This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 4+ years
Location: Mumbai, MH, India
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a highly creative and detail-oriented Visual Merchandiser cum Food Stylist who can combine strong visual merchandising expertise with an exceptional understanding of food aesthetics. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating visually compelling food presentations, displays, campaigns, and experiences that align with brand identity and enhance customer engagement.

This role requires a strong eye for composition, colour, texture, styling, presentation, and current food and visual trends. You will work closely with creative, marketing, photography, retail, and culinary teams to translate concepts into attractive and commercially effective food displays.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute visually appealing food displays, product presentations, and merchandising concepts across retail, restaurants, events, campaigns, and promotional activities.
• Style food and beverages for photography, digital campaigns, menus, catalogues, social media, advertisements, and brand communications.
• Create innovative food compositions using appropriate props, backgrounds, surfaces, tableware, lighting, garnishes, and presentation techniques.
• Maintain high standards of food aesthetics, ensuring every presentation is visually balanced, appetising, contemporary, and aligned with the brand.
• Plan and execute visual merchandising layouts that effectively highlight products and influence customer attention and purchasing behaviour.
• Collaborate with photographers, chefs, designers, marketing teams, and creative agencies during photoshoots and campaign production.
• Research emerging food styling, merchandising, lifestyle, colour, design, and consumer trends and incorporate relevant ideas into brand executions.
• Develop seasonal, festive, promotional, and thematic displays based on campaign requirements.
• Ensure consistency in visual presentation across multiple locations, touchpoints, and communication channels.
• Select and manage appropriate styling materials, props, accessories, tableware, fabrics, surfaces, and other visual elements.
• Assist in developing creative concepts, mood boards, styling guides, and visual references for campaigns.
• Ensure displays and styled food maintain quality, freshness, hygiene, and presentation standards throughout production.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely execution of visual merchandising and styling projects.
• Evaluate completed displays and campaigns and recommend improvements based on visual impact and customer response.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong expertise in Food Aesthetics and Food Styling.
• Hands-on experience in Visual Merchandising and display execution.
• Excellent understanding of food presentation, composition, colour, texture, scale, and visual balance.
• Strong creative and conceptual thinking with an exceptional eye for detail.
• Knowledge of photography composition, lighting, props, surfaces, and styling techniques.
• Ability to translate brand concepts into attractive and commercially effective visual experiences.
• Strong understanding of current food, lifestyle, retail, and design trends.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4–20 years of relevant experience in visual merchandising, food styling, food photography, retail presentation, hospitality, restaurants, FMCG, food brands, lifestyle brands, or creative agencies.
• A degree/diploma in Visual Merchandising, Fashion/Interior Design, Food Styling, Culinary Arts, Photography, Fine Arts, or a related field is preferred.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating food styling, food aesthetics, merchandising displays, and creative visual executions will be highly valued.