Kelsey M. Nord
Fashion Freelancer Seeking a Full Time Position
Summary
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's of Science in Fashion and Retail Merchandising
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Five plus years of experience in retail along with freelance and temp assignments
• E-commerce experience
• Visual Merchandising/Styling experience
• Internship experience
• Well immersed in all Social Media Platforms
• Working knowledge of Google Analytics, Magento, and First Data
Experience
Temp Merchandise Assistant- Item Setup
Hudson's Bay Company / New York
Responsible for setup, validation, and resolving discrepancies before publishing items online to ensure a timely production of complete and accurate product information for the The Bay website.
Responsibilities:
• Weekly sign-off on web site publication
• Follow up and resolution on quality center defects as well as items not on site in the Warehouse with Sample, Copy, and Buy teams
• Participating in site wide quarterly maintenance and standardization
• Auditing items on site to ensure The Bay quality customer service shopping experience
Temp E-commerce Product Coordinator
Kenneth Cole Productions / New York
Created product descriptions for the Kenneth Cole website
Temp Showroom Assistant
Kenneth Cole Productions / New York
Assisted the Menswear Apparel Account Executives for the Kenneth Cole New York and Kenneth Cole Reaction market weeks
Responsibilities:
• Purchase Order entry
• Creating power points of the final buys
• Pulling and organizing samples for meetings
• Creating bulk purchase orders for customer service
• Updating sizing and shipping information into bulk and ATS documents
• Product Inventory entry into Amazon New Item Setup template
Temp Sample Coordinator
Kate Spade Company / New York
Responsibilities:
• Assisted in E-commerce Photography for the Merchandising Department
• Entered in style and design numbers to Capture One
• Placed/ merchandised product to capture perfect pictures
• Dressed mannequins
• Steamed RTW garments and organized by priority of shoot
• Sorted and packed sample drops by style and group
• Organized/merchandised the Mock Retail Store
Office Manager
PLV Studio, Inc / New York
Responsibilities:
• Managed the office and showroom
• Comprised the weekly Sales E-commerce Report using Google Analytics, First Data, and Magento
• Refunded customers
• Planned and prepped for all Market Weeks and events
• Arranged shipments, messenger deliveries, and travel
• Expense reports
• Ordered/restocked supplies when needed
• Ad Hoc projects
Part Time Visual Associate
Club Monaco / New York
Responsibilities:
• Participated in monthly store flips and pre-flips to create the perfect visual presentations of merchandise
• Maintained both the Women's and Men's sales floor to keep the merchandise up to Club Monaco's standards
• Participated in walk- throughs with Store Management/ Store Experience Manager to ensure perfect execution of all visual standards
• Assisted in execution of window changes and dressing/styling of all interior mannequins
• Trained and facilitated stylists on Club Monaco standards
Freelance Visual Merchandiser
Lacoste / New York
At the Showroom location
Performed all duties assigned by Managers in preparation for Market Week
At the Macy's Herald Square and Bloomingdales Location
Performed all tasks required for floor sets
Temp Merchandiser
Tommy Hilfiger Corp / New York
Tommy Hilfiger Corp. 2012 New York, NY
Temp Merchandiser
Freelance Showroom Assistant
One Clothing / New York
One Clothing 2012 New York, NY
Freelance Showroom Assistant
Temp Licensing Coordinator
Kate Spade Company / New York
Responsibilities:
• Secured product approvals/product comments on samples from design when necessary and documented all approvals. Then created an approval template by category
• Researched categories, competitors, and new business opportunities
• Maintained collateral and image libraries on shared drive with concise filing system
• Organized main licensing reference binders with all current year line sheets by category
Intern
French Connection / New York
French Connection Jan-March 2012 New York, NY
Intern
Full Time Sales Associate
Theory / White Plains
Theory Jan-May 2011 White Plains, NY
Full Time Sales Associate
Stylist
BCBG Maxazria / Natick
BCBG Maxazria March- June 2010 Natick, MA
Stylist
Education
Lasell College
BS in Fashion and Retail Merchandising, Fashion and Retail Merchandising
Lasell College Sept 2006-June 2010 Newton, MA
BS in Fashion and Retail Merchandising