What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist Visual Merchandising Creative position at Academy Sports Outdoors?
Who We Are
At Academy Sports Outdoors our vision is to be the best sports outdoors retailer in the country — but what truly sets us apart is our people. We’re a passionate, purpose-driven team that’s as committed to each other as we are to our customers.
We’ve spent over 80 years building a culture that puts people first. We believe in creating opportunities for growth, fostering meaningful connections, and supporting every Team Member’s journey. What fuels us? Our belief in the power of fun.
Here, you won’t just help customers gear up for their next adventure — you’ll launch one of your own. Whether you're starting out or leveling up, Academy is a place where fun can’t lose!
Education
Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
At Academy Sports Outdoors our vision is to be the best sports outdoors retailer in the country — but what truly sets us apart is our people. We’re a passionate, purpose-driven team that’s as committed to each other as we are to our customers.
We’ve spent over 80 years building a culture that puts people first. We believe in creating opportunities for growth, fostering meaningful connections, and supporting every Team Member’s journey. What fuels us? Our belief in the power of fun.
Here, you won’t just help customers gear up for their next adventure — you’ll launch one of your own. Whether you're starting out or leveling up, Academy is a place where fun can’t lose!
Education
- Associate’s degree in relevant field of study or equivalent years of related work experience required
- 2 years of related work experience required
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite
- Maintains elevated working knowledge Adobe Creative Suite
- Exceptional analytical and problems solving skills
- Strong Presentation skills - must excel at communicating complex information in simple to understand yet actionable ways
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal communication with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels within the organization
- Project Management - establishing key milestones & focusing on deliverables, following up with key stakeholders and delivering on time/on budget
- Strong attention to detail and sound problem-solving skills for technical and business issues
- Ability to prioritize and manage a large volume of work across multiple projects in a fast paced frequently changing environment
- Ability to produce high quality work that is very detailed, accurate and completed on schedule
- Responds positively to change, by embracing and adopting new direction and process changes required to accomplish goals and solve problems
- Direct all aspects of visual merchandising creative execution, including signage creation, fixture-graphic fulfillment, and reset coordination
- Partners on the implementation of new innovative fixture initiatives and serve as the visual merchandising strategy expert
- Partner with the Merchants to create customer centric signage programs that improve brand recognition, perceived value and customer experience.
- Work directly with stores and address store level challenges and establish strong relationships with key customer within their store operations and merchant groups
- Accountable for ensuring department level signage is upheld to the Academy Sports Outdoors brand standards and that operational feasibility and an elevated customer experience is delivered.
- Leads the category strategy, development and execution of department initiatives by assessing the effectiveness of current marketing elements and make data-driven recommendations to modify annual plans and integrated programs.
- Develop in-store signage and programs to support various departments initiatives. Create timeline for the execution and creation of the marketing materials and partner with visual merchandising, merchant and leadership on approval and on-time in-store delivery of the materials.
- Leads the end to end print production process for in-store department and category facing signage projects.
- Creates detailed signage placement guides and layouts for stores including adaption by store type if necessary.
- Leads in the execution of key seasonal and store wide campaigns and initiatives through Visual Merchandising programs, techniques, elements and signage.
- Tracks sales/margin and customer traffic data for departmental moves to verify ROI on visual initiatives.
- Duties may change; team member may be required to perform other duties as assigned
- Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
- Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior
- Regular attendance required
- Ability to work flexible hours such as evening, weekends, and holidays as necessary
- Up to 5% travel, overnight stays as required
Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.