Samuel Clarke Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Australia

Research local and international trends and competitors to understand current and future market demand.Attend international and local trade fairs to understand current trends and source new suppliers and product. Set a strategic creative direction for purchases to market. Develop and refine product designs to meet quality and market demands.Ensure products that are purchased are made in factories that meet expectations.Manage progress of samples and production timelines with suppliers and review against quality standards. Build strong relationships with suppliers to strengthen purchasing power. Review ROI reports and work with senior management to set realistic budgets based on Cash Flow forecast.Work with sales staff to nurture relationships with top tier clientele. Plan, style and produce editorial photoshoots for collections. Work with marketing team to produce fresh, innovative content that translates into compelling print materials and digital experiences.Produce and present trend reports to top tier clientele.Develop and execute designs for residential and corporate interiors and major events.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Full service design, planning, procurement, installation and styling for pre-sale property styling, turn-key purchase packages and display homes. • Furnish and styling of properties to maximise sales results• Selection, installation and styling of all furniture and accessories• Interior design concepts and planning in response to client brief• Specifying of all furniture, appliances and decor for turn-key interior design packages for B2B and B2C clients• Management of timeline, budget, and procurement for turn-key purchase packages

Melbourne, Australia

Full service design, planning, styling and installation for pre-sale property styling. • Merchandising of property to maximize sale potential• Selection and installation of all furniture and accessories• Styling of furniture and accessories

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Full service home-staging design• Consultation on the most appropriate 'look' for the style and period of the home, and for the potential buyer demographic • Research and analysis of current market trends • Consulting on functional and aesthetic updates and improvements• Spatial arrangement and design• Selection and installation of all furniture and accessories• Styling of furniture and accessories; • Merchandising of property to maximize sale potential• Social Media Marketing for retail branch MINT Interiors• Visual merchandising for retail branch MINT Interiors • Planning and management of in store events

Vancouver, British Columbia

• Direction of all brand outputs on all online platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr• Content management of Wordpress blog• Management of social media team• Campaign research / market analysis• Development and implementation of strategic plan for social media program, adhering to contracted social media deliverables of brand partners• Media Relations• Media Monitoring• Management of events team• Negotiation of brand appearances in traditional media, social media and events• Stage management – choreography and calling of models on the runway• Coordination with sound and lighting teams to produce fashion runway

Adelaide And Melbourne, Australia

Assistance in the production of various fashion runways and showings for clients such as:L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion FestivalBVLGARI - MelbourneMyer (Adelaide and Melbourne)Westfield AdelaideHarris Scarfe AdelaideNewslimited South Australia Xile Boutique Adelaide• Staffing and management of backstage team• Load in and out of backstage• Model castings and fittings• Runway choreography• Styling, accessorising and outfit compilation• Liaising with designers, production team and event officials • Ordering and preparing garments for the runway• Dressing models and facilitating efficient outfit changes• Cueing of audio and visual tech team• Consultation with hair and makeup team• Management of models• Music compilation for runway show• Calling of models in sequence onto runwayVarious creative project direction and styling for clients such as: BVLGARIVancouver Fashion WeekWestfield AdelaideBing FilmsZiggy DenimKroamNeon Blonde Jeans• Creative direction• Care and Management of garments• Styling consultation with Westfield shoppers• Styling for occasion• Continuity of film set and character• Liaison with fashion labels and outlets• Management of models and photographic team• Costume design and styling for diagetic characters

South Yarra, Melbourne

• Brand management of Ziggy Denim, Kroam and Neon Blonde http://ziggydenim.com/http://www.kroam.com.au/http://www.neonblondejeans.com.au/• Brand launch strategy and implementation of Ziggy Denim, now stocked across Australia and Internationally• Styling, directing and producing photographic content for press, look books and ecommerce sites• Developing and implementing strategic communications plan for product launches• Branding consultation• Media Relations• Advertising liaison• Developing and implementing social media strategy• Publicity• Product placement• Media releases• Media kit compilation and distribution• Negotiation of brand appearances in media and events• Campaign research / analysis of market trends• Seeding• Visual merchandising • Event management• Media Monitoring

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

200+ hours of work based experience in final year of undergraduate degree.Tasks included:• Event invitation compilation• Developing media contact lists• Sourcing materials for brand activations• Media kit compilation and distribution• Campaign coverage evaluations• Development and distribution of media releases• Brainstorms for client pitches• Negotiation of campaign ambassador media appearances• Campaign research• Seeding• Product placement

Diploma Of Professional Interior Design, Interior Design And Decorating, Diploma

Bachelor Of Communications, Public Relations And Applied Communication

Bachelor Of Public Relations, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Bachelor Of Arts / Bachelor Of Secondary Education, English Language And Literature, General