Marcus B. Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Knightsbridge, England, United Kingdom

Within my current position, I oversee & project manage a highly valued marketed asset for several distinctive areas. Based within the Harrods Head Office opposite the iconic Terracotta store, this is a collaborative role. Requiring a creative mind set, clear communication/openness & a determination to exceed excellence. Liaising with Shareholders, Luxury Brand partners, design studios, production companies, etc. Regularly coordinating with multiple teams at the same time, to strict deadlines & delivering the expected high luxury finish. This ranges from fulfilling a predetermined creative. Working in collaboration with clients to solidify/produce creatives & overseeing production. To actually producing the brief, concept artwork & creative proposals for the client to develop.I regularly correspond with other teams within & outside my department/remit. This can range from assisting with idea exchange/generation, project management, execution/delivery of final product & sign off. Coordinating both Harrods & Luxury Brand assets. This ranges to physical large scale props, that require specialised procedures to transfer & prepare for display/storage. Brand custom display samples, props & builds. Including one of a kind artworks that requires a security detail. Digital assets & media. The safe cataloging these or that require manipulation for use -print, digital display, holographic use.More recently, requiring shift of focus to forward planning & foresight. Reverse engineering proposed/newer props to extend the lifespan & allow elements to be reused. Increasing the department’s sustainability & encouraging this new mindfulness. I am also currently training & mentoring new inexperienced colleagues. Ensuring along with Management that this is a good experience for each individual & successful integration into their new role.This additional part of my role has expanded to mentoring students in the Visual Merchandising course at London College of Fashion.

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

- Coordinate all stores visual elements- windows, internal displays, all promotional collateral. - Managed the shop floor/VM team & working closely with other members of the management team to set & achieve targets/KPI.- Assisting with Model stores & regional VM presentations.- Cash handling responsibilities & key holder for store & safe.- Customer service & training staff on successful techniques for different & difficult situations.

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

Working within the In-house Display Team to create and deliver:- All Window Displays- In-store displays- I was responsible for the entire Womenswear floor. This was expanded to include shared duties for childrenswear/Toys.- Mannequin dressing and styling, including for other brand partners.- Visual elements- this included promotional collateral & communications with brand partners.- Campaign/trend based visual displays & presentations. - Selective shop floor moves & assisting with coordinating large scale element changes. - Regularly communicating & working with the retail management & the buying team.

Walton-On-Thames/Basingstoke/Wimbledon

- Debenhams Walton- small store- Visual Standalone (manager)- Debenhams Basingstoke- Medium/large store- Visual Supervisor/assistant- Debenhams Wimbledon- Medium store- Visual assisstant (New Concept Implementation)All job roles included:Window Display- creating the window display from a generic brief and translating this to the stores unique architecture. This included window painting, set up, prop sourcing, decal and graphics, mannequin placement & lighting.Instore visual elements /campaign- creating the instore elements from a from a generic brief and translating this to the stores unique architecture. This included mannequin dressing, placement & styling, trend/campaign based hotspots, creating areas of customer interest, specialized sale driven visual displays, painting, installation & overseeing implementation of graphics/ticketing, Seasonal moves coordination- working with both head office and the store management to organise & implement all required shop floor/back of house movement projects, setting up new brand/concession space, fixture placement, coordinate with head office new/revised shop floor spacial plans & blue prints.Regular communication & coordination with sales floor management, store management, other visual teams form neighbor stores, visual regional manager, head office.Complete surveys and technical data requested from head office, shopfitters, visual regional manager.Coordinate & responsible for twice yearly store standards inspection, working with the store manager & team to raise the overall store standards & visual impact. General shop floor checks, maintenance, mannequin dressing, styling & placement, driving high visual merchandising standards & insuring this continuity. Assist with new store opening/set up- I assisted in:Debenhams Wandsworth- store openingDebenhams Guildford- new linear set up Debenhams Wimbledon- Sport Direct installationDebenhams Southampton- Regional Model store inspection presentation

Staines-Upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom

- The safe and efficient running of several rides, while interacting with the park guest to provide a good and fun experience. - Following evacuation procedures and completing this safely. This would include several unusual situations that required a strong lead & clear coordination. - Running rides that included a team of up to 8 attendants- their breaks, tasks, training, etc. This would sometimes require me to also manage smaller rides within my area, while continuing to run one of the larger assets. - completing all legal documents & inspecting documents at end of day from smaller rides.- Regularly communicating back to the Area Team Leaders & the Park Operations. - On several occasions set out the ride allocation and staff movement for the day for one of three areas.