Grace Shomer: Student in Jacksonville Beach, FL

-Took on a schedule of 15-16 credit hours per semester -Member of AATCC as well as the Collegiate Merchandising Association of FSU -Participated in a trip to Atlanta, GA to attend America's Mart and learn about the process of buying for ones own business -Participated in the International Merchandising, Study Abroad program in Summer 2014 taking place in Paris and London while learning about European Fashion and Trend Forecasting -Decided to take a Minor in Business Finance in order to gain better knowledge of handling financing and managing a businesses.

-Attended photo shoots and assists where needed. -Pulled and organized samples for photo shoots. -Organized binders of images according to deliveries. -Entered information into Excel worksheets. -Assisted during model castings. -Worked on special project, i.e. researching industry news/people. -Interacted with in house stylists and advertising team

-In charge of design layout for the magazine, editing photos, designing cover art, and ads for magazine -Using skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to create the artwork and visuals in magazine -Gained valuable knowledge of working with team members, meeting deadlines, and using creative skills

-Assisted with food prep and food running -Helped after hours with cleaning and organizing resturant. -Managed Time between multiples customers and tables -Worked in high volume, fast passed environment developing communication skills -Developed ability to solve problems in stressful situations with a positive and poised attitude

-Interacted with customers to ensure they had knowledge of various sales and promotions -Monitored daily sales goals and worked to achieve personal sales goals -Gained valuable knowledge about using visuals in store to help promote new collections -Travelled to New York City to assist with Fashion Week, which included model castings and pulling runway looks