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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
Other names for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:
Chain Sales Representative, Decorator, Director of Display, Display Artist, Display Associate, Display Coordinator, Display Decorator, Display Department Manager, Display Designer, Display Director, Display Manager, Display Specialist, Display Trimmer, Draper, Free Lance Displayer, In Store Marketing Associate, Mannequin Decorator, Merchandise Displayer, Merchandiser, Merchandising Representative, Model Dresser, Presentation Specialist, Retail Merchandiser, Sales Representative, Show Floor Decorator, Showcase Trimmer, Store Merchandiser, Trimmer, Visual Manager, Visual Merchandiser (VM), Visual Merchandising Manager, Visual Merchandising Specialist, Visual Presentation Manager, Window Decorator, Window Display Designer, Window Draper, Window Dresser, Window Trimmer Apprentice,
What do Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers do?
Take photographs of displays and signage.
Plan and erect commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
Place prices and descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, and signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
Obtain plans from display designers or display managers, and discuss their implementation with clients or supervisors.
Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
Consult with advertising and sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, and other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
Construct or assemble displays and display components from fabric, glass, paper, and plastic, using hand tools and woodworking power tools, according to specifications.
Collaborate with others to obtain products and other display items.
Use computers to produce signage.
Dress mannequins for displays.
Maintain props and mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections and applying preservative coatings as necessary.
Select themes, lighting, colors, and props to be used.
Attend training sessions and corporate planning meetings to obtain new ideas for product launches.
Instruct sales staff in color-coordination of clothing racks and counter displays.
Store, pack, and maintain records of props and display items.
Prepare sketches, floor plans or models of proposed displays.
Cut out designs on cardboard, hardboard, and plywood, according to motif of event.
Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, and drapes, as guided by floor plan of building and specifications.
Install decorations such as flags, banners, festive lights, and bunting on or in building, street, exhibit hall, or booth.
Create and enhance mannequin faces by mixing and applying paint and attaching measured eyelash strips, using artist's brush, airbrush, pins, ruler, and scissors.
Do you enjoy these?
Air brushes
Paint brushes
Hammers
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Dollies
Glue guns
Saws
Ladders
Locking pliers
Personal computers
Screwdrivers
Power drills
Power saws
Power staple guns
Rulers
Shears
Domestic sewing machines
Screwdrivers
Hammers
Power nail guns
Power saws
Utility knives
Technology used
Inventory management software
Office suite software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software
Data base user interface and query software
Computer aided design CAD software
Internet browser software
Electronic mail software
