Julianne Amundson

Product Ideation and Development

• Assist in generating new product ideas and concepts.
• Contribute innovative solutions to enhance product offerings.

Licensed Product Experience

• Disney, Marvel, Peeps
• Coordinates approval workflows for new products within Disney OPA & ASGARD.

Industry and Market Research

• Conduct market research to identify customer needs and preferences.
• Analyze industry trends to ensure competitive product positioning.

Design and Process Management

• Manage product design processes from concept to completion.
• Develop detailed design specifications for new products.

Vendor and Supplier Management

• Evaluate vendor proposals for pricing and quality assurance.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers and establish strong relationships.

Customer and Client Relations

• Identify and address customer needs promptly and efficiently.
• Exceed customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.

Project Management and Leadership

• Manage workflow and timelines for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provide guidance to a team of designers and production artists.

Technical and Quality Assurance

• Provide technical support to ensure quality control during production.
• Review and adjust manufacturing processes for efficiency improvements.

Communication and Presentation

• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation for executive staff.
• Present creative concepts to clients at meetings and pitch sessions.

• Senior Account Manager of custom promotional apparel to clients serving brands such as: USIC, Carrie Underwood, Pepsi, Budweiser, & Volkswagen
• Serves as a liaison between the client and production team to convey order information, ensure understanding, and make certain jobs are completed accurately
• Creates quotes for clients' custom apparel projects
• Upsells by offering ideas and solutions based on client needs
• Takes inquiries and requests from customers and follows-up on sales leads
• Sources products for programs and negotiates pricing with vendors (domestic and overseas)
• Communicates with overseas factories to develop custom products
• Works alongside the President/CEO to source & develop merchandise kits specific to client’s projects
• Enters orders into an order management system (Shopvox) and uses Asana to manage project timeline
• Travels to trade shows to market company’s abilities to prospective clientele
• Promoted from Account Manager to Senior Account Manager within first year

• Managed two brands - ELIETIAN & VEOND
• Served as direct support to the president/CEO
• Maintained over 1,000 wholesale accounts throughout the United States
• Top performing wholesale account manager with personal sales totaling up to 50% of company overall sales
• Direct manager to team of three inside sales/customer service representatives
• Supervised all daily job functions: Customer contact, sales/customer service issues, invoicing, payment receiving, warehouse operations & shipping
• Managed all aspects of trade show planning: Showroom management, booth setup, negotiates lease agreements
• Developed new products for upcoming seasons based on seasonal trends and customer feedback
• Traveled to trade shows as sales lead: Dallas, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and New York
• Oversaw and contributed to regular website updates, social media posts, email blasts and digital lookbooks/catalogs
• Carried out all aspects of product photoshoots

• Organized fittings of all samples received for women's & kids rainboots & shoes
• Recorded all fitting comments from the fit models and relayed comments to the overseas factories
• Reviewed & inspected all Pre-Production samples once FIT samples are approved making sure body shape, construction and fit follow the approved development sample
• Reviewed & inspected top of production samples to ensure all aspects of the sample match previously approved samples
• Communicated with the sales team for any sample requiring the buyer's approval at any stage of production
• (FIT, PP or TOP)
• Sent samples to the sales team for them to be sent out to the customer for final approval
• Communicated with the factory on samples noting approval or if any revisions need to be made
• Kept track of all approvals to ensure all samples are received and approved prior to shipping
• Communicated with the Production and development teams throughout the entire process from development to loading and shipping
• Traveled to the warehouse seasonally for inspection of goods to ensure the quality of the products are up to standard before shipping out to the customer
• Maintained and organized all samples accordingly

• Worked closely with all press, personal clients, stores, personal shoppers and stylists
• Created relevant pitches working off editorial calendars, current trends, and seasons while establishing connections with editors, stylists and bloggers
• Collaborated with design team to manage the development and distribution of all orders
• Organized seasonal photo shoot logistics- i.e
• Model fittings and go-sees, photographer correspondence, styling, location and budget
• Merchandised showroom
• Managed sample and stock inventory
• Creatively maintained all social media platforms
• Prepared and distributed look books and marketing memos
• Hired and supervised multiple interns per season
• Assisted bookkeeper with accounts payable through QuickBooks
• Served as a personal assistant to the company president
• Served as office manager- i.e
• Ordering supplies, filing documents, handling employee matters

• Created Purchase orders for fabrics and trims
• Assisted in making cut tickets and cost sheets
• Followed up with contractors on production
• Liaison between production manager and sales/marketing team
• Assisted in researching seasonal trends, themes, color, raw materials and styling
• Sourced fabric and trims in the garment district to collect materials for each season
• Conducted weekly fabric audits
• Managed inventory of samples and archive pieces
• Assisted in fittings for samples; took notes on corrections and reviewed with production manager
• Managed and delegated work to interns
• Created all garment hangtags

• Special Rewards: Dean’s List
• GPA: 3.5