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Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager
@ University Of Toronto Press
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
University of Toronto Press is hiring a part-time Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager for its U of T Bookstore at St George Campus. The role creates in-store displays and seasonal campaigns, and trains other staff on visual standards. Pay is $24.50 to $26.50 per hour.
Pay:
$24.50–$26.50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain in-store product displays aligned with brand
- Execute seasonal campaigns, promotions and product launches
- Refresh displays based on inventory, sales and trends
- Conduct visual audits and improve store presentation
- Train and supervise staff on merchandising standards
Requirements summary:
- 3 years of retail visual merchandising experience
- Strong understanding of retail presentation and spatial design
- Ability to lift, move and install displays and shelving
- Excellent eye for detail and aesthetics
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Design & creative |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
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University Of Toronto Press
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Founded in 1901, UTP is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America.
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Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press is Canada’s leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. In 2026, UTP will celebrate 125 years of publishing world-leading scholarship that informs, broadens perspectives and promotes critical dialogue. With the mission to connect ideas for a better world, UTP operates three business units. The Publishing Division publishes 250 new book titles per year and 80 journals, with a backlist that includes over 10,000 book titles and 75,000 journal articles. UTP is widely recognized internationally for its content covering a vast array of disciplines in medical and health sciences, business, law, education, political science and policy, sociology, general history, philosophy, and literature, among other areas.
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- 7,054
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- 195
- Reported office locations
- 800 Bay Street, Mezzanine Level, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3A9, CA
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- University of Toronto Press
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- 153,731
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Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press is Canada’s leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. In 2026, UTP will celebrate 125 years of publishing world-leading scholarship that informs, broadens perspectives and promotes critical dialogue. With the mission to connect ideas for a better world, UTP operates three business units. The Publishing Division publishes 250…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Book and Periodical Publishing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1901 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
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Come join our incredible Retail team!
Here’s our Current Opening:
Position: Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager
Reports to: Floor Manager
Division: Retail
Location: U of T Bookstore, St George Campus
Pay Rate: $24.50 up to $26.50 per hour
What You’ll Be Doing:
We are seeking a creative, detail-oriented, and commercially minded Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager to create engaging in-store displays that reflect our brand identity and drive customer engagement and sales. The Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager will be responsible for maintaining compelling product presentations, implementing seasonal campaigns, and ensuring all visual standards are consistently executed across the retail environment. They will also train and supervise other members of the GM team to ensure that visual standards are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
-Create and maintain attractive, product displays and in-store merchandising that align with the store brand.
-Execute visual merchandising guidelines, seasonal campaigns, promotions, and product launches. And train support staff to maintain and execute merchandising standards.
-Develop creative product presentations that encourage customer engagement and support sales objectives.
-Regularly refresh displays based on inventory levels, sales performance, seasonal trends, and marketing priorities.
-Collaborate with store management, marketing and buying teams to ensure visual strategies align with business foals.
-Conduct regular visual audits and identify opportunities to improve store presentation.
-Assist with store openings, renovations, special events, promotional launches, and seasonal changeovers.
-Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
-3 years of visual merchandising experience in a retail environment.
-Strong understanding of retail presentations, product styling, colour, composition, and spatial design with a proven ability to design in store displays.
-Ability to lift, move and install displays, shelving and merchandise as required.
Key Skills
-Ability to interpret and execute visual guidelines consistently.
-Excellent eye for detail and a strong sense of aesthetics.
-Independently motivated and able to work on self-directed projects.
-Ability to teach other staff members on proper visual merchandising standards.
About University of Toronto Press
The University of Toronto Press (UTP) is one of the largest university presses in North America, publishing landmark scholarship since 1901. Each year UTP releases over 250 new scholarly, course, and general interest books in print, audio and ebook formats, and over 80 journals. In addition, UTP manages the distribution for over 250 publishers and imprints in Canada, the US, and around the world, with warehouses in Toronto, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. UTP also runs the University of Toronto Bookstores across the three main campuses, serving over 100,000 students and 16,500 faculty.
As the leading university press in Canada and one of the largest in North America, we acknowledge our role and responsibility in effecting positive change. With this, we seek to continuously improve the diversity and representation of our publications and the clients we represent, as well as within the makeup of our organization. With strong commitment from leadership, we are collectively bringing forward change across the organization, both within our company culture and in our publishing, distribution, and retail endeavours. UTP operates with mutual trust, respect, and integrity as we strive to identify and remove barriers. We are committed to making UTP a great place to work by addressing and challenging systemic inequities.
Interested in applying?
We truly thank all applicants for their interest in joining the Press, only those candidates considered for an initial interview will be contacted.
The University of Toronto Press encourages applications from all qualified candidates. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact the People Team at 416-645-1410.
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