Experience

Moncler September 2021- Presnt

Visual Merchandiser

  • Responsible for visual rotations and window displays in the New York City metro area

  • Assisted in the setup of the Moncler House of Genius pop up in Brooklyn

  • Merchandises month Genius collection releases

  • Follows guidelines from headquarters to keep with Moncler’s vision, visual standard and seasonal themes within the Men’s, Women’s and Enfant lines

Max Mara October 2019- March 2020

Visual Merchandiser

  • Hired as a temporary Visual Merchandiser in the absence of a Senior Visual Merchandiser on maternity leave

  • Merchandised all Max Mara collections including: Max Mara, ‘S Max Mara, Cube, Sportmax, Max Mara Weekend, Max Mara Studio and Marella in both freestanding stores and concessions in the North East area

  • Worked as a team with other Visual Merchandisers on large scale store rotations at the Madison Avenue and Chicago flagships

  • Assembled and installed props and styled mannequins for store windows

  • Styled showrooms and tradeshows for market appointments

  • Photographed and wrote recaps of all completed windows and displays


Fendi May 2015-June 2019

New York Metro Visual Merchandiser December 2018- June 2019

Madison Ave Flagship Visual Merchandiser March 2016- December 2018

  • In charge of five freestanding stores and two leased departments executing monthly floor rotations and bi- weekly refreshes

  • Trained and inspired visual ambassadors in the WW VM Guidelines and standards

  • Worked closely with store managers, buyers, logistics and store planning to understand the needs of the business

  • Merchandised seasonal showrooms, trunk shows and local New York wholesale doors including Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman

  • Made layouts, planned and coordinated all aspects of window displays to make for smooth and efficient installations

  • Collaborated with other regional VMs and VM managers on large-scale projects and installs

  • Uploaded monthly photos to corporate drives for review and feedback

  • Planned and executed all visual aspects for store openings including prop orders, layouts, and special product requests

  • Transformed stores for large scale events and product launches including Fendi Mania and the Baguette Relaunch

  • Participated in regional conference calls, business reviews and touch-bases conducted regional and nation trainings of the VM ambassadors

Client Advisor and Visual Ambassador at Saks New York May 2015- March 2016

  • Assisted the regional visual merchandiser in monthly floor rotations and styling of new product in the regional VM’s absence

  • Dedicated 20% of time to visuals and 80% to clients and selling

  • Participated in the setup of the Fendi Saks Take Over where Fendi had displays on every floor of the store and the windows on 5th Ave

• Met sales goals and created a luxury experience for clients while keeping up with visual responsibilities

Fendi 2016 Best Visual Ambassador of the Americas

Rated the Top Visual Ambassador of 2016 out of 55 candidates and won a trip to Italy where I toured Fendi headquarters in Rome, attended the runway show in Milan then assisted in the setup of the F/W 2017 Fashion Show showroom


Prada November 2014- May 2015

Sales Assistant at Saks New York

  • Assisted the sales staff in client relations to create a luxury atmosphere

  • Rang sales and input clients into CRM database


Barneys New York 2011

Assistant Personal Shopper Boston

  • Worked with personal shopper in styling Boston’s top clients

  • Scheduled of all of the personal shopper’s client appointments, events, and travel

  • Aided in merchandising of women’s designer department


Emporio Armani 2010

Women’s Product Manager Boston

  • Inspired sales associates to meet personal goals and department goals

  • Wrote weekly and months sales reports on department performance

  • Collaborated with the visual merchandising team to create displays that reflected the department needs

  • Organized and maintained the department’s backstock


The Achilles Project 2008-2010

Store Manager and Women’s Buyer Boston

  • Responsible for all women’s buying duties and assisted with men’s; including staying within budgets, finding new brands, and choosing product to best suit our clients and the boutique’s vision

  • Hired, trained and managed the sales staff

  • Merchandised the sales floor to create an edgy boutique feel

  • Styled, photographed, and designed all print campaigns


Summary

  • Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite: PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

  • Excellent problem solving, analytical and communication skills

  • 15+ Years working in luxury retail


Education

Parsons New School for Continuing and Professional Studies

Currently enrolled for a Certificate in Fashion Business

New England School of Photography

Class of 2009

Manhattan College

Communications class of 2005


References available by request