Jessica Pherson Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Nc

Edison, Nj

Commercial, Residential, Rentals, Land, Multi Families. Email me at PhersonJessica@gmail.com if you're buying, renting, building, or selling! I have experience in commercial leases for small and starter businesses, as well as with larger corporate entities. Knowledge in REO, Fannie Mae, FHA and conventional loans, home equity loans, FHA 203k, work well with investors and first time home buyers!

East Brunswick, Nj

• Manage all social networking outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.• Create and publish all content for National Estate Jewelry blog on Wordpress.• Assist with all marketing as needed, including writing press releases, manage media all media communications, create graphics for posting on social media outlets, marketing research, and attending related events with management.• Assist in managing and maintaining National Estate Jewelers website, including creating content.• Develop store displays with store manager.• Develop sales and promotions in store.• Create and oversee email newsletters and promotions.• Assist store owner and store manager as needed.• Assist eBay department as needed.• Set-up and breakdown showroom in mornings and late afternoons.• Assist customers in showroom.National Estate Jewelers is one of the tri-state area’s largest jewelry, coin, diamond, and watch buyers/sellers with a team of GIA Graduate Gemologists, Numismatists, and trained jewelry professionals on staff.

New York City

Kick-started and launched a new fine jewelry company with a small team of like-minded people.• Responsibilities and duties included– but were not limited to –all office operations, designing new jewelry pieces and collections, sourcing materials for jewelry creating, working with manufacturing companies to create jewelry, researching packaging companies, assisting in packaging design, assisting in logo design, creating marketing media, cataloging and tracking inventory, assisting in maintaining accounting, and developing and maintaining partnerships with various entities, such as non-profit organizations.• Created company “look book” and website.• Helped launch Worth Wearing Amazon store.• Designed and launched promotional holiday campaigns through email, Facebook, and post card mailings.

• Worked mainly from home maintaining the social networking presence, press inquiries, website, blog, copy writing, and assisting in editing and writing up various documents.• Post and update company Facebook and Twitter accounts daily, as well as blogging on Blogger and creating a new Facebook page for newest retail venture, Glittering Conscience, NY.• Respond to press inquiries and execute outreach to retail and press-related opportunities.• Update and maintain company website including but not limited to adding new products to site, writing up descriptions for each product, adding links to press and creating new content.• Extensively assisted in creating new business plans for several companies related to Ruff&Cut, including Glittering Conscience and Footbridge Financial.

I was originally brought on as executive assistant to company Founder, but then quickly became the office manager in addition to that. · Responsible for accounting, managing website, social networking presence, assisting companyfounder, customer service, filing all paperwork, assisting in inventory protocols, creating presskits, attending events, interaction with clientele, and all other administrative work.· Single-handedly launched company into social networking scene on FaceBook, MySpace,Twitter and YouTube.· Position required a person with the ability to constantly multi-task and perform numeroustypes of duties.· Position expanded into managing all new designs and production.

2005-2008· Managed employees, opened and closed store, hired and trained staff, received and sent outshipments, managed inventory, set up store themes, assisted customers.· Won various selling contests, received high marks on Secret Shopper reports and helped thestore reach its selling goals.· Implemented various training techniques and in-store contests, as well as reached out to otherstores in mall to work together for sale events.· During a 3 month period as sole manager, resident store was one of 3 in district to exceedselling goals for the term.

2004-2005· Managed employees, opened and closed store, received and sent out shipments, assistedcustomers, set up store themes and mannequins, managed shoe department, trained staff.· Received high marks on Secret Shopper reports and helped the store reach its selling goals.· Responsible for creating employees' schedule and selling goals.· Responsible for managing all paperwork and email notices.

Associates, Liberal Arts

Obtained broad field of study in subjects including philosophy, social science, art history, and Microsoft Office.

Media Design And Fashion Merchandising

Activities and Societies: Photography Club, Film Critique ClubFocused on Adobe programs and mixed media projects.

Diploma