katie donald: in long beach, CA

create overall merchandise themes for every season to maintain the brand image -create floor plans with fixtures and tables by store -execute a seasonal floor set company wide -work with vendors and various factories regarding fixtures, marketing material, props, lighting, and wall systems -create seasonal campaign photo shoots to execute the brand image -hire models, photographer, hair/MAU -style looks -create a budget -compose store windows, promotions, and in store images from these shoots -create monthly photo shoots for in store promotions and online look books -create window displays and banners (Photoshop and Adobe) -create weekly guidelines for all stores to implement -train in-store visual merchandisers -set up new stores -create all in-store signage -make and print marketing material on a Miyacki printer (water based printer) -make and print marketing materials on a Roland printer (oil based printer) -create and edit signage, images, and decals using Adobe Illustrator -review buying sell through reports to form visual merchandising plans for the week, month, and season -visit in state stores monthly and visit out of state stores seasonally

-create buying plan to execute for the upcoming season -trend analysis -review samples from vendors -place PO’s -adjust samples and PP's to increase sales for the category -attend trade shows -maintain vendor relationships -meet with the QC department weekly -meet with the men's buying team and in house production team weekly

port monthly to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen to create upcoming strategies and help maintain the overall appeal of their brands -one of 3 fabric buyers for multiple high end contemporary lines with in the JAYA apparel group -create buying and budget strategies for every season -visit the JAYA showroom to evaluate up coming seasons -assist monthly photo shoots for 7 different brands -work with our factories in Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Turkey maintaining our delivery dates -assist in merchandising plans for each season before the garments are in stores

-visually merchandise entire store (2,000-10,000 sqft) -create and maintain themes for each weekly store set up -set up and merchandise all new stores -train and manage other store visual merchandisers -maintain and visit each store in my district daily -compose sales reports -run weekly meetings with corporate buyers and regional managers -create guidelines for the entire company to follow seasonally