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Samantha Dawdy
Samantha Dawdy

Samantha Dawdy has over 10 years of experience in fashion merchandising, design, and visual merchandising. She has held positions at KOMAR, Fabric to Finish, Topman, Pacific Sunwear, and has a BFA in Fabric Styling from FIT. Her skills include visual merchandising, retail management, garment design, textiles, and computer programs like Photoshop.

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SAMANTHA DAWDY 308 Malcolm X Blvd Brooklyn, NY 11233 (816) 719-6499 sam_dawdy@yahoo.com EXPERIENCE KOMAR Merchandising Assistant Jersey City, NJ 2/16- Present  Work with Merchandising, Design, Production, Sourcing, and Sales Departments  Ensure quality, sales, production, distribution and execution of product FABRIC TO FINISH Intern New York, NY 8/15-12/15 • Ship and Receive fabric, samples, and documents • Assist with new client acquisition, sourcing and fittings • Communicate with manufacturers and technical designers to ensure product quality TOPMAN Visual Merchandiser 5th Ave, NY 8/14-12/14 • Set and maintain product presentation  Work with visuals team to establish a strong brand identity PACIFIC SUNWEAR Assistant Manager Independence, MO 9/13- 5/14 • Promoted to top door store Assistant Manager Legends Outlets, MO 6/13- 9/13 • Promoted • Obtained experience with sales, management, and visuals in an outlet environment Assistant Manager Zona Rosa, MO 12/12-6/13 • Was asked to return to the stores by my District manager • Head of visuals/floor sets: traveled to other stores in the district to train Ecommerce Stylist Olathe,KS 1/12-12/12 • Execute styling for images head to toe for PacSun.com • Work with photographer, copywriter, and corporate for vision and direction • Recruit models Assistant Manager Town Center, KS 7/11- 1/12 • Manage employees and ensure sales quotas
EDUCATION Fashion Institute of Technology BFA Fabric Styling  2014-2016  3.93 GPA  New York, NY Johnson County Community College AAS Fashion Merchandising AAS Fashion Design  2009- 2012  3.96 GPA  Four Academic Achievement Scholarships  Overland Park, KS SKILLS • Microsoft Office; Photoshop; Illustrator; Kaledo; Gerber; NEDGraphics • Photo Styling /Set Design • Retail Visual Merchandising • Management and Leadership • Garment Design and Construction • Textile Composition and Technology • Sales, Customer Service, and Client Relationship Building • Language: French conversational PORTFOLIO • Behance: https://www.behance.net/samantha_d1c0d • Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/samantha-dawdy/102/206/612

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Resume 2016

  • 1. SAMANTHA DAWDY 308 Malcolm X Blvd Brooklyn, NY 11233 (816) 719-6499 sam_dawdy@yahoo.com EXPERIENCE KOMAR Merchandising Assistant Jersey City, NJ 2/16- Present ï‚· Work with Merchandising, Design, Production, Sourcing, and Sales Departments ï‚· Ensure quality, sales, production, distribution and execution of product FABRIC TO FINISH Intern New York, NY 8/15-12/15 • Ship and Receive fabric, samples, and documents • Assist with new client acquisition, sourcing and fittings • Communicate with manufacturers and technical designers to ensure product quality TOPMAN Visual Merchandiser 5th Ave, NY 8/14-12/14 • Set and maintain product presentation ï‚· Work with visuals team to establish a strong brand identity PACIFIC SUNWEAR Assistant Manager Independence, MO 9/13- 5/14 • Promoted to top door store Assistant Manager Legends Outlets, MO 6/13- 9/13 • Promoted • Obtained experience with sales, management, and visuals in an outlet environment Assistant Manager Zona Rosa, MO 12/12-6/13 • Was asked to return to the stores by my District manager • Head of visuals/floor sets: traveled to other stores in the district to train Ecommerce Stylist Olathe,KS 1/12-12/12 • Execute styling for images head to toe for PacSun.com • Work with photographer, copywriter, and corporate for vision and direction • Recruit models Assistant Manager Town Center, KS 7/11- 1/12 • Manage employees and ensure sales quotas
  • 2. EDUCATION Fashion Institute of Technology BFA Fabric Styling  2014-2016 ï‚· 3.93 GPA ï‚· New York, NY Johnson County Community College AAS Fashion Merchandising AAS Fashion Design  2009- 2012  3.96 GPA  Four Academic Achievement Scholarships  Overland Park, KS SKILLS • Microsoft Office; Photoshop; Illustrator; Kaledo; Gerber; NEDGraphics • Photo Styling /Set Design • Retail Visual Merchandising • Management and Leadership • Garment Design and Construction • Textile Composition and Technology • Sales, Customer Service, and Client Relationship Building • Language: French conversational PORTFOLIO • Behance: https://www.behance.net/samantha_d1c0d • Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/samantha-dawdy/102/206/612