Freelance Visual Merchandiser

Betty and the Brands — Brighton

We're looking for an experienced, creative and stylish Visual Merchandiser / Stylist to help us create beautiful, inspiring displays throughout our Brighton shop.

Betty and the Brands is an independent fashion and lifestyle boutique in the heart of Brighton's Lanes. We showcase the work of 40+ independent artists and designers, alongside our own collections, bringing together fashion, jewellery, accessories, artwork, homeware and lots of other beautiful things.

We're looking for someone with a really strong creative eye who can see how all of these different styles, products and designers can work together to create something amazing.

What you'll be doing

This is a hands-on, in-store visual merchandising role.

We'd love someone who can come into the shop and look at what we have, understand the different brands and their individual styles, and then create displays that bring everything together in a beautiful and unexpected way.

This could include:

• Creating amazing and eye-catching window displays
• Styling mannequins and outfits
• Bringing together different designers and products so they complement each other
• Re-merchandising the shop and creating new stories and focal points
• Styling particular areas, collections or themes
• Creating seasonal displays throughout the year
• Styling the shop for Christmas and other special occasions
• Refreshing the shop when new designers, collections or products arrive
• Looking at the shop as a whole and knowing what needs changing, moving or restyling
• Creating displays that feel eclectic, creative, beautiful and full of personality

The person we're looking for

We're looking for someone with style, individuality and artistic flair.

Someone who understands fashion, interiors, art and design, has a natural eye for colour, texture, shape and composition, and knows how to put things together in a way that feels effortless.

With 40+ artists and designers in the shop, the challenge is bringing lots of different aesthetics together without losing what makes each one special.

We want someone who can understand our existing aesthetic and vision, as well as the individual character of the brands we work with, and use their own creativity and experience to make the whole space work beautifully together.

We're looking for someone who already knows how to do this and can work independently.

Previous experience in visual merchandising, styling, window dressing or a closely related creative role is important. A strong portfolio or examples of previous work are essential.

Freelance

This is a freelance opportunity and we're flexible about how we work together.

It could be regular visual merchandising, perhaps once a month, seasonal styling, Christmas displays, a complete shop refresh, or additional visits when needed.

There may also be opportunities to combine the visual merchandising work with freelance shop-floor shifts if that's something you'd be interested in.

We're open to finding the right arrangement for the right person.

We'd love to see your work

Please apply with your CV and, most importantly, examples of your work. A portfolio, website or Instagram account showing your visual merchandising, styling or creative work would be great.

We'd also love to hear briefly what attracts you to Betty and the Brands and what you think you could bring to the visual merchandising of our shop.

If you have an exceptional eye, love fashion, art and design, and can bring together a diverse mix of independent designers to create a beautiful, cohesive and inspiring shop, we'd love to hear from you.

Application question(s):

• Please provide a link to your portfolio, website or Instagram showing examples of your visual merchandising, styling or creative work.
• What attracts you to working with Betty and the Brands, and how would you approach creating beautiful visual displays using the work of 40+ different independent artists and designers?

Experience:

• Visual Merchandising/Styling : 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person