Visual Merchandiser

"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

• Location

  Sydney (Tempe)

• Employment type

  Full Time Permanent co-worker

• Department

  Interior Design & Visual Merchandising

• Deadline

  2026-09-15

Candidate profile (title) About this work area

Candidate profile (text) - Default language As a Visual Merchandiser your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
• Creating inspiring and commercially relevant home furnishing solutions that improve people’s lives at home.
• Using your visual merchandising and design expertise to strengthen the IKEA identity through store layout, range presentation and customer experience.
• Planning, coordinating and delivering projects from concept through to implementation, ensuring deadlines and commercial objectives are met.
• Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the store to bring ideas to life and influence positive business outcomes.
• Communicating and presenting design concepts in a clear, engaging and commercially compelling way.
• Supporting a culture of collaboration by sharing knowledge, providing constructive feedback and contributing to team success.
• Being active and hands-on throughout the store, ensuring ideas are successfully executed to a high standard.

Key responsibilities (title) Who you are

Key responsibilities (text) As a Visual Merchandiser, you are passionate about home furnishing and curious about how people live in their homes. You are a creative thinker with strong commercial awareness and a talent for transforming insights into inspiring retail environments that enhance the customer experience, drive sales, and bring the IKEA brand to life.

You are:

• Experienced in visual merchandising within a retail environment, with a proven ability to create engaging and commercially relevant customer experiences.
• Skilled in styling, space planning, colour coordination, presentation, and visual storytelling, with a strong eye for design and aesthetics.
• Knowledgeable in store layouts, customer journeys, and visual merchandising principles, balancing creativity with commercial priorities.
• Proficient in digital and design tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, and/or SketchUp to develop concepts and turn ideas into reality.
• A strong communicator who builds effective relationships and collaborates confidently with a wide range of stakeholders across all areas of the business.
• Comfortable taking initiative, influencing others, and driving projects through to successful outcomes.
• Practical, hands-on, and highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Committed to continuous learning and personal development, actively seeking opportunities to grow your skills and expertise.
• Passionate about creating inspiring, customer-focused spaces that reflect customer needs, home furnishing trends, and the IKEA vision.
• Formally qualified in visual merchandising, interior design, design, or a related field, or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience.

Team vision ( title) Our team within IKEA

Team vision (text) • This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.

• The internal job title is Visual Merchandising/Activity Co-worker
• This role is located on-site at IKEA Tempe
• You must have the availability to work 7:30am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend and public holiday shifts as required by business needs.
• As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be required to complete pre-employment checks.
• Successful candidates will need to obtain a National Police Check.

Recruitment Process Overview:

• Application: Please include a portfolio showcasing your design work with your application.
• Video screening interview: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a brief pre-recorded video interview.
• Hiring team interview: Candidates who progress to the next stage will be invited to attend an in-person interview.

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

• 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Local section (title) We need people like you

Local section (text) At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, “to create a better everyday life for the many people” inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing
• Having fun!