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Capable Interior Designer / Stylist, Project Coordinator, Trend Educator & Showroom Manager equipped with a can-do attitude who leverages the valuable design insight gained from past creations and able to implement them into a sale. I have exceptional design instinc & sales skills. Attuned to the importance of materiality, lighting and overall composition and am successful at listening to the needs of the client and collaborating on a creative vision. I am highly skilled at editing and organizing ideas to implement and support business objectives and am beyond detail-oriented. I enjoy adding personal touches that customize everything I do in a unique and eye-catching way.
I am a high energy, self efficient, out of the box thinker, with a creative drive for interior design. I have been a Showroom Manager & Catalog Stylist / Project Coordinator for a Private Label furniture, home bedding & textile company for the last 4 years. They have very reputable clients that they do private label designing for such as Restoration Hardware, Crate and Barrel, Z Gallery, etc. I was also their Trend Educator to their designers & sales team.
It was my main responsibility to design sets and realistic visions of our products to their main buyers representing their company in order to sell bulk quantities to them. I was the showroom manager / designer also for 5 Showrooms Across the Country; Designing real life home environments in order to create a home interior visual to sell home furniture and textiles at huge buyer tradeshows; Designing and creating layouts for Trade Show Seasons; Traveling to North Carolina, Dallas, Las Vegas, & Atlanta, as well as managing Main Corporate. I have also done assistant design freelance work for Nikki Chu, who designs home interiors for celebrities and high end clients.
As the company's Trend Educator, I would go to trend seminars in Los Angeles and San Francisco. I was expected to relay my interpretation of the upcoming trends through visual outlines and story boards. I had to educate the designers of all 3 divisions as well as the sales representatives and provide mass amounts of inspiration in order for them to become inspired to create upcoming lines.
I also have a small social media business I run from home for fun and to keep the other side of my brain moving. I teach small businesses or private practices such as doctors, editors, etc. how to attract clients (future business) and a presence through social media. This service also helps the older generation become more informed and thorough with social media. I teach them how to take short cuts and how to save tons of money by marketing on LinkedIn and Facebook. Its more of a hobby at the moment, but I have extensive social media & marketing / branding knowledge as well.
Below is a list of my skills and experience:
Cynthia Bennett & Associates, Inc., South Pasadena, CA, US, Hard Surface & Material Designer / Marketing Director & Executive Assistant to the President-
Hard Surface Designer for Architecture and Design Firm. Selecting counter tops, flooring, hardware, tile, etc. for home remodels. Specializing in Kitchen and Bathrooms. Providing color selection and trend information to clientele. Managing all materials and corresponding with architects, project managers and estimators. Also assisting President with all daily office functions. Coordinating travel, calendar and personal errands. Director of all marketing and Social Media accounts. I am responsible for 4 publication ads monthly as well as maintaining and enhancing all social media accounts. Creating all graphic design campaigns and mailers for marketing purposes and general branding of the company. I also help manage and maintain owners personal real estate investments, managing multiple units. Responsible for move in / move out inspections, vendor management, property marketing, lease contracts, tenant services, etc.
Classic Concepts Inc., Vernon, CA, US, Showroom Manager / In House Designer & Project Manager
- Showroom Manager for Corporate Showroom
- Home Set Designer & Coordinator for 5 Showrooms across the country
- Catalog Interior Home Stylist
- Project Coordinator
- Trend Educator
- Space Planner
- Accessory purchaser
