Andre Howell Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

•Support the strategy, and execution of textile photoshoot production, social media campaigns, and influencer gifting •Successfully curated and refresh the e-commerce content on our company website, ensuring that it remains engaging and aligned with our branding standards•Effectively managed B2B interior designer and press client relationships and coordinated comprehensive Mailchimp marketing email activations across the organization•Maintain relationships and coordinated events with internal sales reps, VP’s, and external creative, media, and logistics vendors•Ordering creative materials and communicating with creative agency and updating tracking to ensure timely delivery of materials•Organizing and editing digital assets database with Adobe suite and ensuring they are running as planned with a high level of detailed organization and data-driven accuracy•Prepare e-mail and social media analytics and report date to corporate VP’s•Event planner for in-showroom activations, collection launches, and corporate summits.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Administrative support to senior interior designer by updating internal contact list and scheduling meetings for auction shipment procurement, and various design projects • Quality control supervisor for residential interior design installs throughout the Tri-state area.• Design team support for client presentations through sample management, procurement, and studio setup

Greater New York City Area

• Vendor relations liaison for cosmetics, fragrance, and spirits in duty-free promotional lease space• Administrative support for Senior-level staff for all merchandising needs including vendor records, signage requests, and display development• Oversees entire graphics install process from order, shipping, and implementation, ensuring brands are adequately represented to standard• Maintain organization of brand collateral sample room

New York, New York

• Corporate Showroom facilitator for sell-ins, market week sample review, and press viewings• Sample manager, stylist and merchandiser for upcoming showroom season install• Visual Project Manager of floor and window implementation for corporate driven merchandising in a $2.6 million store• Training staff on collection inspirations with the knowledge to convey overall brand image as a Diesel Brand Ambassador • Executing proper merchandise planning by analyzing sales data and money mapping

Boston

• Support the Head Retail Merchandiser in keeping the store in line with the company’s Visual Merchandising standards and assist with the planning and installation of seasonal special displays. • Communicating merchandising directives and historical product training module to store’s manager and sales team.• Rotating cases, resetting windows, and submitting weekly photos to the Head Retail Merchandiser• Weekly conference calls with the Head Retail Merchandiser and other regional store Merchandising Leads to discuss weekly case photos

Greater Boston Area

• Liaison between headquarters and the Boston store for planning the store layout and implementing corporate directive, while ensuring that strict corporate driven visual standards are up to code, when opening and closing the store.• Researching trends and sales figures in order to highlight best sellers and new product when implementing weekly visual floor moves and bi-weekly window displays • In charge of operational duties for store including processing and merchandising new shipment, and handling outstanding transfers between stores• Supervising staff to ensure that strict visual standards are up corporate expectations daily; maintaining corporate directives through visual merchandising.• Consistently exceeded sales goals by developing a clientele base and achieving 20% proactive sales with a shared responsibility of 70% of the stores sales• Ranked ninth in the country for sales on Columbus Day weekend and awarded a gold number bonus in first three weeks of employment• Aided in the largest increase in sales of any store in the country of 30%

• Facilitated TV production crew for in-store filming of the A&E kitchen remodel television series Fix This Kitchen• Managed the book signing event process at IKEA Stoughton for Ming Tsai’s Simply Ming One-pot meals • Recorded promotional marketing material for business event communication• Aided in various community outreach events to increase the business presence in the community

Stoughton, Ma

Assisted communications and interior design department in construction of room settings and displays including building and maintaining furniture.Constantly driving sales growth by maintaining the showroom, proactively approaching customers with product benefits, information while adhering to inventory control proceduresOpen and closing showroom floor by ensuring that merchandise is presented according to IKEA standards and is properly labeled and signedCreating fully functioning furniture displays in order to inspire customer creativity for a better everyday life at home. Aided in achieving a department sales turnover of $27,485,467 exceeding our yearly goal.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Reviewed daily morning press clips and fact checked information for producer to use on weekly show • Researched material by cold-calling/interviewing guests for their knowledge on several topics • Booked intellectual talent and educational professionals for morning show segments• Facilitated daily administrative tasks for NewsTalk producing team• Completed field research interviewing the public on current events for news segments