Bachelor of Business Administration in Management

Assistant Brand Manager

Administration & Clerical

• Manage the development of 591 skus, GKM documents, and Microsoft Project Online for the launches of Yankee Candle Signature, Well Living, and Studio Collections concurrently
• Own the product roadmap as the go-to-market brand lead for the renovation of an outdated candle form
• Spearhead the development of 2 customer specific skus, coordinating efforts across engineering, packaging design, and graphics to meet both the ship-to-trade date and all rigorous requirements on a 90% shortened timeline
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional teams to develop financial forecasts, product specs, and sell-in decks for a renovated product line, resulting in the product earning 20% more doors than planned
• Partner with photography to develop and categorize approximately 3,146 product images for ecommerce channels
• Perform competitive market research and create price ladders for a specific candle category, influencing the strategy, design, and pricing for a new product line
• Work with CMI and EMEA counterparts to understand user personas when developing product stories and vision
• Present reports to leadership on project progress, ensuring alignment from idea to launch phases
• Analyze POS data to understand post-launch product performance and identify opportunities for growth

• Designed and created 200+ pieces of jewelry annually, and developed designs for branding and packaging
• Sold to customers at local craft fairs and consigned with local retailers

Co-owner

• Generated new clients and leads by creating appealing marketing content
• Developed over 25 appraisal packages by describing the assets of the practice, highlighting the reasons for the valuation, and procuring all relevant data and visual summaries
• Utilized market data and valuation methodology to calculate the value of approximately 105 dental practices
• Streamlined the valuation process in Microsoft Excel, increasing calculation efficiency by 50%

Analyst and Marketing Assistant

• Provided one-on-one assistance to students in the subject areas of math, writing, and accounting
• Facilitated communication among other tutors and management to help develop enhanced methods of problem solving during tutoring sessions

Associate Tutor

• Managed sales associates in various departments and resolved omnichannel inefficiencies
• Presented to the district manager, and reported my analysis of the store's opportunities for growth, marketing campaign outreach, and consumer engagement
• Supervised a floor set update project in the juniors' department, and came up with creative solutions to optimize the small floor plan

Store Management Intern

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