Experience

Museum Selection Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Buyer

  • Nov 2021 - Present


River Island

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Designer - Girl's Denim and Outerwear

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  -Taking full ownership of designing the mini girls (18 months - 3 years) range- Recruited as a mentor via the River Island Mentoring Scheme

• Studio Assistant - Kid's wear

  • Oct 2016 - Aug 2018

  - Collaborated with the Head of Technology to create the training course 'Colour Theory and Communication'. This became part of the compulsory training for all employees across design and buying and was designed to instill confident communication between employees and suppliers by using the correct terminology when requesting prints and fabrics, also instructing learners to use spectrophotometers and light booths correctly. - Created a digital brand bible for kidswear which was launched company wide.- Contributed to design development discussions through research, broad market and trend awareness. Supported design managers with the creation of key mood, trend and fabric boards and colour palettes each season.- Worked closely with Design Managers to oversee and organise specific requirements to ensure the mooth running of the department. Including organising travel, handling expenses, diary management and coordinating team cultural activities. Show less

• Senior Buyer's Admin Assistant - Womenswear Woven Dresses

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2016

  - Taking ownership of Home Production purchasing for woven dresses (River Island's in-house production team). Working with the fabric team and mills to sourcing and buy fabric, sourcing trims, managing critical path, attending fits and assuring quality control.

• Buyer's Admin Assistant - Special Projects

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  Supporting with the development and launch of high profile projects.Design Forum: In partnership with the British Fashion Council, River Island collaborated with emerging designers to create capsule collections to be launched at London Fashion Week. I worked closely with designers Eudon Choi, Georgia Hardinge, Zoe Jordan and Katie Eary to develop and buy their ranges.Chelsea Girl: Paying homage to the brands history, the Chelsea Girl range featured 60s, 70s and 80s looks inspired by the brand's own original designs. Special Projects:Tailoring PackRamadan and Eid exclusive ranges for Middle east franchise stores Show less



Horiyoshi the Third (now Kokoro London)

• Executive Assistant and Weekend Store Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Responsibilities - Acted as EA to the Creative Director, carrying out all administrative duties and bookkeeping. Set up and attended wholesale meetings with key luxury retailers including Matches and Netaporter.com and processed order forms. - Provided service to a discerning customer base and engaging them with the brand story, going on to fill the role as store manager during weekends, including visual merchandising and stock-taking. Responsibilities - Acted as EA to the Creative Director, carrying out all administrative duties and bookkeeping. Set up and attended wholesale meetings with key luxury retailers including Matches and Netaporter.com and processed order forms. - Provided service to a discerning customer base and engaging them with the brand story, going on to fill the role as store manager during weekends, including visual merchandising and stock-taking.

• Footwear Design Internships

  • May 2009 - Jun 2011

  Month long internships during summer holidays, assisting the womens footwear design team. Month long internships during summer holidays, assisting the womens footwear design team.