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.
Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:
- 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave 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
- Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)
Recruitment Process Overview:
- Application: Please include a portfolio showcasing your design work with your application.
- Video Interview: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a brief video interview.
- Group Interview: Candidates who progress to the next stage will be invited to attend a group interview on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.
- Panel interview: as final round, you will be invited to meet with two members of the hiring team for an in-person interview.
As Visual Merchandiser 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 Merchandiser 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.
- 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.
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us!