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Visual Director/Merchandising Stylist
Bloomingdale's
Newport Beach, CA
Dec 2013 - Feb 2022 (8 years 2 months)
~Creation of all visual design for both fashion and home merchandise
~Established elevated merchandising plans including furniture/fixture
placement, art installations, high profile windows, pop up shops and
allocation of new merchandise
~Prop handling and placement
~Manage window installations and floor moves including painting, rugs,
wallpaper, lighting, decor, props, signing, mannequin wardrobe styling and
seasonal elements
~Tabletop dinnerware design and luxury bed design/rigging
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Visual Merchandise Manager
Purple Yoga
Tustin, CA
Feb 2013 - Dec 2013 (10 months)
~Visual merchandise designer for 3 Orange
County studio locations
~Floor/fixture, fashion wall, vignette and
window display incorporating
mannequins and high end yoga lifestyle
merchandise
~Processing of new merchandise-increased
class sales and guest profile
building
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Assistant Merchandise Manager
Sur La Table
Newport Beach, CA
Aug 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 9 months)
~Managed staff of 15-Responsible for all
visual design/merchandising
windows and training
~Negotiated best placement of
merchandise for large volume sales floor
~Planning and execution of floor
resets/directives and introduction of new
items.
~Common prop elements procurement and
placement
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Visual Merchandise Manager
Tommy Bahama
Newport Beach, CA
Apr 2007 - Aug 2010 (3 years 4 months)
~Performed with team of 10+ associates in
setting floor remodels-window
installations-implementing merchandise
directives
~Product placement/prop design
~Organizer of trunk shows, home tours and
special events
~Coordinated weekly meetings introducing
new products and styling
techniques to sales staff and management