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Visual Merchandiser Resume Sample
Jamie Oliver
300 Trainer Way ● Reno, NV 89127
(000) 141-4721 ● jam.ol @ email . com
♦♦♦ VISUAL MERCHANDISER ♦♦♦
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Versatile and creative individual who has extensive hands-on experience in developing, delivering and communicating visual concept and strategies, aimed at promoting retail brands. First-hand experience in liaising with buying, designing and marketing teams to create effective themes and plans.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
• Proven record of conducting correlating research and identifying future trends in lifestyles and design
• Focused on creating specialized displays to promote specific products and offers
• Committed to making the best use of stores’ space and layout in a bit to reach out to new and existing customers
• Thorough understanding of aesthetic principles
CORE COMPETENCIES
| • Promotion and marketing | • Display sourcing | • Props creation |
| • Floor plans | • Sketching | • “Window-shop” capitalization |
| • Inventory management | • Visual displays | • Project management |
| • Creative flair | • Advertising | • Departmental communication |
ACHIEVEMENTS IN VISUAL MERCHANDISING
• Increased the company’s sales for a newly introduced product by 70% (as opposed to the 20% projected sales) by successfully handling detailed visual merchandising activities
• Designed 5 visual merchandising models upon which most of the company’s merchandising efforts are now based
• Amplified existing customers’ interest in new products by effectively capitalizing on their “window shopping” experiences
• Put up 84 props within 2 days, just in time for the opening of a new store
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TOPSHOP, Reno, NV (5/2011 to Present)
Visual Merchandiser
• Analyze the need for visual merchandising by looking through the details of each product that the company sells
• Create visual representations of existing and new products
• Communicate the standards of product displays such as floor sets, table top displays, chair wall sequences and signage placements to merchandising personnel
• Build visual libraries of studio conditions and execution of visual directives
• Set up and maintain fixtures and props in an appealing manner
• Design window and internal displays based on specific themes and promotional trends
• Dress mannequins and use appropriate lighting to display merchandise in best possible presentation
• Install graphics and signage and dismantle displays after promotion periods end
• Provide sales staff with information and training on how to maintain promotional displays
MACY’S, Reno, NV (11/2006 to 5/2011)
Visual Merchandising Assistant
• Assisted in performing market research regarding competition and trends
• Created research reports and discussed opportunities with supervisors
• Provided support to each promotional activity by assisting in creating and implementing visual merchandising strategies
• Dressed mannequins according to themes and colors being followed for each merchandising campaign
• Assisted in setting up and maintaining fixtures such as props and detailed displays
EDUCATION
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Houston, TX – 2005
Visual Merchandising Certificate
Coursework: Workforce Development ~ Critical Thinking ~ Introduction to Fashion ~ Art for Fashion Design ~ Fashion Retailing ~ Apparel Computer Systems ~ Sketching ~ Product Promotion
NEVADA STATE COLLEGE, Reno, NV – 2004
Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration