Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Scott Wilson

London

Summary

Creative Visual Merchandiser with over ten years of experience in luxury fashion. Offering expertise in visual merchandising, the implementation of visual guidelines, concepts and events while driving business and ensuring the visual coherence and consistency of the brand.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Regional Visual Merchandiser-North/Central Europe

Prada
London
01.2024 - Current
  • Planning and delivering roll-out of monthly collections / store rotations across 27 locations within North and Central European regions
  • Installation of window concepts, popups, high-end events, trunk shows and caravans throughout region working alongside key stakeholders
  • Working and developing strong partnerships with North / Central European merchandising team, In-house engineering team, Visual Merchandising HQ team and store management across all doors to determine VM decisions based on business and linear analysis for location
  • Assisting store teams across region via remote work when unable to travel to specific country / city, ensuring store VM remains appealing and relevant for location

Area Visual Merchandising Coordinator

Louis Vuitton
London
01.2022 - 12.2023
  • Planned and implemented store zoning and rotations across 19 product categories
  • Coordinated new product launches and collections with category managers adapting in brand appropriate manner to ensure visual merchandising suitable to particular store needs
  • Photographed all rotations and shared with Paris central team via IWD application
  • Coached and developed store teams via morning 'daily moments' centred around VM best practices. Onboarded new starters to ensure VM maintenance in-store and to set-out the maisons expectations
  • Coordinated installation of windows, popups and multiple events throughout calendar year

Lead Visual Merchandiser [Multi-Store]

Club Monaco / Ralph Lauren
London
05.2015 - 06.2021
  • Planned and managed timely execution of monthly collections across 10 UK / Scandinavian doors according to VM calendar
  • Collaborated with store management teams to ensure visual schemes align with current needs of business and to adjust strategies accordingly
  • Worked alongside European Visual Director and New York HQ in coordinating new store openings
  • Team recruitment, development and leadership across region
  • Launched Menswear in Europe with focus on departmental growth by having clear VM strategies resulting in successful launch with menswear out performing expectations
  • Coordinated frequent store visits to provide coaching, training and feedback to ensure consistent visual execution and standards within designated region

Photographer's Assistant

Nicolas Wagner / Joseph Bleu
New York City, NY
03.2013 - 04.2015
  • Planned and prepared for all on-location and studio fashion shoots, location scouting, equipment lists, calendar, call sheets
  • Assisted photographers in execution of photo shoots including set up of sets, lighting, camera gear, image capture and post production
  • Publications - Interview, Tetu, Details, GQ, V Man, Sony Music, HOM, Carvil, Opening Ceremony

Education

LLB - Law

Durham University
Durham

Skills

  • Visual Merchandising planning and execution launching multiple product categories / collections concurrently across large overseas regional area
  • In-store installations / activations / events
  • Leadership and staff development
  • 360 degree view of business with ability to adapt and be dynamic within changing regional environments
  • Adobe InDesign / Illustrator

Timeline

Regional Visual Merchandiser-North/Central Europe

Prada
01.2024 - Current

Area Visual Merchandising Coordinator

Louis Vuitton
01.2022 - 12.2023

Lead Visual Merchandiser [Multi-Store]

Club Monaco / Ralph Lauren
05.2015 - 06.2021

Photographer's Assistant

Nicolas Wagner / Joseph Bleu
03.2013 - 04.2015

LLB - Law

Durham University

Similar Profiles

Create profile
Scott Wilson