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jacob klimczuk
**** *********** ******* **** ****, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Tel: 561.***.**** email: vircl3@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Team leader with extensive buying and merchandising experience looking to effectively apply strong visual abilities, exceptional negotiation techniques, and team management strategies within a global firm.
QUALIFICATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Product and line development experience – trend forecasting; research and conceptualization; sample, material and fabric selection; product development; effective costing and buying techniques
• Proven ability increasing profit-margins by identifying opportunities in sales and inventory through product analysis and trend-forecasting
• Ability to create strategic merchandise-plans supporting the company's financial objectives and brand goals – purchasing, brand development, product-line creation
• Advanced understanding of fashion-styling and visual-merchandising; proven ability to create/style appealing concepts for specific clients/environments
• Communication and correspondence – maintaining regular follow-ups with national and international vendors, manufacturers, and factories regarding product, pricing, contract terms, as well as art-work and logistics strategies
• Dynamic graphic design capabilities – hands-on and conceptual. Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Design & Fine Arts trained.
• Highly effective proactive problem-solving skills, as well as strong planning and organizational management abilities
• Successfully able to manage and maintain projects independently, as well as within a team setting
• Strong product and company-branding experience and knowledge
EXPERIENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jacob Ashton Fine Menswear Boutique Delray Beach, FL May 2009 – Present
Senior Merchandiser/Consultant
• Making all decisions regarding purchasing, merchandising, and promoting products in order to reach sale-objectives set for the store
• Analyzing and maintaining all aspects of product purchases, sales, budgets and timelines to ensure positive industry-relations and successful margins at the store
• Providing outstanding customer service, and new fashion-concepts for each client to ensure complete satisfaction and repeat-customers
• Consistently researching and following new and future industry trends, and addressing these through new products, and concepts inside the boutique
• Maximizing all areas of the store to maintain a positive and appealing image through innovative merchandising techniques, and creative space and lighting concepts
FSB – Fashion Shoppe Boutique Boynton Beach, FL July 2007 - 2009
Merchandiser/Product Developer/Assistant Buyer
Extensive merchandising experience involving all aspects of operating successful, fashion-forward boutique and brand.
• Product development - GIOVANNI MARQUEZ FOOTWEAR & BING BING lines - tasks include: research and conceptualization; fabric and material selection; maintaining product sample and development guidelines (quality, budgets, timelines) - communication with manufacturers, factories & retailers (national & international);
• Assistant Buyer responsibilities at major fashion trade-shows (Magic, Project, Trafik & the Collective). Merchandise selection, trend forecasting; price, terms and delivery negotiation resulting in improved profit-margins and expended customer base
• Lead several projects re-branding and re-merchandising FSB store-space (7000 sq. ft). Improvements include: floor-plan layout; décor & ambiance; display, lighting & signage solutions; product placement; and storage solutions.
• Creation and expansion of e-commerce solutions including improved product sales techniques, and site promotion resulting in increased on-line sales
• In-store and internet-sales, as well as fashion-consultation responsibilities
Sonic Solutions (formerly ROXIO Inc.) Toronto, Canada Mar 1999 – July 2006
Associate Art Director/Visual Content Team Lead
Lead Content Designer on several of company’s products, including flagship applications.
• Effectively designed and delivered products on time and within budget; satisfying requirements of internal groups (product developers & sales teams), as well as external customers & product users
• Worked and consulted with Product Managers & Developers to maintain proper product-guidelines and timelines, as well as to ensure quality/quantity control.
• Generated creative briefs, style guides, product samples, template designs and mock-ups to improve existing and future products
• Offered creative direction and provided technical guidance to junior peers
EDUCATION -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B.Sc. FASHION MERCHANDISING – 2006/09
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Theoretical and practical curriculum includes:
• Visual Merchandising, Merchandise Buying & Fundamentals of Apparel Textiles
• Advanced Retail Mathematics – Calculating & Analyzing Production and Buying costs
• Fashion Styling & Fashion Business Management, Fashion Show Production
• Psychology of Color & Fashion Product Development
• Business Law and Fashion Research & Sourcing
A.A. Degree, GRAPHIC DESIGN & DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION – 1996/98
Seneca College
The program focused on the creative aspects of designing print-based graphic materials within the apparel, publications and advertising design contexts.
Courses Included:
• Color Theories & Color Forecasting - typography, print production, advertising, corporate design, publications design and photography
• Selecting Projects & Clients – Working with different styles
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