Monica Cotto Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

New York, New York

Managed on-figure and still life styling teams, across multiple locations, for Splashlight Studio. Splashlight is a visual content creation company company with studios in New York, Baltimore and Montreal. Managed a nine member on-staff style team and a revolving roster of freelance stylists and assistants that were responsible for the editorial and style content for Target, Under Armour and Aldo's ecommerce sites. In addition to leading the teams, my responsibilities included styling (women’s straight and plus, mens straight and big & tall, big kids and toddlers) high-level creative on-figure still and video sets, team management, interviewing and training freelance stylists and assistants, overseeing the styling on all special projects/brands collaborations and multiple daily ecommerce sets, quality controlling the style teams work across all brands. Specifically for Under Armour and Aldo, I sourced, hired and managed the remote style teams, instituted the style program, trained the new teams so they could self manage and thrive. Formerly remotely managed the still life style team for the Victoria’s Secret studio in Ohio. Styled and art directed video for Eileen Fisher.

Greater New York City Area

Part of a collaborative, creative team styling on figure e-commerce and editorial photo shoots. Work alongside Art Directors to ensure styling is consistent with the client’s brand guidelines and standards. Manage stylists and assistants across all accounts.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Corporate clients: Splashlight Studio, Target, Eddie Bauer, Victoria’s Secret, Honora Jewelry, Mimi Joaillerie, Weatherproof, Stanley Furniture, Alfred Angelo, Maggie Sottero Editorial clients: InStyle, People, Self, Avenue, Parade, US Weekly, Boston Common, JCK, Coastal Living, New York Family, Four Seasons Weddings, New York Weddings, Weddings by the Ritz Carlton, Martha Stewart Weddings

Greater New York City Area

Conceptualized and styled all fashion, fine jewelry, still life and cover shoots. Covered all fashion, bridal, accessories and fine jewelry markets. Sourced new markets and contacts in fine jewelry and bridal that helped to garner new advertising. Met with designers and jewelry executives on a regular basis. Attended national and international fine jewelry and bridal trade market events and shows. Attended NYC Fashion Week as an accredited member of the CFDA. Regularly quoted by media outlets regarding trends. Consulted on all bookings of models, photographers, hair and makeup artists and shoot locations. Participated in all color shows relating to fashion, accessories, fine jewelry and cover shoots. Managed the fashion department and junior staff. Reported directly to the Editor-in-Chief

Greater New York City Area

Conceptualized and styled all fashion, accessories and cover shoots. Attended fashion, accessories and trade market events. Consulted on all bookings of models, photographers, hair and makeup artists and shoot locations. Participated in all color shows relating to fashion, accessories and cover shoots. Managed the fashion department and junior staff. Reported directly to the Editor-in-Chief

Greater New York City Area

Corporate clients included: Express, Guess, Vogue/Moet Advertorials, Irina Shabayeva runway, Birkenstock/Heidi Klum collaborationEditorial Clients: New York, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Glamour, InStyle, Seventeen, Mademoiselle, Self, Teen Vogue, Greek Vogue, Spanish Bazaar, Flair, Glamour on Campus- nationwide college campus television show, in conjunction with Glamour magazine