Benjamin Achilles Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn Ny

• Ongoing experience directing photoshoots and coordinating models, photographers, hair and makeup artists. Experience scouting locations and creating mood boards and call sheets.• Worked fittings for runway shows at VFiles, Billy Reid, Marcel Ostertag, and Leanne Marshall.• Past clients include Disney/Marvel, Tinashe, ODDA magazine, The Series NY, Arteaga, Daniel Patrick, and Arbitrage NYC. Previously assisted stylists including Kyle Luu, Alexandra Mitchell, and Lauren Abbondola.

• 3+ years of experience authenticating over 110 designer fashion brands with 45,000+ items authenticated• Researched and developed authentication strategies for top brands and upcoming fashion releases.• Conducted weekly investigations for products flagged as potentially inauthentic and partnered with the asset protection team to limit user agreement violations on the platform.• Helped launch womenswear by assisting in research for listing details, sizing, and new authentication methods.

• Managed office budgeting, scheduling, deliveries, building maintenance, and internal event coordination.• Lead initial design and implementation for GRAILED’s office restructuring into a client facing concept space for photoshoots, rentals and sales.• Helped liquidate office assets, purchase new office materials and create new relationships with vendors for the office during GRAILED’s transitional period after GOAT Group’s acquisition.

• Responded to user reports such as; requests for item authentication, assessment of inappropriate listings, and suspicion of unauthentic listings/scam accounts.• Evaluated flagged messages for fraudulent purchases, reported users who broke GRAILED site agreements.

New York, United States

• Represented W&B as a US brand ambassador for prospective store clients.• Conducted in-store qualitative research, gathering data on consumer awareness in conjunction with in-store and US online sales data.• Created social media campaigns for store events, and managed store event production including new brand launches, new season/drop releases, and anniversary parties.

• Managed editorial, PR, and email rollout for ROUGH’s first and second collection.• Coordinated with the design team on finalizing and drafting clothing.

Manhattan, Ny

• Determined if seller’s used clothing would sell in the store based of trend, condition, wearability.• Priced and authenticated used clothing. • Categorized all apparel on the floor, dressed mannequins and display heads

New York, Ny

• Created the name and logo, co-wrote the copy of the brand manifesto.• Edited graphic layouts, photography, and copy for the SUSTAIN Instagram and website.• Lead and assisted in art direction for multiple photoshoots with Arteaga, Medusa Bags, The Series, and others, along with the photobooth implementation at SUSTAIN’s launch event.

Williamsburg, Ny

• Conducted strategy research for new media, created pitch decks, won accounts for a Jennifer Lopez social campaign and Shadowbox NYC.• Created a face sheet, and reached out to influencers/industry professionals for Quartz’s 5th birthday party.• Managed and prospected contacts for HBO’s “Rep the Realm” campaign. Tracked HBO’s “Rep the Realm” social media and news coverage on CoverageBook. Created emailed reports from social media and news coverage of the campaign. • Sent weekly emails to 47’ using Mailchimp, the emails summarized the 47’ Family social media campaign tracking.

Queens, New York

• Conducted pitch decks and researched creative strategy for the CPS and Red House NYC accounts.• Reached out to industry professionals to speak and present at our Project Ignite summit.

Queens Ny

• Styled clothing, reached out to designers, and casted models for the fall/winter 2016 fashion show• Created a clothing drive and styling competition event at St. Johns University • Managed and directed photoshoots for the Instagram.

Bethesda Maryland

• Generated an average of $850+ dollars in sales during a 20-25 hour week.• Personally assisted clients to find their perfect style of sunglasses. • Organized sunglasses on the floor and in stockroom, improved and updated the store’s interior signs and displays.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Assisted styling costumes with the art director, Robin Vest by creating mood boards, picking out clothing, and running fittings for performers of the House of York, directed by David Hammond.• Dressed and managing performers during the play’s performance