Karen DuPuis: Design Director in Aspen, CO
Karen DuPuis
Design Director
Aspen | United States
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Camping
Photography
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Industries
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Outdoor
Snow
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Work experience
High Society Freeride Company LLC
Design Director | 06/2021 - 08/2023
• Manage daily ecommerce operations for an $8M direct to consumer action sports company
• Contributed to sales growth by 70% YOY
• Restructured an upsell app increasing sales 5x by $120k in 6 months
• Overhauled website by shooting professional product photos and designed/coded the creation of review and media web pages
David O. Marlow Photography
Photographer Assistant | 06/2019 - 07/2021
• Assisted with planning, setup, staging, styling and execution of architectural photo shoots on location
• Utilized creative and technical knowledge to help produce impactful imagery for real estate listings that have sold for up to $33M
• Facilitated creating promotional property photographs currently on the website for The Little Nell, a 5-star, 5 diamond luxury hotel
• Managed and updated website by editing and uploading content
Abercrombie & Fitch
Assistant Manager | 02/2008 - 08/2009
• Created growth in sales from $10M to $12M YOY through store management, leadership, recruiting, and customer experience
• Responsible for hiring, training, developing, scheduling and managing a team of over 100 employees
• Designed and executed the creation of visual merchandise displays
CustomInk.com
Sales/Service Representative/Design Specialist | 01/2007 - 01/2008
• Assisted customers via telephone and email with creating designs, calculating price quotes, order inquiries, placing orders and resolving problems for a $500M online design company
• Generated sales averaging $60k monthly
• Created and modified designs per customer specifications for an extensive line of custom apparel, accessories and novelty items
• Strengthened market position by establishing high conversion rates of up to 30% for incoming leads realized into sales