Ark Pharmacies is the parent company of five independent pharmacies located in Central and East Texas.

Manage all aspects of marketing and communications programs related to internal clients, both Branch and Ancillary programs, including tradeshows, website, social media, online marketing, advertising and public relations. Work closely with communcations team, graphics team and sales department to ensure consistent messaging and coordination of plans. Responsible for serving clients with the utmost respect and dedication for managing on-time and creative marketing and communciation deliverables to clients.

Responsible for managing the day-to-day activities for all national and corporate-driven marketing/advertising elements for Associa. Works with both internal and external clients – as well as internal and external resources – to facilitate and execute projects that uphold and support branding guidelines and messaging.

Define product assortments, provide clearance selections, and create and evaluate sales reports for five different brands across the U.S. and CanadaExecute store planograms for one thousand plus storesAssist both domestic and import vendors with purchase order inquires, product development, and PIW maintenanceCreate and edit ad layouts, assemble store sale packets, revise in-store signage, and prepare SKU pricing information for store downloadsConduct trend research and participate in competitive shopping in order to provide buyer with assortment recommendationsManage PIW process from initial SKU creation to purchase order Maintain and update over 1,000 product samples Partner with Marketing, Sourcing, Visual Merchandising, Distribution, and Store Operations on various cross-functional projectsKey contributor in the development of a new $37 million bracelet assortment being introduced to stores in Holiday 2010Recipient of Gold Gems Team Q3-FY09 Award for assisting in the development and execution of the "Shared Heart" program worth $50 Million in projected retail net sales for Holiday 2010

Supervised all managerial responsibilities at the store level including weekly management meetings, inventory control, selling techniques, visual merchandising, and human resources Developed a new sales associate training program for the Women's Shoe DepartmentWorked with thirty-five interns to organize and produce a fashion show at Northpark Mall