Ingrid B. Frick
Visual Merchandising Manager
Pittsburgh, PA · (707) 555 0146 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/ingridbfrick
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eleven years in visual merchandising, six in a management seat
INDUSTRIES
Specialty apparel, national chains, mall and street front stores
SPECIALTIES
Floor set direction, window programs, mannequin styling, field team leadership
SYSTEMS
Adobe Creative Cloud, Mockshop visual planning, Smartsheet, Tableau, Workday
CREDENTIALS
Professional member, Shop! Association; Adobe Certified Professional in Photoshop
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual communication, Carnegie Mellon University
Executive Summary
Visual merchandising manager for a national apparel chain, directing floor sets and window programs across two hundred forty stores. Eleven years in visual, six leading teams. Writes directives that a store team can execute in one overnight shift and measures every set on sell through, not on how it photographs.
Signature Achievements
- Lifted sell through on featured floor set items from fifty six percent to seventy one percent within the first four weeks of each set.
- Cut store level floor set labor from fourteen hours to eight hours by simplifying directives and prebuilding signage kits.
- Grew sales per square foot on the front third of the store nineteen percent after rebuilding the entry presentation standard.
- Delivered visual packages for thirty one new store openings and eighteen remodels over four years with no late shipments.
- Raised photograph verified planogram compliance across two hundred forty stores from seventy two percent to ninety four percent.
- Built and led a field visual team of nine regional specialists covering the eastern half of the country.
Professional Experience
Visual Merchandising Manager
Allegheny Threadworks Retail, Pittsburgh, PA 2020 to present
Two hundred forty store apparel chain, nine regional visual specialists reporting in, six floor sets a year.
- Direct the floor set calendar and produce the visual directive package covering fixtures, styling, signage and planogram detail.
- Prototype every set in the corporate model store before release and time the build so store teams can complete it in a single overnight shift.
- Manage the visual budget of one point four million dollars covering fixtures, props, mannequins and signage production.
- Schedule field specialist travel and install support around store openings and remodels, tracking hours against Fair Labor Standards Act rules for the hourly install crew.
- Review compliance photographs by store and give district managers a ranked report after every set.
Regional Visual Specialist
Monongahela Apparel Stores, Philadelphia, PA 2017 to 2020
Field visual role covering thirty eight stores across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
- Traveled four days a week installing floor sets and coaching store teams on styling standards.
- Led visual setup for eleven store openings and seven remodels.
- Reported store level execution gaps back to the corporate visual office.
Visual Merchandiser
Steel City Style House, Pittsburgh, PA 2014 to 2017
Flagship store of fourteen thousand square feet with six display windows.
- Built and changed six windows every three weeks including props, lighting and mannequin styling.
- Maintained the fixture inventory and coordinated repairs with the facilities team.
- Trained sales associates on daily recovery and presentation standards.
Licensure and Certification
Professional member, Shop! Association
Adobe Certified Professional in Photoshop, 2019
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual communication, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014
Core Skills
Floor set direction · Window programs · Mannequin styling · Visual directive writing · Planogram compliance · Fixture budget management · Field team leadership · Store opening packages · Sell through analysis · Signage production