Christopher Esposito Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

• Oversee all visual initiatives of Mens, Womens, Kids, Home, & Café divisions at Madison Ave Flagship location• Partner with Corporate visual team to create & photograph displays for companywide directives • Train, lead, and direct 5 visual coordinators • Oversee window installations, displays and all in-store merchandising while monitoring and staying within the visual budget • Responsible for mapping and planning monthly and seasonal store floor sets• Lead visual team in achieving and maintaining visual merchandising presentationsand standards to drive sales growth• Coordinate the planning and setup of special in-store events with PR team and media needs with Digital team • Collaborate with Wholesale team for showroom setup for Market Week • Partner with Global Brand Managers to support company initiatives thru weekly store walk-thrus• Work with the Organizational Effectiveness team for special projects such asseasonal St. Jude & Make-A-Wish campaigns, and Diversity & Inclusion

Connecticut

• Oversee all visual aspects of 8 retail and 2 factory stores in Connecticut market• Scheduling of 4 visual coordinators • Manage the visual budget for the district• Partner with store teams to plan, oversee, and execute all product placement, fixture layouts, displays and window installations • Participate in corporate/field leadership visits with ability to present and discuss any visual successes and/or opportunities• Utilize sales reports to track, analyze, and react to business ensuring stores meet or exceed financial plan • Participate in various new store openings, relocations, and renovations with pre/post support• Ongoing training of store associates in visual merchandising standards in line with corporate directives

New York, New York

• Create and maintain visual displays in store windows and on the sales floor• Participate in and lead in the planning, process, and placement of merchandise• Partner with corporate team to set up displays for company wide release• Regularly travel stores to support visual needs • Participate in the organization of special in-store events• Coordinate the delivery of off-site props as needed, with heavy flow during holiday season• Contribute to the profitability of the store through analysis of the business and merchandise movements• Communicate merchandise needs and trends for the store based on customer segmentation • Build effective relationships with store team to grow and maximize the presentation of the store environment

Greater New York City Area

• Create visual direction for specialty department store that includes women’s, men’s, girl’s, boy’s, and team merchandise• Partner with merchant team to create shop maps for floorsets• Coordinate and prioritize work flow for each department to achieve goals within timelines • Source props, fixtures and displays that meet store standards within budget• Oversee monthly window installations and coordinate product content with window trimmer• Partner with marketing department for presentation of all in-store events • Post daily on Social Media (Instagram, Facebook)http://www.dariensport.com

• Placement women’s, men’s, and non-apparel merchandise (footwear, leather goods, jewelry, accessories)• Accountable for all visual displays throughout the store, including window creative installations and mannequin outfit changes• Effectively execute monthly/bi-monthly roll-outs for placement of new product• Led transition to remove men’s RTW and convert to an all women’s boutique in 2010 and in 2011 re-install men’s RTW at the New Canaan, CT• Coordinated the visual merchandising for the new store opening of the Stamford, CT location in 2008• Regularly procure visual displays and props thru outside vendors within budget constraints• Attend monthly visits to concept store to assist in pre-planning of companywide merchandising directives• Regular travel to flagship stores for visual workshops to help improve overall customer experience• Recruited/trained/directed multiple visual and merchandising associates to assist in carrying out and maintaining company standards• Effective direct communication with business partners, including Director of Stores, Director of Visual Merchandising, Regional Visual Manager and Regional Director

Mba, Business Administration / Marketing

Bs, Business Administration