What is Visual Merchandiser?
Visual Merchandiser is tasked with designing the floor plan and making three-dimensional designs to maximize sales. Both goods and services can be displayed to highlight their features and benefits. The purpose of visual merchandising is to make the appearance, layout and atmosphere of the store as attractive as possible, comfortable so that it can motivate customers to make purchases. Visual merchandisers play a role in the design of product layout and furniture in the store. Visual merchandiser is responsible for creating window displays that attract people to enter the store and shop.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Psychology
Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Customer and Personal Services
Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Design
Knowledge of techniques, equipment and design principles including in producing precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of the principles and methods to show, promote, and sell products or services. Includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstrations, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Pure Arts
Knowledge of the theories and techniques needed to create, produce, and perform music, dance, visual arts, drama and sculpture.
Skills
Active Learning
Understand the implications of new information for basic decision making and problem solving now and in the future.
Coordination
Adjust the actions taken, with the actions of others.
Creative
Ability to imagine and create original ideas, especially related to artistic work.
Problem Determination
Determine the cause of operating errors, and decide what actions need to be done.
Capability
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Smooth Idea - The ability to generate many ideas for one topic (total ideas are the most important, not quality, truth, or creativity).
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Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules and conclusions (including finding relationships between seemingly unconnected events).
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Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.
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Originality - The ability to bring unusual ideas or bright ideas to a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways of solving problems.
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Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or, to find out where other objects are in relation to you.