B ridget Mu rphy

abi2wm@r.postjobfree.com

910-***-****

E D UCAT IO N

East Carolina University, Greenville NC 2007-

2010

Apparel Merchandising, BS

RE LATE D EXPER I E NCE

Ziabird Boutique, Marketing/PR Assistant & Retail, W ilmington NC, 8/10-present.

• Integrating new in-store methods to increase sales

• Promoting events both in store and out

• Researching new talented designers to feature in store and displaying them appropriately

Style Swap Wilmington, Style Ambassador, W ilmington NC, 8/10.

• Assisted in set up of venue for approximately 100 guests

• Executed sequence of events as instructed to keep event running smoothly

College Fashionista, Style Guru, Online based, 5/10-8/10.

• Photographed fashionable students on college campus

• Wrote weekly columns of style advice for college students and posted entries to website

• Worked to meet deadlines

• Advertised posts through social media sites

Ma r ie Clai re Magazine, Fashion I ntern, New York NY, 5/09-8/09.

• Prepared t rend style boards and set up run throughs for editors

• Responsible for trafficking samples: checking in and returning to designers or PR companies

• Worked with PR companies and designers to coordinate pick ups and returns

7300 Cotesworth Dr ive, Wilmington NC 28405

Dowdy Student Store, Buying/Managing I ntern, G reenville NC, 11/08-5/09.

• Acted as liaison between Merchandise Manager and sales associates

• Prepared and budgeted purchase orders

• Conceived and implemented window displays and visual merchandising

W Magazine, Accessories I ntern, New York NY, 12/08-1/09.

• Organized accessories closet.

• Set up for run-throughs and photo shoots.

• Handled check ins and returns of samples and occasionally was sent to pick up and/or return

samples.

Lynn Manock Wardrobe Style, Stylist’s Assistant, W ilmington NC, 10/08-11/08.

• Assisted stylist in gathering and assembling outfits for The Bargain Box’s fund raising fashion

show

Focus on the Coast Magazine, Stylist’s Assistant, Wilmington NC, 10/08.

• Organized clothing and prepared outfits for photographs as well as ensuring that all

merchandise was accounted for and in prior condition for the Holiday ’08 fashion spread .

Ann Taylor Loft, Sales Associate, G reenville NC, 11/07-5/08.

• Guided clients in purchasing decisions as well as assisted with store sets and broadened sales

Apparel and Interior Merchandising Organization, Active Member, 8/07-5/09.

• Worked on a personal level with local boutique owners to put on annual fashion shows raising

over $1200 for Breast Cancer fundraiser.

H I G H L IG H T E D COURSEWORK

Study Abroad- M ilan, I taly. 7/08. Concentrated on study of European marketplace

7300 Cotesworth Dr ive, Wilmington NC 28405

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