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New York, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, New York, United States

- Managed end-to-end ecommerce and lifestyle photography, collaborating with the creative director, art directors and photo studio teams to deliver the best photography for West Elm marketing channels.- Ensured stylized photography for new products and updated assets for carry-over assortment, working closely with photo/production teams to prioritize and capture assets promptly. - Translated business priorities into evergreen paginations to distribute across all marketing channels.-… Show more - Managed end-to-end ecommerce and lifestyle photography, collaborating with the creative director, art directors and photo studio teams to deliver the best photography for West Elm marketing channels.- Ensured stylized photography for new products and updated assets for carry-over assortment, working closely with photo/production teams to prioritize and capture assets promptly. - Translated business priorities into evergreen paginations to distribute across all marketing channels.- Aided influencer team in prioritizing products to ensure large buys were utilized with paid partnerships.- Managed SKU list & visual pass offs to the photo team on a regular and agreed-upon cadence.- Assisted in managing and tracking samples to account for prioritization of SKUs based on season. Show less

Brooklyn, New York, United States

- Successfully completed a 10-month rotational program that provides select associates key business experiences through cross-functional rotations in Product Development, Merchandising, Inventory Management, E-Commerce and Creative. Rotational focus broken out below: • Product Development - Bedroom, Dining and Casual Seating Upholstery• Merchandising - Bedroom Furniture • Inventory Management | Planning - Bath Furniture, Decorative Accessories and Textiles• E-commerce | E-Comm… Show more - Successfully completed a 10-month rotational program that provides select associates key business experiences through cross-functional rotations in Product Development, Merchandising, Inventory Management, E-Commerce and Creative. Rotational focus broken out below: • Product Development - Bedroom, Dining and Casual Seating Upholstery• Merchandising - Bedroom Furniture • Inventory Management | Planning - Bath Furniture, Decorative Accessories and Textiles• E-commerce | E-Comm Production - Decorative Accessories and Kids• Creative | Video Production - Presented a final project to the leadership team with a focus on fostering cross-functional bonds. Emphasized the importance of operational excellence, streamlined data storage and a central place for knowledge. Developed the internal website, the West Elm Atrium.- Cultivated meaningful relationships across all levels of West Elm, fostering a deeper cross-functional understanding. Actively sought and received leadership advice, contributing to a collaborative and supportive work environment. Show less

Brooklyn, New York

- Communicated key features and benefits of West Elm’s furniture and textile merchandise consistently.- Collected, edited and loaded all season product information into shared database, averaging about 500 new products per season.- Collaborated with the furniture engineering team and vendors to facilitate the creation and entry of PI worksheets and assembly instructions each season.- Supported the dropship merchandise team on a rolling basis by organizing and writing product copy… Show more - Communicated key features and benefits of West Elm’s furniture and textile merchandise consistently.- Collected, edited and loaded all season product information into shared database, averaging about 500 new products per season.- Collaborated with the furniture engineering team and vendors to facilitate the creation and entry of PI worksheets and assembly instructions each season.- Supported the dropship merchandise team on a rolling basis by organizing and writing product copy for offline buys, totaling about 100 new products a month with an assortment that grew by 80% since January 2021.- Assisted lead product copy writer in seasonal product copy needs averaging 100 product information pages per season.- Worked with customers directly through Design Chat and Q+A answering any PI related questions. Show less

- Styled, scheduled, and produced photoshoots that encompass all of Corporate Catwalk’s visual assets. - Aided brand manager in campaign management for all brand partnerships including but not limited to clients like Dyson, Walmart, Mary Kay, Erno Lazlo, and Coty. - Established relationships with over 60 monthly subscribers as their stylist. Customers purchased an average of 35% of their styled boxes, highest average out of previous stylists. - Assisted in producing creative content… Show more - Styled, scheduled, and produced photoshoots that encompass all of Corporate Catwalk’s visual assets. - Aided brand manager in campaign management for all brand partnerships including but not limited to clients like Dyson, Walmart, Mary Kay, Erno Lazlo, and Coty. - Established relationships with over 60 monthly subscribers as their stylist. Customers purchased an average of 35% of their styled boxes, highest average out of previous stylists. - Assisted in producing creative content and wrote 50 blog posts for influencer Olivia Jeanette.- Trained on Salesforce and Shopify. Show less

New York, New York

- Coordinated with the Brand Manager on press pulls. - Maintained press archives and constantly swept web/social media platforms. - Researched and proposed concepts for Influencer outreach and collaborations.

New York, New York

- Worked throughout the summer on in-depth research of the core influencers of Laura Mercier to form stronger, more personal bonds with our brand representatives. - Sourced 300 new influencers for the company to use for future product launches across Instagram. - Produced in-depth analyses of competitor events to highlight pain points for Laura Mercier.- Trained to high proficiency on the Tribe Database.

New York, New York

- Aided the brand stylist and the photo team in producing photos and videos for Birchbox. - Maintained a clean and organized work space within the photo studio which spilled over into assuring the office was on trend and consistent with the Birchbox brand. - Supported in addressing the needs of the SoHo store.

New York City, Ny

Assisted the fashion team with various tasks such as creating PR boxes to send to influencers to researching the best ways to ensure the brands we represented were getting the best possible coverage through local and national news stations. Represented brands such as Old Navy, Modcloth, RACHEL Rachel Roy, and Diane Gilman.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing, Senior

Activities and Societies: The Rival at Fordham University, MODE Fashion Magazine

Marketing, Sophomore

Lived and studied in London for four months.