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Sales Representative Account Executive

Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Posted:
November 10, 2020

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Emalia L. Williams

978-***-**** adhpyw@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Alternative Apparel: New York, NY (2017 - 2019)

Account Executive

● Outside Sales Representative for eco-friendly and socially conscious clothing vendor for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania territory

● Works with Accounts for imprintables channel - accounts include brands, screenprinters, and Ad Specialty companies

● Brand Ambassador for the company - represents at Trade Shows around the country

● Travels throughout territory and works out of showroom in Midtown

● Requires consistency, positive attitude, follow-up, and building relationships

with customers - “No job is too small” mentality

● Requires cross training in apparel, particularly for custom orders that need guidance, knowledge of sales strategy, knowledge of screenprinting, and thorough knowledge of production and core line

● Book of business includes 100 accounts buying minimum of 25K annually

● Prospects new accounts that are like-minded within territory

Arm Factory: Portland, ME (2016-2017)

Sales Representative

● Sales and project managing for high-volume local screen printing and design studio: prints for apparel, accessories, home goods, packaging, signage, posters, multimedia projects - offers custom design services and art preparation for print

● Guides clients in choosing product for retail within their business - requires knowledge of several local businesses, their marketing, aesthetic, and trends for garments

● Requires understanding of specifications for styles offered by brands including Bella + Canvas, Next Level Apparel, American Apparel, Royal Apparel, Alternative Apparel, and which textiles are print-friendly based on what is being printed

● Requires knowledge of screen printing and design process and communicating these processes to customers without foundation in screen printing and design, as well as articulating customer needs to designers and screenprinters

● Strong attention to detail and quality control necessary to ensure projects are properly executed based on customer requests - creating clear work orders with detailed instructions

● Creates and manages production schedule according to priority and length of projects, having strong communication skills in making project deadlines and making goals attainable for the team

● Being personable, “the face” of the company, flexible, and calm during high-stress situations

● Art preparation for projects - requires adjusting art/design in Adobe Photoshop to be print-ready, creating digital mockups for customers and visual references for designers, screen printers, and clients

● Requires ability to find creative cost effective solutions for customers - issuing invoices, detailing costs and providing solutions

Jacalyn E.S. Bennett & Company: Newburyport, MA (2013 - 2015)

Design Assistant

● Design, Technical Design, and Design Support for the Victoria’s Secret Designer account at small lingerie vendor which creates styles/prints for Victoria's Secret, Guess, Soma, NOE Undergarments, Lane Bryant

● Prepared samples for photo shoots/runway - applied embellishments to garments, ordered samples and materials

● Created, revised, followed Tech Packs used to communicate between vendor and manufacturer

● Worked with international suppliers sourcing materials and liaison for company’s factories and clients to produce samples on time

● Required strong attention to detail with design and finance

● Made presentation boards for meetings, requiring extensive research on fashion, textile and non-textile, cultural trends

● Generated expense reports for ordering samples and materials

● Worked within strict deadlines, including editing garments for the Victoria’s Secret Annual Fashion Show

● Began as intern and promoted to Design Assistant after graduating college

SKILLS

Customer Service, Interpersonal Communication, Sales, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Sewing & Garment Construction, Fashion Sketching, Patternmaking

EDUCATION

Lesley University: Bachelors Degree in Communication, Minor in Design (2013)

CERTIFICATION

Y7: RYT200Hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification (March 2019)

Shaktibarre: 50Hr Barre Teacher Training Certification (September 2019)

Usha Veda: 20Hr Trauma Informed Yoga Certification (February 2020)

LANGUAGE

English: Native

Spanish: Intermediate Proficiency



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