Profile:
A hard working artistic individual, who is able to work well alone and as well as part of a team. Has solid experience of working in fast paced retail environment. Has good communication skills, enabling to communicate with customers and staff well.
Employment:
2011-Present.
Visual Merchandiser and Sales Assistant.
- Managing the shop staff on Sundays
- Dressing the stores windows, painting and dressing the mannequins
- Re- merchandising areas of the store as an when they need, and when delivery's arrive.
- Serving customers at the till and on the shop floor.
- advising customers on special effects make up.
- Cashing up shifts and banking
- Stock control.
2006-2011
Visual Merchandiser and Sales Assistant.
During my five years with the company worked at one main store and was asked to assist on projects at stores in my region. by doing this I was able to build on many skills, from management, visual merchandising, stock control and staff training.
- Dressing windows for events and general day to day look.
- Deciding the placement of mannequins and dressing then appropriately to the VM guide lines.
- Merchandising display tables.
- Managing the children's department.
- Putting out delivery's.
- Managing the customer service desk, issuing refunds and exchanging.
- Preparing for stock tacks. insuring all stock is barcoded and in its correct location.
- Assisting with shrinkage. Soughting stock that could be sold at a reduced rate and stock to go to BDF
- Restaurant weekly stock take
- Training staff on how to process customer orders.
- Stock control
- Arranging transfer of stock to other stores
2010
New Concept Store Instillation.
- Working as part of the management team with the day to day running of the store.
- Training new and existing staff on customer services, prepossessing web orders, store card.
- Training staff on product handling. Sizing garments, displaying shoes, folding jumpers, trousers,
2010
Store Refit, and Implementation Of Concision Store.
This took place in my own store after spending two weeks at another store in my region.
- Planning the locations of walls.
- Planning the lay out of the store and department locations.
2010
Store Refit, and Implementation Of Concision Store.
Working with the Regional Visual merchandising Manager, the instore Visual Manager and a transfer team made up of myself and five other staff from other stores in the region.
Working with the Regional Visual merchandising Manager, the instore Visual Manager and a transfer team made up of myself and five other staff from other stores in the region.
- merchandising the news lay out of the store departments
- Dressing mannequins
- Implementing window signage and store signage.
2009
Visual support.
Supporting the stores visual merchandiser manager.
- Window dressing.
- mannequin dressing and positioning
- Insuring that all sight lines and focal points and represented properly.
- Re-merchandising departments
- assisting the staff in a deep clean of the walls and fixtures.
- implementation of signage and graphics.
2009
Model Store.
Assisting the in store visual merchandiser and the regional visual merchandising manager perpear the regional flag ship store for model
Assisting the in store visual merchandiser and the regional visual merchandising manager perpear the regional flag ship store for model
- Re-merchandising the new lay out.
- Dressing mannequins.
- Implementing wall graphics and signage
2008
Model Store for Christmas shop.
- Arranging the placement of fixtures
- Merchandising the stands to the Vm guidelines issued by head office. Where needed making adjustments to the Guidelines. Mainly due to type of futures being used, the product in stock
- Setting up signage and graphics and ceiling decor.
2008
Store Refit.
Store refit. Involving the complete replacement of floor fixtures, wall fittings, ceiling and floors. During this time staff form stores in the region were brought in to help with the transition of this refit.
- Merchandising of all departments.
- Dressing mannequins.
- Creating high level visuals.
- Implementing signage and graphics.
- The cleaning of fixtures and stock, during to building work.
2008
Refit of Region Flagship Store.
In 2008 the regional flag ship store under went a major refit. Involving the complete replacement of floor fixtures, wall fittings, ceiling and floors. During this time staff form stores in the region were brought in to help with the transition of this refit.
In 2008 the regional flag ship store under went a major refit. Involving the complete replacement of floor fixtures, wall fittings, ceiling and floors. During this time staff form stores in the region were brought in to help with the transition of this refit.
- Merchandising of all departments.
- Dressing mannequins.
- Creating high level visuals.
- Implementing signage and graphics.
- The cleaning of fixtures and stock, during to building work.
2007
Implementation of Model Store for Christmas shop.
Christmas shop 2007, set up by staff from other stores in the region, each store set two members of staff to work on the set up. This enabled the staff to go back to their store with a solid idea of how to set up the department. As well as for the company to see the best way for the department to be set, and then for the information to be passed on to the rest of the company.
Christmas shop 2007, set up by staff from other stores in the region, each store set two members of staff to work on the set up. This enabled the staff to go back to their store with a solid idea of how to set up the department. As well as for the company to see the best way for the department to be set, and then for the information to be passed on to the rest of the company.
- Arranging the placement of fixtures
- Merchandising the stands to the Vm guidelines issued by head office. Where needed making adjustments to the Guidelines. Mainly due to type of futures being used, the product in stock
- Setting up signage and graphics and ceiling decor.
2004-2006
Assistant Stage Manager.
- Organising props the purchase and making of props
- setting up the set, repainting parts of the set.
- Insuring that cast and crew were ready for their cues
- Caring out scene changes
- Make sure that all cast or crew needed accommodation.
2005
Technical Stage Crew Cover.
Covering holidays and sick days for crew two west end shows, for stage LX. follow spot and lighting board operator.
Covering holidays and sick days for crew two west end shows, for stage LX. follow spot and lighting board operator.
- Setting pyrotechnics.
- Running cables on and of stage,
- Operating the dry ice machines.
- Assisting in scene changes.
- Operating the follow spot.
- operating the lighting desk during the show.
- Checking that all the lighting was working before the show.
- Replacing lights and gels if needed.
2000-2005
Technical Stage Crew.
Education and Training:
2010
Protocol Skills
NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship in retail operation and sales
2008-2009
Company management training for department manger and visual merchandising manager
2000-2003
A' Level Drama and Theater Studies
Fine Art, Graphic Design.
Fine Art, Drawing and Painting
- Putting up the sets for touring shows, and taking them down at the end of the run.
- Dressing the stage for small shows. mainly one night concerts and bands
- Operating the follow spot during major tours, as well as smaller shows.
- Setting up the in house lighting rig.
- Setting up and operating the sound and lighting desks during the seasonal Jazz Bar.
- Assisting the wardrobe department, unpacking costumes at the start of the run and packing the up at the end.
- Maintenance of the stage lighting, replacing bulbs and wires and plugs, and well as the maintenance of four follow spot lights.
Education and Training:
2010
Protocol Skills
NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship in retail operation and sales
2008-2009
Company management training for department manger and visual merchandising manager
2000-2003
A' Level Drama and Theater Studies
Fine Art, Graphic Design.
Fine Art, Drawing and Painting
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