Christopher Jones Email & Phone Number

Athens, Gr

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Creative lead and visual in Greece for brands; La Martina, Trussardi and The Bostonians.Responsibilities include:• Creating and organizing promotions and advertising campaigns, including set up in location• Managing and creating the educational materials for training employees• Managing layout plans of store and maintain inventory of products•Collaborating with brand officials to plan and execute worldwide strategies that translate to the Greek market• Gathering information on market trends and customers’ reactions to products• Proficiency of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and Excel• Use of Illustrator, and Photoshop to create product books• Create and execute floor set plans for chain and flagship stores around the world• Coordinate and develop future store layouts with Design, Marketing and Planning teams• Translate prototype floor sets into documents that execute Brand Vision• Produce updates to incorporate the latest fashion into our assortment• Audit stores to ensure accuracy of floor set vision and reduce future variances from the floor set• Use of reports to analyse KPIs and plan strategies with the marketing team. • Analyzing sales figures - reporting growth, expansion, and change in markets

Athens, Attiki, Greece

American Eagle Outfitters® is a leading global denim specialty retailer offering high-quality, on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products at affordable prices under its American Eagle® and Aerie® brands.- Part of a team merchandising 5 stores with Attica, incl stores within Thessaloniki, Cyprus and Kalamata- Exercising the release of new collections on a quarterly basis to a high end level throughout the business within a set time period.- Adjusting to fast fashion with the volume and quantity so that moves are made frequently and successfully without disruptions in-store.- Seasonal VM training across the country to set a cohesive standard and understanding of the new collections and current stock.- Exercising the relocation and re-opening of stores to a deadline with a limited turnover time.- Liaising & visiting all stores within Greece to identify local trends, actioning merchandising throughout the stores appropriately based on American Eagles philosophy.- Ability to verbally and graphically communicate complex visual concepts.- Creating and installing window dressings for selected high profile stores ( Vinyls and Props).

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Diesel is an innovative international lifestyle company, producing a wide-ranging collection of denim, clothing and accessories.Sales based role: - Customer Service & Communication Skills- Opening & Closing of Store- Personal Styling Services - Looking After in Store Visuals- Stock Organisation & Audits- Attention to detail- Basic computer skills- Interpersonal skills- Cash management abilities- Familiarity with business operations

Athens, Greece

Creative lead for investments based in Greece relatingto both hospitality and residential, closely looking at Eco-Friendly projects. Designing, creating and working closely with clients to create their vision.- Concept & Interior design for an Eco-Friendly hotel within Athens, Gazi- Concept & Interior design for an Eco-Village on Aegina- Private interior design projects for clients (Melbourne, London, Athens)- Sourcing/allocating Eco-Friendly products for use within Greece- Sourcing vintage/new furniture and materials to elevate spaces- Working with budgets of all sizes to accommodate the clients needs- Conversing with suppliers negotiating offers and creating relationships- Clientele based services with a large supply of resources/suppliers

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brand Collective is Australia’s leading house of brands. Who boasts a portfolio of iconic and licensed and manage all stages of the product lifecycle.- Working across department stores throughout Sydney, NSW merchandising over 15 locations creating the brands current aesthetic- Merchandising brands such as; Mossimo, Elwood, Volley and the international brand Superdry.- Working closely with the wholesale team, creative director and department managers to ensure sales targets, visual communication and POS images are inline with all brands- Liaising with general managers of Dept. stores to identify key strategies for the ongoing sales of brands in store- Communication of images, stock values, gaps in the market and customer selling/buying strategies released on a weekly basis

Melbourne, Australia

Diesel is an innovative international lifestyle company, producing a wide-ranging collection of denim, clothing and accessories.- Sole VM in charge of Australia’s visual image of the brand, based in Melbourne merchandising 10 locations spanning, boutiques, concessions and hybrid stores- Creating and actioning planograms for stores across Australia- Exercising the release of new collections on a quarterly basis to a high end level throughout the business within a set time period- Seasonal VM training across the country to set a cohesive standard and understanding of the new collections and current stock- Liaising & visiting all stores and concessions within Australia to identify local trends, actioning merchandising throughout the stores appropriately- Ability to verbally and graphically communicate complex visual concepts- Allocating visual aids for all stores (branding, window displays)

London, United Kingdom

Club Monaco is a luxury lifestyle brand which has been owned by Ralph Laurensince 1999. Joining the company as a Visual Merchandising Manager to increasevisual portfolio leading a team of 4 merchandisers. - In charge of 5 menswear stores across central London locations- Liaising weekly with the EU directors to discuss trends, layouts, stock management, allocation of products and in-store concepts- Administrative, HR and In-Field duties- Leading 4 merchandisers to action directives put together by myself and EU directors- Managerial qualities to train, develop and lead in-store merchandisers- Creating and actioning planograms across the EU business- Ability to adapt directives from US directors to a cross-section of interior spaces- Efficient time management with the ability to prioritise capabilities- Locating gaps in the market to drive sales visually per store

London, United Kingdom

Leading Arcadia womenswear brand, starting as a Junior Merchandiser in their flagship store on Oxford Street in London, working up and promoted to Visual Manager in 2013.- Self Development plan developing the skillset to become a visual manager within 24 months of starting- Driving a team of 8 merchandisers across one of six floors- Reading, and creating reports based on sales and trends throughout the store- Confidently walking floor managers and H.O staff through planned floor walks- Administrative duties (monthly rosters, recruitment, planograms, HR)- Actioning store layout changes and adhering to tight deadlines