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HE LLO PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I am an innate creative with a knack for detail orientation. I work hard on every project assigned them with passion and enthusiasm. As a fashion merchandiser and stylist - I to me and pursue have worked within the retail industry for over ten years. My background entails working for major influential lifestyle brands within sales, management, and merchandising roles. I have a demonstrated track record of elevating brands, leading teams to success and executing flawless results. WOR K HISTO RY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ANTHROPOLOGIE CUSTOMER ASSOCIATE Anthropologie / Savannah, GA / February 2018 - Present Create genuine customer interactions while enhancing store experience • Take ownership in product knowledge and trend • product to design unimaginable displays Merchandise • CONTRACTED EDUCATOR Lululemon / Savannah, GA / October 2017 – January 2018 Provided guests with product knowledge while ensuring excellent service and experience • the brand while promoting the company to yoga and fitness centers in the Represented • and Hilton Head area Savannah Processed • merchandise and executed product placement Utilized the point of sale system • Assisted in the opening and closing procedures for the store • KEY HOLDER UGG / Minneapolis, MN / August 2016 – September 2017 Lead visual standard and executed product placement throughout the store keeping • communication with the company’s visual merchandiser Assisted the Store Manager in achieving fiscal business plans • Opened and closed the store while maintaining store security systems • Recruited new team members •
M E R CH A ND I S E R 651.307.9476 brandon.tyler.crocker@gmail.com Savannah, GA www.brandontylercrocker.com
E DU CA T IO N M .A. IN LUXURY & FASHION M ANAGEM ENT
Savannah College of Art & Design 2016-2019 GPA: 3.85
B.S. IN RETAIL M ERCHANDISING
University of Minnesota 2009-2012 GPA: 3.3
E XP ER T I S E Styling Visual Merchandising Trend & Concept Brand Development Team Leadership Project Management Writing Planning & Organization
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CO NTINUED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ASSISTANT MANAGER Abercrombie & Fitch / Minneapolis, MN / January 2015 – July 2016 Created the schedule and monitored associate and management hours • Managed associates and functions on the sales floor and stock room on a daily basis • Directed, implemented, and stylized seasonal floor sets • Ensured business goals were being met for a multi-million dollar store • Recruited, • interviewed, hired, and trained new team members ENTERPR ISE MERCHANDISE SPECIALIST Target Corporate Office / Minneapolis, MN / August 2014 – January 2015 Partnered • with the Baby Essentials Buyer to deliver customers the highest quality baby products via Target stores and Target.com Built relationships with over 300 different vendors that supplied baby product to Target • Owned countless item setups – ensuring accurate long copy and images on Target’s • website Worked with Visual Presentation to merchandise product for updated store plannograms • Revised editorial content for the baby catalog • Managed inventory levels for different stores across the country • PER SON AL DEVELOP MEN T AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENT ACADEM IC ACHIEVEM ENT SCHOLARSHIP Savannah College of Art & Design / Savannah, GA / April 2016 HABITAT FOR HUM ANITY RESTORE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN / May 2012 This award was given to me for excelling in a research competition, in an upper division Retail Merchandising course, that focused on the visual environment of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. J.W . BUCHTA M EM ORIAL SCHOLARSHIP University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN / September 2011
T E CH N I C A L S KI L L S MICROSOFT WORD Extensive Knowledge
POWERPOINT Extensive Knowledge
INDESIGN Average Knowledge
PHOTOSHOP Average Knowledge
PHOTOGRAPHY Basic Knowledge
L A NG U A G E S ENGLISH Native Speaker
SPANISH Basic Knowledge
E XT RA Physical Fitness Yoga Shopping Traveling
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