Claire Harper
Fairfield,CT
Summary
Motivated and creative individual with successful experience in retail, product display, styling, and driving sales, with an interest in merchandising and buying. Skilled in identifying consumer trends and developing product knowledge, maximizing customer engagement through merchandising techniques. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the vacancy on your team.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Guest Lead
Altar'd State
Norwalk, CT
06.2025 - Current
- Consistently delivers an exceptional guest experience
- Acts as a positive role model, contributes to a culture of teamwork
- Coaches associates on guest interactions, recognizes great performance
- Embraces feedback and uses it to drive positive change
- Assists in the construction of merchandising and window displays
- Serves as leader on duty as needed
Retail Associate
Altar'd State
Norwalk, Connecticut
06.2024 - Current
- Determine customer needs, assist with finding the right merchandise, and offer styling recommendations
- Achieve personal sales goals
- Work collaboratively in teams
- Maintain product knowledge
- Thorough understanding of the merchandise offering
- Use of point-of-sale system
- Assist with inventory management tasks such as receiving shipments, checking stock levels, and conducting inventory counts
Brand Ambassador
Offline By Aerie
Westport, Connecticut
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Assists customers in product selection to find their perfect fit
- Participated in floor-set projects
- Assisted in personal shopping
- Used a consultative sales approach to understand customers needs and recommend relevant offerings
- Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders, and gift card activation.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Fashion Merchandising and Management
University of Delaware
Newark, DE, US05.2025
Skills
- Collaboration skills
- Attention to detail
- Microsoft tools proficiency
- Retail mathematics
- Analytical problem solving
- Communication expertise
- Critical thinking
Projects
Pattern Trend Booklet, For this project, I researched upcoming pattern trends on WGSN for A/W 23/24 and S/S 23 and made a handmade painted booklet of the pattern trends researched. Trend Concepts, The project focused on the visual presentation of a buying assortment that caters to consumers in a particular country/city. I chose to focus on Canada and Burberry and conducted research of the potential target market, then created a color palette and print trends for the upcoming season based on Burberry's past seasons and Canada's demographics. I was able to do research on WGSN finding runway looks that suited both the brand and the country, and created a digital board using Photoshop. The presentation showcased mood, design, fashion product layout, and design elements and principles.
Affiliations
- Fashing Merchandising Club (2023-2025)
- Alpha Epsilon Phi (2022-2025)
Timeline
Guest Lead
Altar'd State
06.2025 - Current
Retail Associate
Altar'd State
06.2024 - Current
Brand Ambassador
Offline By Aerie
06.2023 - 02.2024
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Fashion Merchandising and Management
University of Delaware
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