Experience

Macy's

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Stylist

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Merchandiser

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  - Influenced a store team of leaders, Style Consultants and General Merchandise experts to be knowledgeable about visual merchandising and visual standards- Understood sale goals, planned and executed daily/weekly workload to deliver on visual merchandising, department and store sales goals, guest engagement; including: merchandising, transitions, events and promotions-Partnered with store leaders to plan, support, validate the execution of all Visual Merchandising Guides (VMG) sets in the store



Macy's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Merchandising Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2020

  •Completed 2 store remodels - 2014 Ridgedale, 2019 Rosedale•2014 Hosted North Central (ECM) Executive Committee Meeting - Ridgedale•Analyzed, tracked and led store team on weekly trend and business goals to optimize sales revenue•Trained store staff on fixture, merchandise, and sign placement; and key visual, merchandising and wallscaping strategies•Traveled to out-of-state Macy’s to help set quarterly prototypes and new stores for successful openings•Collaborated with store team to execute in-store national and local strategies

• Director of Creative Planning

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2008

  • Collaborated with buying office and design team to develop collateral based on marketing and fixture programs to highlight key merchandise strategies• Pitched concepts to vendors, collected vendor income to fund fixture/mannequin/graphic rollouts• Partnered with Merchandise Presentation Specialist on communication and schematics for quarterly Visual Merchandising Planning Guide• Led Visual Directors and Visual Managers in quarterly prototype; after completion, presented visual portion to regional store teams• Co-created department environments with design team and vendors’• Managed Capital Projects to ensure timely installation of initiatives



Marshall Field & Company

• United States
• Retail

• Visual Merchandising Manager

  • May 2001 - Jan 2005

  • Led vendor shop installments, marketing and special events, store-wide promotional strategies, and major trend installations• Trained store staff on fixture, merchandise and sign placement; and key visual, merchandising and wallscaping strategies• Developed 12-week Visual Manager-in-Training Program • Led vendor shop installments, marketing and special events, store-wide promotional strategies, and major trend installations• Trained store staff on fixture, merchandise and sign placement; and key visual, merchandising and wallscaping strategies• Developed 12-week Visual Manager-in-Training Program



Dayton Hudson Corporation

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandising Presentation Manager

  • Jan 2000 - May 2001

  • Led vendor shop installments, marketing and special events, store-wide promotional strategies, and major trend installations• Trained store staff on fixture, merchandise and sign placement; and key visual, merchandising and wallscaping strategies• Developed 12-week Visual Manager-in-Training Program

• Visual Merchandising Manager

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 2000

  • Led Visual and Merchandise teams in implementing weekly store and company priorities• Trained store staff on the placement of new merchandise per MPD/POG plans, merchandising standards, visual presentation, and fixture composition"