NATALIE SZAROLETA

908-***-**** Jersey City, NJ 07307 adhbck@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Hardworking and driven visual merchandiser with several years of experience. Looking to use my skills and knowledge to help enhance the sales performance, attract new customers and keep the brand integrity of the company through the creation of directives and proper visual execution. Skills

- Merchandising Plan Creation - Corporate Visual Standards - Interior and exterior displays

- Seasonal Campaigns - Product Knowledge - In-store event setup and promotion

- Project organization - Communication - Problem resolution

- MS Office - Photoshop CS - Illustrator CS

- InDesign CS - Visual Retailing

Work History

Authentic Brands Group New York, New York

Senior Visual Merchandising Manager May 2018 – Current

- Manage relationships with international partners as well as manager work flow for all job trafficking in and out of the department as it relates to visual merchandising and shop development and the effectiveness of global visual marketing efforts.

- Maintain, track and report store development progress and follow up with all parties on timelines and obligations.

- Facilitate an efficient workflow process to ensure timely and accurate development of creative materials.

- Graphic design, concept development, visual merchandising direction and multi-faceted VM support for the ABG brand portfolio.

- Execution of multi brand pop-up shops, trucks and all related social events.

- Partner with store design team on project work such as; material board prep, sample research and organizing assets.

- Partner with store visual teams on window display prop research and prototyping.

- Participate and execute VM showroom setup and sample management for sales meetings and internal shoots.

- Assist marketing team on brand construction kit management and communication with internal licensees.

- Manage packaging collaterals for all global licensees.

- Work with Brand Experience and Brand Managers on setup and organization of brand marketing events for Spyder, Nautica, Aero, Juicy and Volcom.

Nautica New York, New York

Senior International Creative Planner Nov 2017 – May 2018

- Create window and in-store directives for international licensees.

- Manage relationships with international partners as well as manager work flow for all job trafficking in and out of the department as it relates to visual merchandising and shop development and the effectiveness of global visual marketing efforts.

- Traffic new store request forms for all POS projects from international licensees from the initial to final file delivery

- Maintain, track and report store development progress and follow up with all parties on timelines and obligations.

- Facilitate an efficient workflow process to ensure timely and accurate development of creative materials.

- Partner with store design team on project work such as; material board prep, sample research and organizing assets.

- Partner with store visual teams on window display prop research and prototyping.

- Participate and execute VM showroom setup and sample management for sales meetings and internal shoots.

- Assist marketing team on brand construction kit management and communication with internal licensees.

- Manage packaging collaterals for all global licensees.

- Follow up with international licensees and vendors on window display progress and manage the visual merchandising report follow up process.

Brooks Brothers New York, New York

Visual Merchandising Specialist July 2015 – Nov 2017

- Creator of the Red Fleece monthly and seasonal global directives and visual guidelines for men’s and women’s merchandise that gets sent out to domestic stores and international partners.

- Creator of the wholesale directives and visual guidelines for multiple partners including; Von Maur and Dillards.

- Executed and oversaw the setup and installation of 2 showrooms for the International market four times a year

- Developed a system on Box.com for the Brooks Brothers Visual Website to streamline updates and seasonal communications for in store directives and window installations.

- Created training presentations to ease the transition for the international and wholesale partners into the platform, Box.com, to ensure success of the business.

- Confirmed each international country sent photos of new floor sets, new store openings or any renovations on monthly basis to ensure brand quality.

- Facilitated the setup and merchandised multiple shops at Bloomingdales, Macy’s and Lord & Taylor events.

- Executed and oversaw the setup and installation of 2 showrooms for the International market four times a year.

- Executed the setup and installation of our showroom for Press Preview.

- Collaborated with the design team to determine visual guidelines and standard for seasonal window installations.

- Managed the installation of wholesale and Southwick, manufacturer of the Made in America suits, trade shows in Chicago and New York.

- Trained freelance and temp employees to execute the needs of the visual team.

- Responsible for international market lunch and cocktail events including acquiring vendors and managing the event budget.

- Maintained and merchandised the wholesale shop in shops on biweekly basis.

- Photographers assistant in photoshoots for wholesale and manufacturing look books.

-Worked with wholesale account executive in the merchandising and commitment process for our collegiate partners that created product for their own stores as well as our Brooks Brothers stores. Brooks Brothers New York, New York

International Sales Specialist Sept 2013 – July 2015 International Sales Operations Coordinator Oct 2012 - Sept 2013

- Worked with markets to monitor seasonal buy plans and monitored inventory levels to assist in inventory management

- Coordinated the commitment process between the markets and the merchant/production teams.

- Analyzed sales reports and reviewed inventory levels to develop seasonal and strategic sales plans for the Asia Pacific markets.

- Effectively managed, tracked and resolved all market/account compliance issues to reduce the amount of product cancellations, returns and other errors over time.

- Pulled, organized and translated data on international sales of Asian, European and Latin American markets to present on a weekly basis.

- Tracked international store listings and new store openings to support the web team in ensuring accuracy of the websites store locator.

- Responsible for coordinating food/drink vendors for special events surround the Blue Print and market meetings.

- Successfully managed showrooms to provide markets ample time and space to place their buys.

- Highly proficient in Microsoft Suite to manage sample logs on Excel that records movements of samples.

- Assisted in developing seasonal strategic sales plans that align with brand and product category objectives. Education

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science: Design and Merchandising June 2012

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