Visual Merchandising Co-worker

Job Description

• Job ID: 353830

• Date posted: 11/07/2026

Our team within IKEA

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

What you need to know

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
• Leave entitlements – 5 weeks Paid Annual, Paid Parental, Family & Community and much more
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
• 15% Co-worker discount
• Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
• Co-worker uniform provided
• Free Co-worker parking
• Free benefits membership (savings and discounts on everyday expenses, entertainment, retail and well-being offers across hundreds of retailers and service providers).
• Bonus programme (where eligible)
• Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:
• This role is Permanent Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight
• The internal job title for this role is Visual Merchandising/Activity Co-worker
• Applications close Monday 27 July 2026
• You must have the availability to work 7:00am - 3:00pm Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend and public holiday shifts as required by business needs.

Application:
• Please include a portfolio showcasing your design work with your application.
• As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be required to complete pre-employment checks.
• Successful candidates will need to obtain a National Police Check.

About this work area

As Visual Merchandising Co-worker your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Contributing to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
• Creating inspiring and commercially relevant home furnishing solutions that improve people’s lives at home.
• Using your visual merchandising and design expertise to strengthen the IKEA identity through store layout, range presentation and customer experience.
• Planning, coordinating and delivering projects from concept through to implementation, ensuring deadlines and commercial objectives are met.
• Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the store to bring ideas to life and influence positive business outcomes.
• Communicating and presenting design concepts in a clear, engaging and commercially compelling way.
• Supporting a culture of collaboration by sharing knowledge, providing constructive feedback and contributing to team success.
• Being active and hands-on throughout the store, ensuring ideas are successfully executed to a high standard.

As Visual Merchandising Co-worker you are:
• Passionate about home furnishing and curious about how people live in their homes.
• A creative thinker with strong commercial visual competence and a keen eye for design and aesthetics.
• A creative thinker, with commercial visual competence and a keen eye for aesthetics.
• Experienced in visual merchandising, spatial planning, interior design or a similar discipline.
• Experienced using digital and design programs such as Microsoft Apps, Revit and/or SketchUp to develop concepts and turn ideas into reality.
• Practical and hands-on, with the ability to organise your workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.
• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Comfortable taking initiative, influencing others and driving projects to successful outcomes.
• Able to balance creative thinking, commercial priorities and operational execution to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Formally qualified in design, interior design, visual merchandising or a related field, or equivalent professional visual merchandising experience.

We need people like you

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!

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