Your Name

email@address.ie
Number
99 Example Street, Example Town, Example City

PERSONAL STATEMENT
I’m an experienced Visual Merchandiser looking for a new opportunity within a large
retail operation

KEY SKILLS

Technical Skills
o Outlook
o Word
o Excel

Certificates
o Advanced Merchandising Diploma
o Managing for Creativity & Innovation
o Merchandising 4 shop floor areas in a department store
o Giving merchandising classes to 150 people
o Training junior staff

Memberships
o Retail Merchandising Association

EDUCATION

o Galway university
BA (Hons) Fashion Studies (2:2)

o Galway College
Leaving Certificate – Art (B2), Graphics (A1), English (A2)

o Galway Secondary School

Junior Certificate including Math’s (A), Business Studies (A), Textiles (A)

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EMPLOYMENT

Visual Merchandiser
Department store – Galway
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Using and analysing best sellers reports to adjust layout, presentation and
displays to suit market
o Planning product ranges and stock plans with buyers and designers
o Trialing merchandising and window displays in concept store
o Writing visual merchandising, window guidelines and layout plannograms for
stores and concessions
o Store and concession visits to ensure that merchandising and displays are up
to company standards

Visual merchandiser/sales assistant

All Star Retail Store Ltd – Galway
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Analysis of previous and current sales to enable bestsellers are fully
potentials
o Proficient IT skills demonstrated by designing store graphics, editing
photographs, creating story books, updating and creating company files and
documents
Implementing window and displays to company guidelines and standards
Merchandising across all our brands including menswear, womens-wear, kids and
baby

Training Visual Merchandiser

Tommy’s Store – Galway
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Men’s and ladies retail clothing store with 75 stores across Ireland

Achievements
o Creating and using planograms to plan store and product layout
o Liaising with department staff to create the most appropriate visual and layout
solutions
o Creating store signage and graphics

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Shopping | Traveling | Reading | Dancing | Table Tennis | Music

REFERENCES
References are available on request.

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