Visual Merchandiser - Museum Store Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL Job Details Part-time 19 hours ago Qualifications Teamwork Merchandising Moving Attention to detail POS systems Full Job Description About the Museum Founded in 1964, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is one of Florida's premier art museums, presenting an encyclopedic collection spanning more than 5,000 years of human creativity. Located on the downtown waterfront, the museum welcomes more than 120,000 visitors annually through exhibitions, educational programs, community events, and an expanding calendar of public experiences. Position Summary The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is seeking a creative, organized, and experienced Visual Merchandiser to support the presentation and ongoing development of the Museum Store. The Museum Store is an extension of the museum experience. We are looking for someone who sees merchandising as more than keeping shelves full — someone who can create visual relationships between objects, tell stories through merchandise, and help make the store feel distinctive, current, and unmistakably connected to the Museum of Fine Arts. Working closely with the Director of Museum Experience and store team, the Visual Merchandiser will be responsible for creating thoughtful, engaging merchandise displays that reflect the museum's exhibitions, collection, brand, and overall visitor experience. This is a hands-on position for someone with a strong visual eye and previous retail and merchandising experience. The ideal candidate understands how product placement, storytelling, color, scale, signage, and store flow work together to create a compelling retail environment —and ultimately drive sales. Responsibilities Maintain and refresh visual merchandising throughout the Museum Store three days per week. Create attractive, cohesive product displays across designated store zones, tables, shelving, walls, and fixtures. Merchandise a diverse assortment including books, jewelry, design objects, stationery, home goods, textiles, children's products, exhibition merchandise, and MFA-branded products. Develop displays that connect merchandise to current exhibitions, the museum collection, seasonal moments, and museum programs. Work with the Director of Museum Experience on product placement, merchandising priorities, new product introductions, and overall store presentation. Regularly refresh displays based on sales performance, inventory levels, new arrivals, and changing museum exhibitions. Receive and integrate new merchandise into existing displays. Maintain visual standards including product density, organization, signage, pricing, fixture presentation, and overall cleanliness. Identify opportunities to improve store flow, product visibility, cross-merchandising, and customer engagement. Help maintain back-stock organization so merchandise can be efficiently replenished. Assist with major store resets and exhibition merchandise transitions. Communicate product needs, display opportunities, and inventory concerns to Museum Store leadership. Support the retail team as needed while maintaining a primary focus on visual merchandising. Qualifications Previous visual merchandising and retail experience required . Strong understanding of retail presentation, product storytelling, and customer shopping behavior. Excellent visual sense with an understanding of color, composition, scale, balance, and space. Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned areas. Comfortable working with a broad range of merchandise and price points. Highly organized with strong attention to detail. Able to move merchandise, arrange fixtures, unpack shipments, and perform the physical work associated with maintaining retail displays. Experience in museum retail, specialty retail, design, fashion, home, books, or other visually driven retail environments is a plus. An interest in art, design, museums, and contemporary retail is strongly preferred. Schedule This is a part-time position working three days per week . The schedule will be established based on Museum Store needs and may occasionally include additional hours for major installations, exhibition openings, seasonal resets, or special events. Physical Requirements Ability to stand for extended periods, operate a computer and point-of-sale system, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, and work indoors and outdoors during museum events. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with applicable law. Why Work Here? Join a collaborative team dedicated to connecting people with art. The Visual Merchandiser will receive ongoing training on exhibitions, collections, visitor engagement, and museum operations while working at one of Florida's leading cultural institutions. We Welcome Diverse Applicants If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We value curiosity, kindness, professionalism, and a willingness to learn. To Apply Please submit your resume and a brief letter explaining your interest in joining the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg.

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Visual Merchandiser No phone calls, please. This job description indicates in general terms the type and level of work performed, as well as the typical responsibilities of this position. Management reserves the right to modify, change, add or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodation so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship between Museum of Fine Arts and its employees. The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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