Whitney Hicks Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

• Interpret and translate creative briefs • Design multifarious book covers as well as marketing materials• Calibrate color and special effects for printer • Package files and flap prints for pre-press and final production• Adjust typographical design for paperback and international editionsAuthors include: Yvonne Orji, Anjelah Johnson, Tyler Merritt, Mary Katherine Backstrom, Porsha Wiliams, Joyce Meyer, Ted Dekker, Albert Tate and many more...

Design and implement communication plans for various businesses, independent endeavors and non-profits.

• Design and maintain a clean, organized and efficient stockroom as well as all processes and records involved in shipping/receiving for the store.• Ensure all delivery information is recorded and accurately reported.• Train staff on shipping/receiving and stockroom procedures as well as selling and operational procedures• Perform transfers of damaged and defective merchandise, complete re-tickets and charge-sends.• Oversee and execute markdowns in a timely and accurate manner. Audit markdowns to ensure accuracy.• Communicate inventory and merchandise-handling concerns and/or opportunities on a regular basis.• Proactive in loss prevention and collaborate with corporate LP team to address concerns.• Lead team on sales floor to achieve maximum productivity and to meet sales goals

• Influenced customer buying decisions with knowledge of Gap Brand• Built loyalty with GapCard• Maximized sales through cross-selling trends• Proactively problem solved and prioritize issues• Replenished store inventory• Created a favorable experience through maintaining visual merchandising• Audited the accuracy of prices and product diversity• Promoted specialty and flash sales• Increased customer conversion.

• Created marketing collateral for clients– brochures, posters, ads, flyers• Conducted database marketing campaigns• Customized HTML and web-based content for online information centers• Liaised & negotiated with vendors to obtain quotes and approve proofs• Supported operational, internal and external sales teams• Regularly reported on trends in the market to tailor creative direction• Managed client email lists and campaigns• Participated in marketing and business development strategy sessionsClients included: Summa Health, Baptist Health, St. Jude Medical among 40 others

Opened and closed store, supervised employees, problem solved customer and store issues, received and tracked inventory, balanced money and accounts payable, handled monetary deposits, provided product recommendations, up-sold special programs and promotions, maintained visual display of merchandise, designed POP signage, prevented loss, repaired software and hardware, fulfilled all home office requests.

Collaborated with fellow creative interns as well as the Senior Copywriter and Art Director at the agency's creative department on the following accounts: Loveyourmoney.org, Weigel’s Farm Stores, Inc., and AirTran. In addition to participating in brainstorming and branding sessions, I was also instrumental in providing design work and research for said accounts, and was a liaison with client representatives.