MAURICE GADSON INTERIORS, Venice, CA, US, Intern

• Internship, Residential Design: Sourcing, Shopping, Installation, Client management, Rendering, Presentation, Packaging Design, Research, Working with Craftsmen & Upholsters.

Surfing Cowboys, Venice, CA, US, Direct Sales & Administrative Brand Support

Direct Sales & Administrative Brand Support July 2012-April 2013
• Responsibilities include: Direct sales, coordinating client shipping & delivery, fulfillment, Studio Services support & execution, product research, client relations, Social Media.
• Provided administrative support to the Owners for the growth of the brand and business in the following categories: maintenance and updates of e-commerce channels: Surfingcowboys.com & 1stDibs.com, research and comparative shopping, store space planning & visual merchandising, wholesale opportunity exploration, branded product development, email marketing
Associate/Manager October 2008-January 2009

REM Eyewear, Sun Valley, CA, US, Corporate Communications Manager / Brand Manager Lucky Brand

REM EYEWEAR, LOS ANGELES, CA January 2010-July 2012
Brand Manager, Lucky Brand/REM Corporate Communications Manager
• Creating all outgoing written communication from REM Eyewear and Editorial pitching / PR outreach/support for brands: Lucky Brand, Jones New York, Lipstick, Surface, Indie. Managing PR agency for John Varvatos. Converse, Tumi.
• Kick-started fledgling social media presence: creating More Than Meets the Eye blog, tripling Twitter followers, increasing Facebook friends (X 4), partnering with licensee brands and media outlets for social media campaigns.
• Managing Lucky Brand license: responsible for marketing budget, product design approvals, consumer marketing, contract fulfillment, annual business plan, reporting and monitoring of sales.

Lucky Brand Jeans, Vernon, CA, US, PR Director

Public Relations Director
• Directing PR for Lucky Brand US, including the launch of Lucky Kid, managing national PR agency.
• Working with wardrobe departments for over 30 primetime TV shows, securing product placement in feature films.

Fredericks of Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, US, Communications Manager

Mission 21, London, GB, Account Manager

style.com, New York, NY, US, Producer Editorial & Content