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.
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