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Valerie Grace

Milwaukee,,WI

Summary

Creative and results driven professional with diverse experience in multiple areas of corporate retail and social media marketing. Detail oriented, collaborative, enthusiastic team player who drives innovation and process efficiency. Passion for developing products, textiles, and spaces that ultimately deliver excitement.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Experience & Design Coordinator - Women's

Kohl's
Milwaukee, WI
10.2021 - Current
  • Owner of Visual Merchandising for Croft & Barrow, Bottoms, Draper James RSVP, Women's Dresses, and Women's Special Sizes.
  • Create merchandising communication for store execution that will maximize sales and improve customer experiences via planograms and floorplans.
  • Execute floorplan re-flows with the partnership of Sephora.
  • Strategically plan layout, adjacency's, & communication for new store opening. (Ex: 2023 opened our flagship store in Downtown Milwaukee, Wi).
  • A part of multiple new brands launches such as Intempo Plus (Sales of $1.8M), Draper James RSVP (Sales of $53.3M), and New @ Kohl's (Sales of $1M).
  • Collaborated with buying offices, in-store marketing, visual displays, & space planning to ensure space & vision are allocated properly.
  • Manage live in-store sets in local stores. Teaching associates merchandising techniques such as color stories, outfitting, and strong wall to aisle presentation.

Social Media Influencer

Hummingbirds
Milwaukee, WI
03.2022 - Current
  • Driving brand awareness and audience engagement for local businesses within the Milwaukee area and beyond.
  • Creating content for brand campaigns via Instagram, Facebook and TikTok with editing in Adobe as needed.

Product Development Coordinator

Kohl's
Milwaukee, WI
08.2019 - 09.2021
  • Managed a diverse range of vendors and countries in daily production emails, and fulfillment methods to ensure on time delivery and quality standards of quarterly deliveries.
  • Grew the decorative pillows business by 15%. (Annual Sales of $49M)
  • Negotiated with domestic and international vendors to meet set costing & margin goals with integrity of the product quality in mind.
  • Curated product in room set ups for leadership walks.
  • Oversaw and developed best practices for sample management and OnePlm entry process.
  • Influenced & collaborated with cross functional partners in design & buying office partners in assortment creation.
  • Oversaw Product Order Management through digital notice of changes, factory compliance, and transit of goods calendar.
  • Collaborated with vendors in creation of website imagery and packaging for my category of businesses.

Visual Merchandising Intern

Lands End
Dodgeville, WI
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Created and photographed visual design displays at company headquarters.
  • Learned merchandising techniques such as color stories, mannequin styling, unique folding methods, & cross shop displays.
  • Collaborated with creative signage, buying offices, property management & visual communication teams to ensure merchandising standards were met and vision was aligned.
  • Styled & selected decor pieces for interior of new stores.

Showroom Assistant Intern

Showroom Delfina
New York, NY
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Styled and photographed content for social media post, advertisements, and virtual product line sheets.
  • Analyzed and managed social media posts engagement
  • Maintained the showroom's product by silhouette, brand, color, fabric and sizing.
  • Managed clientele database & research for new clients based on region and size of shop.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Apparel Merchandising

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
05.2019

Skills

  • Advanced in Adobe Design Programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)
  • Experienced in Project Management, Data Entry, & Design programs such as: Slack , Asana, OnePlm, Google Sketch Up, JDA, & Virtual Retailing
  • Skilled in content creation via Instagram, Tik Tok, LiketoKnowit & Facebook with brand partnerships & campaigns
  • Trained in talent development for fellow interns and new employees
  • Knowledgeable in Textiles, Fabric Sourcing, and Production Manufacturing

Professional Links

  • Design Portfolio: https://valerie-christine.squarespace.com

Volunteer Work

Best Buddies Wisconsin 

- Young Professional Board Member

- Champion of the Year Gala Nominee. Placed 2nd place and raised 17k+ for the organization 

Timeline

Social Media Influencer

Hummingbirds
03.2022 - Current

Store Experience & Design Coordinator - Women's

Kohl's
10.2021 - Current

Product Development Coordinator

Kohl's
08.2019 - 09.2021

Visual Merchandising Intern

Lands End
05.2018 - 08.2018

Showroom Assistant Intern

Showroom Delfina
06.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Apparel Merchandising

Iowa State University

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