Overview
Visual Merchandising Manager Jobs in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area at Spinelli Kilcollin
Title: Visual Merchandising Manager
Company: Spinelli Kilcollin
Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Visual Merchandising Manager
Reports to: Creative Director
Located: Los Angeles, CA (on-site)
About Spinelli Kilcollin
Spinelli Kilcollin is a Los Angeles–based luxury jewelry brand known for its iconic linked rings, clean architectural designs, and commitment to responsible craftsmanship. Founded in 2010, our collections are handcrafted in downtown Los Angeles, with a focus on creating a positive, long-term impact on our industry, our community, and our customers.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Visual Merchandiser who operates beyond traditional retail display, someone who can translate conceptual worlds into physical, buildable environments. This role sits at the intersection of Creative, Merchandising, and Production, transforming high-level creative direction into spatial experiences, fixtures, and retail environments that are both visually compelling and executable.
The ideal candidate combines conceptual thinking with technical execution, capable of developing ideas into detailed plans, sourcing materials and vendors, and ensuring that every environment reflects Spinelli Kilcollin’s design language and brand identity.
This is not a styling role, it is a world-building, system-driven, and production-aware position, responsible for both defining the vision and enabling it to scale.
Role Responsibilities
Spatial Design & Technical Development
- Translate creative concepts into spatial layouts, fixture designs, and retail environments
- Produce CAD drawings, technical plans, and visual references (SketchUp, Rhino, AutoCAD, etc.)
- Develop material palettes and finish charts aligned with concept and brand
- Understand scale, proportion, and how objects exist within space
- Bridge concept and execution through clear, buildable design documentation
Production & Vendor Execution
- Source and manage fabricators, vendors, and production partners
- Oversee the process from:
- Concept with Creative → prototyping → fabrication → installation
- Ensure feasibility of designs through material knowledge and construction understanding
- Manage timelines, budgets, and production constraints without compromising creative intent
- Be hands-on in ensuring things are actually made correctly, not just designed
VM Systems, Packs & Scalable Rollout
Develop comprehensive VM packs and guidelines, including:
- Store layouts
- Fixture specifications
- Material references
- Styling direction
Create “North Star” VM packs that define the highest-level creative expression of a concept:
- Establish the ideal execution of a retail environment or installation
- Serve as the benchmark for all adaptations across stores and partners
Translate North Star concepts into scalable, adaptable guidelines for:
- Retail stores
- Pop-ups
- Wholesale partners
Ensure all outputs maintain:
- Creative integrity of the original concept
- Clarity for execution across different contexts and constraints
- Act as the bridge between concept-level creative direction and system-wide implementation, enabling consistency without losing impact
Concept Translation Across Touchpoints
Take a single concept or narrative and translate it across:
- Physical retail environments
- Fixtures and displays
- Materials and textures
- Visual storytelling elements
- Adapt and evolve concepts depending on context while maintaining integrity
- Think in multi-dimensional brand expression, not isolated displays
Brand Expression & Cultural Awareness
Strong understanding of avant-garde, fashion-driven retail environments and ability to balance:
- Art and experimentation
- Commercial clarity
- Bring unexpected references and spatial ideas, not just trend-based VM execution
- Ensure all environments align with Spinelli Kilcollin’s visual identity and design ethos
Tools & Technical Proficiency
- CAD / 3D: SketchUp, Rhino, AutoCAD (or similar)
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Rendering / visualization tools are a plus
- Familiarity with production documentation and material specification
- Figma
- Notion for project management
Ideal Profile
- 5–8+ years in visual merchandising, spatial design, exhibition design, or retail environments
- Proven experience taking projects from concept to physical execution
- Strong technical and production knowledge (materials, fabrication, vendors)
- Experience developing VM guidelines or scalable systems across multiple locations
- Highly detail-oriented with the ability to balance creativity and feasibility
- Strong communicator, able to translate ideas across creative and production teams
- Experience in fashion, luxury, or concept-driven retail environments preferred
- Self-directed, resourceful, and comfortable operating across multiple projects
Compensation
$95,000–110,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
Perks & Benefits
- Paid Company Holidays
- PTO
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
- 401(k) + Matching
- Profit Sharing + Annual Bonus
- Jewelry Allowance
How to Apply
Submit your resume and a cover letter directly to [email protected].
As part of your cover letter, please include three cultural figures who inspire you (in any creative field) and a brief explanation of why. Applications will only be considered if submitted with all required materials directly to the email above. Impeccable references are required.
We look forward to learning more about how you can contribute to the continued growth and culture of Spinelli Kilcollin.
