships in related field.
• Desire to learn and roll-up-your-sleeves / can do attitude can make up for year’s of experience.