VISUAL MERCHANDISER

MYKOLA HRUTS

917-***-**** • adjp80@r.postjobfree.com • www.linkedin.com/in/mykolahruts/

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Visual merchandising professional with B.Sc. in Administrative Management and more than 7 years of experience in retail and fashion industry with focus in luxury.

• Thrive in fast-paced, high pressure working environments.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suit, Adobe Creative Cloud, Capture One, Google Applications.

• Knowledge of studio shooting, photo equipment, outfit styling and window installations.

• Proven creative leader with excellent organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills.

• Multilingual: English, Ukrainian, Russian.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Brunello Cucinelli, Visual Merchandiser (North America) New York, NY, 2019 – 2020

• Held ownership of VM direction and operations in the North American market including monoband, multiband, and outlet stores.

• Lead VM activities of store managers and in-store teams in the North American market.

• Managed various major projects both logistically and creatively from inception including window installations, photoshoots, special events, fashion shows, and merchandising directive production for monoband stores and wholesale accounts.

• Set, planned, merchandised 3 New York showrooms from inception to completion for seasonal wholesale markets and special in-store and virtual events.

• Worked closely with the wholesale department to build relationships with key accounts including Saks 5th Avenue, Nieman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and various specialty shops throughout the country.

• Traveled extensively international and domestic on behalf of the company to ensure visual standards are being upheld, to remerchandise the collection, to oversee window installations and to train in-store teams.

• Opened numerous shop-in-shops nationwide as well as 6 Brunello Cucinelli retail stores in emerging markets. Herno, Visual Merchandiser (Global Flagship) New York, NY, 2017 – 2019

• Planned, maped and executed monthly floor set-ups and window updates.

• Worked with vendors and manufacturers to bring in effective marketing displays for the sales floor and store windows.

• Executed bi-weekly floor set-ups and train employees at concession stores

• Assisted global store manager in buying process for New York Flaghip.

• Collaborated with corporate team to entertain, excite and maintain the interest of target markets. Club Monaco, Multi-Store Experience Supervisor (Global Flagship, Soho Flagship) New York, NY, 2015 – 2017

• Planned, mapped and executed more than 25 monthly floor set-ups and over 50 window updates.

• Increased share of men’s bussines to 40% (company-wide average of 20%) compared to women’s by successfully handling detailed visual merchandising activities of Soho Flagship.

• Traveled to various locations to assist with floor sets and merchandise the prototype store.

• Coached and trained in-store staff on visual standards and environment expectations of NYC’s largest stores. ABC Inc., Event Production Assistant New York, NY, 2014 – 2015

• Performed various tasks in functional areas such as hospitality, logistics, media operations, and accreditation for KCD, Bureau Betak, and PSA Creative at fashion shows and events hosted by Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and 3.1 Philip Lim. American Christmas Inc., Decorator, Visual Merchandiser New York, NY, 2014 – 2015

• Designed and installed decorations for more than 50 stores, hotels, and corporate buildings in 5 different states including Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf and Goodman, Macy’s, Rockefeller Center, and Radio City Music Hall.

• Facilitated production and, completion of decorations, identified and sourced props, fabrics, hardware, and lighting. VIKNAR’OFF, Corporate Marketing Intern Ternopil, Ukraine, 2014 FIBA U16 European Championship, Venue Management Volunteer Kyiv, Ukraine, 2013 UEFA EURO 2012, ACE Volunteer Kyiv, Ukraine, 2012

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