• Retail merchandising and sales strategy execution across 5 brands and +140 retailers across North America.• Maintaining and solidifying account relationships with daily communications with buyers and clients.• Seasonally showcasing products and conducting sales meetings with buyers.• Building and maintaining internal CRM/sales systems. • Conducting EOS and seasonal analysis for accounts weekly and monthly.• Personally training and on-boarding interns on all systems used for order entry, sales analysis and general sales team needs..• Maintain, track and organize showroom samples across all brands.• Assisting in marketing ideation and planning as well organizing our product seeding program.

• Assess customer needs and provide informed consultations.• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of product range, price points, and product availability.• Properly ticketing incoming and outgoing stock.• Assist in unloading shipments and properly organizing products in the stockroom and sales floor. • Assist in managing the store's digital database and banking ledgers, troubleshooting any problems or discrepancies.• Assist in daily counts of inventory and resolve discrepancies, escalating priority situations to management.• Assist in product transfers among company branches across the city and placing orders for stock when needed.

• Writing, scheduling and posting content to Dipetsa’s social media platforms, including Twitter and Instagram.• Liaising with head designer and brand manager.• Liaising with collaborators and brand manager for post approvals and information confirmation. • Working to develop new content, ideas and formats to promote brand activities.• Editing video and videography content with Adobe Creative Suite.• Undertaking community management across social platforms, including interacting with users and responding to social media messages, inquiries and comments.

• Designing merchandise with Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator.• Assisted co-founder in developing marketing plans for artist under Atlantic Records.• Creating line sheets, tech-packs, mock-ups and decks for design production and presentation.• Creating promotional material and plan special events such as listening parties and pop-ups for NDA clients.• Created merchandise in collaboration with Nordstrom for their “New Concepts” Installation.• Assisted in organizing an event in collaboration with Umbro & the Great Barrier Reef Foundation during Art Basel Miami.• Work under the guidance of company co-founder, Ismaila Traore, and Atlantic Records / Highbridge the Label artist manager,Kristoff Murphy.

• Trained new student employees regarding office processes.• Supported the WGSS Director with tasks related to the department and implementation of events for the WGSS department.• Contributed to design routine marketing materials for the department programs, classes, and events (flyers, posters, flat screen slides, etc.) with Office Administrator.• Acted as liaison between department personnel and Dean’s Office, Campus Library, and other university department offices.• Accomplished first-contact resolution and managed high call volumes and in-office student visits. • Consistently commended on reliability, willingness to help in any area and cooperative working style.

• Worked with the Project Line Management team in sample approval and communicating with the design team and overseas factories.• Worked with Account Executives in building and maintaining wholesale off-price business.• Participated in meetings with the product creation teams during the entire development process.• At the end of the internship I created a presentation on the current sneaker trends at the time and provided trend forecasts for the Project Line Management team to use in their following season’s footwear.