Karyn Pearcy

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Cherry Valley, Illinois 61016

Cellular: 815-***-**** E-mail:

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Profile:

A competent, effective Visual Merchandise Manager with valuable experience

in display design, fashion and store organization as well as strong

customer relations. Personal skills and accomplishments include:

. Ability to increase sales on targeted items dramatically through creative

displays

. Recognition for significantly improving overall store image and

organization within first six weeks on job, and named by District Manager

one of top three visually appealing stores in district after one year

. Knowledge of marketing, advertizing and smart merchandizing

. Ability to quickly assess a situation and find resourceful solution for

customer and company

Professional Experience:

FOREVER 21, Geneva, Illinois 12/2009-

Present

Retail fashions for young women and men

Visual Merchandising Manager

. Execute company visual directives, strategically positioning displays and

merchandize for appealing and effective access to customers

. Partner with store manager to ensure sales goals are being met,

brainstorming new ideas and executing markdowns, promotions and sale

events

. Oversee and train in store merchandisers, stock employees and accessory

specialists to high level of customer service, visual display techniques

and company directives

. Ensure all possible merchandise is on the sales floor and that guidelines

on merchandise processing and stock organization are upheld at all times

. Utilize strong organizational skills to create clean, neat and attractive

shopping environment

. Assist customers in selecting exciting and attractive outfits appropriate

for occasion and personality

FOREVER 21, Schaumburg, Illinois

8/2008- 12/2009

Retail fashions for young women and men

Visual Merchandiser

. Dressed store mannequins following company parameters as well as arranged

displays for windows

. Placed new merchandise on sales floor

. Re-worked merchandise in fixtures and wall set-ups

UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON, Chicago, IL 7/2007 -

9/2007

Fashion apparel and accessories for men and women

Internship - Assistant to the Visual Manager

. Selected outfits and dressed mannequins for store windows every two weeks

. Rearranged and built window displays, learning keys to connection between

visual display and sales

. Assisted with merchandising and stocking

APRIA HEALTHCARE, Machesney Park, IL 7-2001-

7/2006

File Clerk

. Performed Medical filing with focus on accuracy and efficiency

. Answered and fielded calls from patients, insurance providers, and

attorneys

. Performed other general office duties including faxing and copying of

documents

Education:

International Academy of Design and Technology, Schaumburg, IL

Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design - March 2008 - Overall GPA 3.78

. Computer Graphics for Fashion Design: Developed a working knowledge of

Adobe Illustrator CS3 and produced a series of flats using this software.

. Marketing: Studied buying and selling trends in the market. Studied all

activities involved in the transfer of goods including advertising,

shipping, finances and selling.

. Entrepreneurship: Studied all facets of operating and owning a business

including being an executive, operator, producer, buyer and seller.

. Fashion Photography: Learned styling techniques, organized, set-up and

carried out fashion shoot.

Rock Valley College, Rockford, Il: August 2004 - May 2005

Courses completed: Biology, Marketing, Economics, Sociology, Math

Baylor University, Waco, Texas: August 2003- May 2004

Courses completed: Intro to Business, Philosophy, English, Intro to

Computers, Psychology, Astronomy

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