Visual Merchandising Project Manager (Boston)

Robert Half’s client is looking for a Visual Merchandising Project Manager for a 6+ month contract role in Boston. This is a hybrid, 40-hour-per-week opportunity; candidates must be open to working onsite 3 days-per-week. This role supports wholesale visual merchandising initiatives across North America. The Visual Merchandiser will be responsible for partnering with creative and operations teams to execute in‑store experiences, maintain brand standards, and support sell‑through performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project manage and execute visual merchandising initiatives across assigned accounts
• Create clear visual merchandising guidelines and creative briefs for graphic and print update
• Partner with creative, operations, and production teams to ensure timely and accurate execution
• Coordinate third‑party visual merchandising vendors for rollouts and installations
• Support showroom setups, account presentations, decks, and special events
• Assist with market visits and provide recaps and insights to internal teams
• Ensure alignment with brand standards and wholesale guidelines
• Share project recaps, documentation, and insights with internal stakeholders
• Leverage visual merchandising and floor‑planning tools to support layouts

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of visual merchandising or retail project management experience
• Prior experience working in a corporate retail, agency, or consumer brand industry a big plus
• Degree in visual merchandising, fashion design, retail marketing, or similar
• Experience with merchandising software (RELEX, IWD, Scorpion Platform, or similar)
• Portfolio of relevant install, planogram, brief, or related work samples required
• Excellent project management and creative production skills
• Strong eye for merchandising, styling, fixtures, and store layouts
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Knowledge of current visual merchandising trends
• Candidates may be required to travel and occasionally work off-hours
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs when needed
• Self-starter
• Detail-oriented