What You'll Do

  • Take photographs of displays or signage.
  • Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
  • Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
  • Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
  • Obtain plans from display designers or display managers and discuss their implementation with clients or supervisors.
  • Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
  • Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
  • Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
  • Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications.
  • Collaborate with others to obtain products or other display items.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.5/5
Speaking 3.25/5
Critical Thinking 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5
Reading Comprehension 3.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Writing 2.88/5
Active Learning 2.88/5
Persuasion 2.88/5
Service Orientation 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Dependability, Integrity, Innovation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Visualization 3.88/5
Oral Comprehension 3.62/5
Oral Expression 3.62/5
Speech Clarity 3.62/5
Fluency of Ideas 3.38/5
Manual Dexterity 3.38/5
Speech Recognition 3.38/5
Originality 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Apple iOS Autodesk AutoCAD Computer aided design CAD software Email software Google Docs Graphics software IBM Lotus Notes Inventory control systems Microsoft Excel Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Netscape Navigator SAS

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.2/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.2/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.2/5)
  • Innovation (High importance: 4.09/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Apparel Merchandiser Decorator Display Artist Display Associate Display Coordinator Display Decorator Display Designer Display Specialist Display Trimmer Draper Fashion Merchandiser Freelance Displayer Grocery Merchandiser In-Store Marketing Associate Mannequin Decorator Merchandise Associate Merchandise Displayer Merchandiser Merchandiser Specialist Merchandising Representative Merchandising Service Associate Merchandising Specialist Model Dresser Presentation Specialist Pricing Associate Pricing Team Member Retail Coverage Merchandiser Retail Merchandise Stocker Retail Merchandiser Retail Merchandiser Representative Retail Project Merchandiser Retail Reset Merchandiser Retail Sales Merchandiser Retail Service Merchandiser Sales and Merchandising Associate Show Floor Decorator Showcase Trimmer Signage Team Member Stock Associate Store Associate Store Merchandiser Traveling Retail Merchandiser Trimmer Visual Merchandiser (VM) Visual Merchandising Specialist Visual Specialist Window Decorator Window Display Designer Window Draper Window Dresser Window Trimmer