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San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Volunteer role

San Francisco, California, United States

• Studio management within a growing design firm, awarded AD’s New American Voices, 2022.• Internal communications, onboarding support staff, and management of day-to-day internal operations.• Charged with developing and managing systems and processes to streamline workflow.• Proposal building, time billing, invoicing, purchasing, and expediting for multiple interior projects with budgets ranging from $100K-$500K

San Francisco, California, United States

• Oversee sustainability communications aimed at education across the design-build industry including social media and newsletter content, and social networking management on Circle. Increased readership, visibility, and overall engagement with members and the public by over 25%.• Charged with developing, marketing, and managing sustainability events and programming including designer roundtable discussions, full-day conferences on low-waste in design, and monthly hosting of live Q&A with an industry expert in low-waste and sustainability.• Represent the brand in all press interviews, industry panels/events, and corporate communications initiatives including composing regularly featured articles in California Home & Design magazine, and preparing all copy for material distribution.• Manage exclusive sustainability resource database and maintain member and public relations including front-of-house ambassadorship.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Oversee sourcing sample materials and support with materials management for projects with $50k - $500K budgets.• Vendor relations, requesting quotes, order follow up, and tracking expenses/payments for multiple client projects.• Preparation and presentation of storyboards using Google Suite and Pinterest to convey the project potential.• Provide concierge customer service experience and management of client/vendor/designer issues.• On-site scope-and-measure client visits, and overseeing installations of furniture, accessories, and wall coverings.

San Francisco

• Manage client relations by providing concierge service for quoting, receiving product samples, and assisting with selection within client project scope and budget.• Outreach and management of product presentations aimed at showcasing products, providing solutions, and concierge customer service by assisting with sample library maintenance.• Provide one-on-one consultations for material selections, custom solutions, and problem-solving for end-user issues.• Increase revenue by strategic partnerships and prospecting potential clients, in order to meet, and often exceed, $75K+ monthly sales goal.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Opening and management of retail storefront specializing in high-end custom furnishings focusing on sales and design, as well as maintaining designer resource library including 75+ vendors.• Provided design solutions for custom upholstery, softgoods, caseloads, and floor covering, utilizing Studio Designer to prepare and account for all sales. Regularly generated over $20K in sales monthly.• Opened and assisted with managing Menlo Park showroom/retail location with a focus on service, sales, and special orders, regularly generating over $50k in sales monthly.• Assisted lead designers with project management, sourcing, budgeting, storyboarding, product selection, and on-site project scoping. Regularly worked with project budgets ranging from $20k - $100k+.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Interior Design