Goal-driven and dedicated creative professional

NICOLE SALLIS

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319-***-****

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

Goal-driven and dedicated professional with extensive experience and a

strong competence in merchandising, product development and implementing

the strategic plans for the organization.

WORK HISTORY:

SUNO (New York, NY.)

Product Development & Special Projects

(11/12 to 5/13)

. Acquired Fabric forecasting & trend research

. Sourced trim & fabric development

. Communicated with factories & production sources

. Acted as the liaison between design, sales & production divisions

Public Clothing Company (New York, NY.)

Designer & Product Development

(10/11 to 11/12)

. Worked with Design Director on development & execution of

product designs

. Contributed to planning, merchandising & fit review meetings

. Created seasonal color palette & developed technical packages

. Corresponded with factories to help manage the development

process

. Offered visual merchandising plans for showroom, sales floor &

tradeshow presentation

. Approved strike-off, lab-dip, trim & fabric development

ICER Brands Private Label (New York, NY.)

Creative Brand Manager

(11/09 to 10/11)

. Oversaw the design process, ensuring brand esthetic, cost & quality

standards are met

. Managed design and in-house merchandising assistants through the

product development process

. Created and maintained the product calendars

. Communicated daily with stores, manufacturers, marketing & sales

departments

. Partnered with Marketing, Planning & Sales Directors on

development product plan.

. Lead product development, visual, merchandising & fit review

meetings

Managed relationships with the retailers, conducted marketing research & assisted in developing strategic marketing plans.

Visual Manager & Merchandiser (

10/07 to11/09)

. Conducted forecasting research, shopped the market for trim /

silhouettes & assisted in creating a clear direction for seasonal

collections

. Planned & managed commercial, interior display areas & widow display

to reflect changes in inventory & promotions

. Ensured greatest visual impact from price/descriptive signs, fixtures

& merchandise

. Arranged properties, furniture, merchandise & backdrops

. Planned & Constructed display components.

. Coordinated promotional events, trunk shows & photo shoot to promote

the Brands

. Traveled to stores to drive product sale with visual merchandising

support

Merchandising Associate

(5/05 to10/07)

. Conducted Brand awareness presentations for clients

. Assisted in sales presentations

. Represented the Brands at Market & In-store event

. Analyzed account information, sales number & sell through rates

. Traveled to local stores to drive product sales through visual

merchandising support

Estee Lauder (Des Moines IA.) (2002-2004)

Special Event Support & Retail Manager

Neiman Marcus (Dallas TX.) (2001-2002)

Luxury Handbags Sales, Visual & Trunk Show Support

BUSINESS SKILLS & TRAINING

. Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator,

Photoshop, etc

. Ability to work on MAC or PC computers

. MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

. Excellent sewing, draping and Flat Pattern-making abilities

. Staff managerial experience

EDUCATION:

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Dec. 2013

Creative Enterprise Ownership (CEO) Certificate Program

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, July 2005

Bachelors of Science in Business

Minor: Apparel Design & Retail Esthetics

References Upon Request

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