Matthew Miles Grayson Email & Phone Number

Monrovia, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Consults with leading estate sales companies for staging, merchandising, research, and sales. Directs merchandising and product curation on high-profile sales, including celebrity estates. • Leverages specialty in assessing art, antiques and home decor to increase sales values and close deals with clients and collectors.• Produces estate sale pop-up events at exclusive property venues. • Project manager for commercial and residential installations for interior design clients. • Procures props, fine art and designs room layouts for clients and collectors. • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Adobe Lightroom, Social Media

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Subject-matter specialist for antiques, art, furniture and home decor.• Increased lot values by 23% through creative curating and product knowledge. • Chosen by regional sales director and local GM as chief specialist for numerous high-profile estate auctions. Discerned design trends and identified luxury brands for furniture, antiques, vintage decor, and paintings. • Interdepartmental liaison between Los Angeles operations and teams at company’s headquarters, including photography, sales and cataloguing.• Analyzed inventory using in-house software for the purposes of increasing sales on EBTH auction platform in fast-paced and challenging environments.

Los Angeles, Ca

• Photo edited, art directed, and produced magazine covers and digital features for a national entertainment magazine’s dual platforms.• Produced over 70 photo shoots annually with a collective budget of $350k. Managed all aspects of the shoots from art direction to hiring creative teams.• Worked extensively with actors, managers and publicists to coordinate celebrity participation.• Negotiated rates and licensing rights with photographers and agencies, ensuring lowest cost for broadest usage.• Managed multiple projects under tight deadlines, including budget analysis and queries from numerous sources such as agencies, photographers, publicists and talent managers.• Select accomplishments include:✓ Created the infrastructure for magazine photo shoots on West Coast.✓ Reduced photo shoot production costs by 65% through creative prop and scenic solutions; also lowered contractor rates by over 30%.

Los Angeles, Ca

Wrote more than 500 features, storyline recaps and news articles covering daytime television. Key Achievements:• Produced more than 100 photo shoots, overseeing the entire process from hiring crews to art direction. • Created and managed photo shoot budgets for two daytime television shows. • Established strong relationships with actors, writers, producers and publicists to earn exclusives on news and show storylines. • Managed the recruitment, training and career development of outside vendors, such as caterers, hair, makeup and wardrobe stylists.