Melissa Jacobs
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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OBJECTIVE: Seeking a new career!
EDUCATION: Associate in Arts Degree, Certificate of Fashion
Merchandising, and
Certificate of Marketing from Orange
Coast College (2005)
EXPERIENCE:
July 2009-present Woman's Assistant Manager of Zara USA
Costa Mesa, CA ( managing team (with a focus on customer
service) and running of the
sales floor, maintaining sales budget and
daily/monthly goals by
reading weekly/monthly top sellers reports and
projecting trends,
( taking inventory, placing orders, running
shipment/backstock of
product, merchandising product, running of
transfers between stores
and warehouse, handling of HR/payroll
June 2000-June 2009 Manager of Planet Beauty:
Tustin, CA ( maintaining monthly
budget/sales sheet, buying,
working with reps, hiring/training
employees, conducting product
knowledge classes, setting and maintaining
sales goals, delegating
tasks, inventory/loss prevention, planning
events/marketing
( merchandising
displays, creating visuals/graphics,
assisting
Planet Beauty Visual Merchandiser
March-June 2005 Internship with the Marketing Director for The
CAMP/The LAB:
Costa Mesa, CA ( researching and helping
plan special events
( assisting in event set-up, directing vendors, and
managing
special events
( updating press release portfolio
Dec. 2004-Feb. 2005 Internship at Generic Youth:
Costa Mesa, CA ( assisting the designer/helping with design
concepts
( washing, dyeing, and helping pick fabric/clothing
( taking product inventory
Nov.-Dec. 2004 Internship at Paul Frank Industries:
Costa Mesa, CA ( merchandising Paul Frank store
( assisting merchandiser for women's sportswear
( creating gift baskets for special accounts
SPECIAL SKILLS: (Microsoft Word
(Microsoft Excel
(Photoshop
REFERENCES/PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST