Caroline Johnson
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Vivian Champion
I worked closely with Caroline during our latest store opening. She devised a brilliant space plan that maximized the small footprint while maintaining the Fireworks shopping experience. She is able to improvise with a small budget, seeks creative solutions and is extremely detailed oriented. Her focus and ability to stay on task kept the project on schedule. She was a pleasure to work with!
Rick B.
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Caroline Johnson during my employment as Assistant Manager at Fireworks Galleries. Caroline always approached her work with humor, skill and a great sense of style. I found Caroline to be extremely intuitive and creative in every instance. While she was driven and focused on expertly executing each merchandising campaign, she was always flexible and open to input from the store level on designing custom merchandising floorplans that best suited our store. Her attention to detail and passion for presenting a great visual experience for each customer directly and positively affected our bottom line. I would definitely welcome any opportunity to work with her again.
Vivian Champion
I worked closely with Caroline during our latest store opening. She devised a brilliant space plan that maximized the small footprint while maintaining the Fireworks shopping experience. She is able to improvise with a small budget, seeks creative solutions and is extremely detailed oriented. Her focus and ability to stay on task kept the project on schedule. She was a pleasure to work with!
Rick B.
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Caroline Johnson during my employment as Assistant Manager at Fireworks Galleries. Caroline always approached her work with humor, skill and a great sense of style. I found Caroline to be extremely intuitive and creative in every instance. While she was driven and focused on expertly executing each merchandising campaign, she was always flexible and open to input from the store level on designing custom merchandising floorplans that best suited our store. Her attention to detail and passion for presenting a great visual experience for each customer directly and positively affected our bottom line. I would definitely welcome any opportunity to work with her again.
Vivian Champion
I worked closely with Caroline during our latest store opening. She devised a brilliant space plan that maximized the small footprint while maintaining the Fireworks shopping experience. She is able to improvise with a small budget, seeks creative solutions and is extremely detailed oriented. Her focus and ability to stay on task kept the project on schedule. She was a pleasure to work with!
Rick B.
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Caroline Johnson during my employment as Assistant Manager at Fireworks Galleries. Caroline always approached her work with humor, skill and a great sense of style. I found Caroline to be extremely intuitive and creative in every instance. While she was driven and focused on expertly executing each merchandising campaign, she was always flexible and open to input from the store level on designing custom merchandising floorplans that best suited our store. Her attention to detail and passion for presenting a great visual experience for each customer directly and positively affected our bottom line. I would definitely welcome any opportunity to work with her again.
Vivian Champion
I worked closely with Caroline during our latest store opening. She devised a brilliant space plan that maximized the small footprint while maintaining the Fireworks shopping experience. She is able to improvise with a small budget, seeks creative solutions and is extremely detailed oriented. Her focus and ability to stay on task kept the project on schedule. She was a pleasure to work with!
Rick B.
I had the distinct pleasure of working with Caroline Johnson during my employment as Assistant Manager at Fireworks Galleries. Caroline always approached her work with humor, skill and a great sense of style. I found Caroline to be extremely intuitive and creative in every instance. While she was driven and focused on expertly executing each merchandising campaign, she was always flexible and open to input from the store level on designing custom merchandising floorplans that best suited our store. Her attention to detail and passion for presenting a great visual experience for each customer directly and positively affected our bottom line. I would definitely welcome any opportunity to work with her again.
Experience
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Gordon Brothers
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United States
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Financial Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Retail Consultant
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Feb 2020 - Present
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Belk
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Visual Merchandising Manager
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Jul 2016 - May 2019
• Supervise store management on communication and implementation of visual issues (i.e.: adjacencies, sale events, visual set-ups, shop installations, promotions, special events.) • Train, develop, direct, and oversee visual staff members (VM Associates.) • Supervise plan, and implement seasonal visual collateral with Store Manager. • Oversee and perform daily visual maintenance for all areas. • Work with Store Manager, ASM’s, STM’s and associates to see that daily standards are executed and maintained. • Participate in weekly walk-through with Store Manager and attend workload planning meeting in-store. • Oversee and maintain all mannequins, forms, on a regular basis according to the merchandising corporate directives. • Oversee planning, coordination, and installation of Cosmetic collateral based on Corporate Cosmetic Calendar and individual store setups. • Manage installation and current upkeep of vendor identification and departmental identification. • Train and supervise Visual Associates in planning and installation of visual directives. • Review and direct visual associates and general managers in the planning and installation of visual directives for successful quality implementation. • Oversee and follow up on vendor and in store shop installations . • Interview, evaluate, and recommend visual candidates. • Assist in special events and in-store promotions as directed.
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Palmetto Goodwill
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Corporate Visual Merchandising Manager
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Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
• Creates and leads the implementation of seasonal planograms, floor sets, store signage and sales promotion activities. • Creates innovative presentations that support business objectives. • Identifies new fixture and display opportunities. • Responsible for the acquisition of materials and the oversight of the supply ordering process. • Collaborates with the retail team to develop appropriate visual merchandising tools, directives and presentation. • Travels to stores to train field retail partners in current visual merchandising standards and guidelines. • Participates in the development and set-up of special projects, corporate events and pop- up stores.
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DeWolfson Fine Linens
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Banner Elk, NC
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Visual Merchandising and Brand Manager
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
• Manages all merchandise presentation including: displays, fixtures, signage and layout. • Sources display fixtures and accessories. • Assists with buying and new product development. • Coordinates special events and social media. • Manages store staff and training. • Manages all merchandise presentation including: displays, fixtures, signage and layout. • Sources display fixtures and accessories. • Assists with buying and new product development. • Coordinates special events and social media. • Manages store staff and training.
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Fireworks Gallery
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Seattle, WA
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Corporate Visual Merchandising Manager
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Mar 2006 - Jan 2012
• Developed visual merchandising standards and guidelines to ensure consistent brand presentation • Recruited and developed a highly creative, flexible and successful visual merchandising team. • Developed creative and strategic processes to streamline the execution of merchandising objectives: marketing calendar, plan o grams and floor plans. • Managed the sourcing and budgeting of assets including: fixtures, props and signing. • Partnered with the management to support key initiatives, processes and communication. • Managed the remodeling of existing stores and the opening of new stores working with construction partners on timelines, layout, fixture development and lighting. • Worked with key vendors on fixture development, signing and merchandise placement. • Created innovative merchandising that was recognized by the 2008 International Retail Design Conference, Seattle WA.
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Freelance Retail Designer
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Jan 2002 - Aug 2005
• Design and execution of retail stores, showrooms and trade show booths in Nashville, Atlanta and New York. • Managed space planning, layout design, merchandising and lighting. • Developed design concepts, displays, fixturing, signing and packaging. • Sourced and purchased materials and supplies. • Communicated with clients and contractors to meet deadlines and budget requirement. Partial list of clients: • Anatra Jewel, Nashville, TN, • The Galway Company, Atlanta GA, • Magnet Works, St. Louis, MO, • CR Gibson & Co., Nashville, TN. • Banana Republic/GAP Inc., Nashville, TN & Seattle, WA
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Service Merchandise
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United States
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Visual Merchandising Coordinator
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Aug 1997 - Jan 2002
• Developed merchandise presentation standards. • Designed and purchased visual merchandising materials such as: table cloths, banners, promotional trim and holiday décor. • Managed Microstation CAD projects for stores that included reformatting from a catalog showroom to a traditional selling floor and remerchandising floor plans biannually. • Coordinated with buying and plan-o-gram staffs to define category adjacencies, department placement, merchandising and presentation. • Assisted the buying and advertising staffs to create monthly and quarterly promotional set ups and shops for informational booklet to communicate corporate directives to stores.
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Regional Visual Merchandising Coordinator
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Aug 1993 - Aug 1996
• Managed the Visual Merchandising Departments for 7 Stores with staffs of 3 to 4 per store. • Responsible for the implementation of corporate visual directives, seasonal décor changes, promotional events, shop concepts, fixture placement and staff hiring and training. • Acting Visual Merchandising Director for Joslins/Mercantile Stores, Denver, CO. • Managed the Visual Merchandising Departments for 7 Stores with staffs of 3 to 4 per store. • Responsible for the implementation of corporate visual directives, seasonal décor changes, promotional events, shop concepts, fixture placement and staff hiring and training. • Acting Visual Merchandising Director for Joslins/Mercantile Stores, Denver, CO.
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Education
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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