Visual Production Manager

THE JOHN VARVATOS TEAM

The heartbeat of any brand is its people. The John Varvatos culture is full of passion, creativity, and rock n roll! With many opportunities for growth and career development, we are a company that has ambitious plans for growth, and each individual plays a vital role in achieving our goals. We recognize each individual's contributions and treat each other with dignity, respect, and fairness.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Visual Production Manager to lead and oversee all creative services and visual production initiatives. This role is responsible for developing innovative concepts, managing workflows, and ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest brand standards. The Visual Production Manager will play a collaborative role on the Merchandising team, reporting directly to the Director of Global Visual Merchandising.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts, techniques, and standards that establish JVE as a leader in the industry.
• Manage, actively train, develop, recognize, and retain top creative and field talent
• Own and manage projects full cycle - ensuring alignment with scope, timelines, budgets, and brand consistency.
• Manage store design group workflow, preparing projects for approval and coordinating input from cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with PR, Marketing, Retail, and Digital teams initiatives; support events, photo shoots, etc.
• Track and report project performance, budgets, and progress to senior leadership.
• Create, monitor, and manage budgets in partnership with the Creative Services team; implement solutions for financial or scheduling challenges.
• Oversee and streamline departmental systems, including databases, budget logs, invoices, and purchaseorder processes.
• Support new store openings, including design, furniture, and inventory coordination.
• Support showroom development through concepting, planning, merchandising, product placement, etc.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing creative production, design, or visual services teams.
• Strong background in creative strategy, retail environments, and global production management.
• Expertise in budget management and project management.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multiple internal and external teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in creative services, project management, or visual production roles, ideally within retail or a global brand environment.
• Experience in showroom production, merchandising, and store design strongly preferred. 

WHAT WE STAND FOR

• RESPECT: We treat our team, customers, suppliers, partners and planet with respect, always. We speak respectfully about and to others. We respect our customer's valuable time, and each other's. We work as a unified team and respect each other's differences
• RESOLVE: We are determined and we do not give up. We follow through on our commitments. We take accountability and face challenges with enthusiasm
• RAREFIED PASSION: We act with utmost integrity. We seek to continually improve and respond to feedback. We advocate for our brand, customer and product
• REFINEMENT: We pay fanatical attention to the details that make the John Varvatos difference. We strive to be exceptional in all we do.