Joy Murphy: Freelance in Monterey Park, CA

I entered this position to further advance my skills in market analysis. The majority of my work load involves creating reporting tools for the Director or Proposals and VP of Sales/Marketing. All reports are managed in excel. Programs used: Intermediate knowledge in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio), Lotus Notes, Adobe PDF

E Tailing - Highlighting internet research and current industry case studies Visual Merchandising - Emphasis in display techniques and presentations Advertising & Promotion Essentials - Development of public relations programs, advertising budget and plan Store Planning & Design - Focus on retail store lay out and plan-o-grams Fashion Show Production - Fundamentals in production and styling for photo shoots Contemporary Buying - Vendor sourcing, consumer research, strategies and formulas Import/Export - Plan and implement sourcing needs for retail buyers Fashion Forecasting - Studying and researching trends in the market place and predicting what will sell Events: -The Illusion Of Love Official Book Launch, Networking & Designer Gala. -Ladies Shopping Soiree benefiting Invisible Children SD Fashion Files covered the event

Representing Seven 'til Midnight, Spree, Rockalicious and Daisy Fuentes Intimates in the East Coast and Upper Midwest territories.

Establishing brands since we established our own in 1989. VI is a full service marketing and branding firm headquartered in Oklahoma City with offices in Kansas City and Colorado Springs. Winner of over 1,000 Addys and the recent recipient of the National Chiat Award. -Maintain office equipment, supplies and schedules. -Invoicing in STRATA -Online payments as advised by Controller -Set up for Wednesday Lunch & Learns -New Employee Orientation -Schedule maintenance calls and fix minor office equipment issues

Underground Toys is the Master Toy license holder of Doctor Who, the longest running Sci-Fi Drama series on BBC America. In 2011 the company was awarded with the ‘Best Licensed Toys or Games Range’ for the Star Wars Talking Plush line. -Facilitate office functions/compliance -Manage new vendor accounts and setup (EDI & UT product solicitations). -Assist the Executive Director with personal & business affairs. -Coordinate and assist with trade show logistics and travel. -Connect with bloggers in order to gain brand awareness online. -Build solid relationships with industry professionals.

Ghana Africa International Organization is a non-profit created by Jacqueline Prairie. Her soul mission is to bridge the world with a library and multi-media center in Akwatia, Ghana. -"Raise-The Roof" Fundraiser

Internship involving event planning, marketing, and public relations. lead a team of 15-20 interns to help prepare food and decorations for fashion shows. -Fashion Week New York & Los Angeles for Gordana Gehlhausen -Lead Intern with teams of 5-15 -Seek models for TV promotions, photography shoots and runway -Prepare food stations with vendors -Develop & design Constant Contact newsletters and invitation drafts -Collect data and organize into Excel spreadsheets

Klip America (now known as Epic Sports) is the international distributor of Volkl & Boris Becker Tennis. -Vendor communications: ensuring that factories source the correct materials and have samples approved by the Director. -Sales meetings: Worked with Marketing Manager to design and organize the domestic sales meeting in our conference room and international sales meeting at the Ivy Hotel (now called Andaz).

-Manage New Hire Orientation and Open Enrollment -Process receivables & payroll for 7+ cities -Implement procedures for collecting on over-due accounts -Address workers compensation issues -Complete and submit state issued reports (i.e. Sales Tax Returns, EDD reports)

-Season swap outs -Stock checks -Merchandise locator -Online orders -Shoe display

Assisted in preparing & distributing press materials Created a gorilla marketing campaign for "Skin"

Import & Export business specializing in antiques, rosewood furniture, and art work.