Nick Sansone: Freelance Brand and Sales Manager in Scottsdale, AZ

I work with companies at all levels of sales and brand management, from assisting brands with hiring of sales staff to developing sales and marketing strategies. I have done everything from assisting with design itself, to production of the products, merchandising, trade shows, and ensuring smooth operations from the factory to the customers. -Notable brand: - Tat2 Designs - Sita Couture - Anna Catherine

• Develop all aspect of the specialty brands division including but not limited to sales, marketing, and apparel offerings • Develop the “Realtree Active by Colosseum” brand including sales, marketing, operations, and account support • Pioneer new business opportunities in the distributor, imprinter, promotional, corporate, resort, and green grass segments • Create sales strategies, program line plans, timelines, catalogs, and event calendar • Work with Colosseum production team to make SMU product • Follow through on order execution with purchasing and customer service • Plan, execute, and coordinate national tradeshows and sales meetings for all divisions • Create booth concepts and design, production, and graphic printing • Supervise budgets for all tradeshows, sales meeting, and special events for all divisions • Produce and direct seasonal lifestyle and catalogs photoshoots for all divisions • Work with each division to create shoot concepts and story boards

Business Development/Marketing • Developed private label and branded lines with Niemen Marcus, Sak 5th Ave, and Nordstroms, Anthropologie • Hired and developed an in-house national sales team • Assisted with creating collections and seasonal marketing campaigns • Worked directly with PR and social media department to develop branding strategies Sales Support/Strategic Planning • Planned and scheduled all special events including trade shows, trunk shows, charity events, and fashion shows • Coordinated all photo shoots from inspiration to final edit • Created tradeshow booth concepts - initial creative stages, sourcing materials, developing plan-o-gram, etc • Generate selling reports and analyzed data to identify direction based on selling

Business Development/Marketing • Increased brand sales by over 300%, and increased brand presence by over 500% • Work with a international off-price brick and mortar retailer, creating and developing exclusive sales campaigns • Generate sales and brand awareness through social networking, fashion shows, e-commerce, television, movies • Responsible for meeting sales goals through the showrooms, inside sales reps, trade shows, and consumer website • Attend all major trade shows – Accessories Circuit/Intermezzo, Coterie/Sole Commerce, Project/ENK Vegas • Participate in over 20 trunkshows and special events annually at boutiques nationwide • Plan and schedule all special events including trade shows, trunk shows, charity events, and fashion shows • Work with PR agency to leverage the brands success in a cohesive way Sales Support/Strategic Planning • Create tradeshow booth concepts - initial creative stages, sourcing materials, developing plan-o-gram, etc • Develop merchandising directives and product knowledge information for retail and wholesale • Create all marketing and merchandising for each season, including collection stories, lookbooks, and linesheets • Analyze and reports on consumer buying patterns and predict future trends • Develop ideas or plans for creative and innovative displays both for retail and wholesale applications • Designed handbags and created ad campaign for the Spring/Summer 2012 collection • Coordinate all photo shoots from inspiration to final edit Operations/Production • Manage entire product line lifecycle from design to distribution • Actively source production materials • Maintain an accurate inventory of all finished goods and production materials • Review feedback from buyers and reps on design improvements • Act as liaison between manufacturers and fulfillment center • Problem solve and correct any production issues from manufacturing to supplies • Oversee and coordinate all invoicing and shipping

I managed one of Clarks largest volume retail location in USA. My main responsibilities were to drive sales, staff, and managing operations. I also maintained all visual merchandising.

I was promoted to department responsible after three months. I actively worked with garments, including processing, stocking, replenishing, folding, hanging, displaying and merchandising. I also supported two new store openings as the stockroom supervisor.

I represented men sportswear brands, Hiltl, Gardeur, Van Laack, and Carl Gross, in better men’s specialty stores. I mainly guided clients through the buying process of the collections. I was also responsible for generating sales by creating marketing packets, working trade shows, and calling clients.