Retail Merchandising Coordinator

Retail Merchandising Coordinator (Contract)

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Onsite Tue–Thu)

Duration: 3 months (possible extension)

About the Role:

A leading entertainment and consumer products company is seeking a detail-oriented Retail Merchandising Coordinator to support its growing retail merchandising team. This role focuses on merchandising operations, product information management, and cross-functional coordination for a large-scale retail business.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update assortment trackers, line plans, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Coordinate product information, imagery, and assortment updates across teams.
• Manage product samples for meetings, presentations, and photo shoots.
• Support merchandising, design, marketing, visual merchandising, and vendor partners.
• Attend meetings and manage follow-up actions, documentation, and communications.
• Ensure accuracy and organization across merchandising materials and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in retail merchandising support roles such as: Merchandising Coordinator, Merchandise Assistant, Buying Coordinator, Assistant Buyer, Retail Operations Coordinator
• Strong understanding of retail merchandising fundamentals.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Retail merchandising experience.
• Softlines, apparel, accessories, or licensed/IP product experience.
• E-commerce merchandising background.
• Experience supporting large product assortments and seasonal assortment updates.

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to a fast-growing consumer products and retail organization.
• Experience partnering with merchandising, design, marketing, and vendor teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale experiential retail initiatives and product launches.