Executive Assistant to President @ From December 2015 to Present (1 month) Executive Assistant to CEO & EVP/General Counsel @ • Heavy calendar management for both CEO and EVP ensuring day-to-day runs smoothly and future dates run efficiently.
• Tracking of time to ensure meetings both internal and external are met on schedule.
• Extreme attention to detail and heavy follow-up.
• Booking of all travel, reservations and events.
• Heavy handling of confidential information both personal and professional.
• Scheduling of all Board of Directors meetings in both New York and Los Angeles areas.
• Creation of itineraries for all travel both domestic and international.
• Gatekeeper to ensure CEO and EVP are properly represented and each day is prioritized as best possible.
• Offered personal support as needed. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Executive Assistant to President @ • Extreme attention to detail and use of organization in day-to-day tasks such as calendar management and meeting set-up.
• Facilitating day-to-day needs of President to ensure efficiency.
• Creating of decks, agendas and timelines.
• Booking and monitoring travel and reservations.
• Tracking expense reports and corporate charges.
• Exposure to numerous verticals and departments such as photo studio, production, merchant team and fulfillment.
• Planning and executing company events, offsite meetings and board meetings based on individual needs and project budget. From October 2013 to February 2015 (1 year 5 months) Strategic Brand Manager @ • Collaboration with departments to solidify merchandise has brand cohesion and is in line with current trends and buying habits.
• Bring new ideas, concepts, designs and products to the table for upcoming platforms and program launches.
• Source merchandise for all company stores, domestically and internationally including complete custom uniform program and private label apparel line; knowledge of pantone colors, custom imprinting, hard goods and textiles.
• Establish, maintain and grow solid relationships with vendors and factories.
• Negotiation of pricing and managing budgets for all hard good and apparel programs.
• Close collaboration on company webpage, both domestic and international, buyer’s page, company communication and all social media sites and e-blasts.
• Maintain departmental polices, guidelines and legal files
• Full scheduling and preparing of meetings across company.
• Creation of decks, productions, timelines and potential problem analyses for weekly meetings.
• Extensive work in Excel for reports, timelines, outlines, store rollout distribution and sales data.
• Extensive work in Navision for placing purchase orders, sales orders, managing inventory, new vendor set-up and pricing.
• Running weekly inventory reports for quantities on hand, sales order, and PO while watching monthly inventory turn, pull history, pricing, and estimated time of arrival for products.
• Creation of online e-catalog and e-blasts for advertisements as well as sales pitches and establishing of new accounts.
• Manage sourcing products from start to finish; follow through with on-time deliveries, quality assurance and distribution.
• Creation of plan-o-grams for visual merchandising and operations in stores and online. From April 2012 to July 2013 (1 year 4 months) Events & Marketing Specialist @ • Work in direct relationship with head of marketing and event planning.
• Book, plan and execute complete production of events; maintain budgets and create profit.
• Ensure workflow was managed in executives’ absence.
• Facilitate full communication before, during and after event with clients to ensure all needs and wants are being seen.
• Work with national brands improving brand visibility in the San Diego area.
• Create marketing collateral, advertisements and brand new merchandise line.
• Establish creative, new and unique themes and ideas.
• Design, develop and maintain social media networks; including company webpage, restaurant webpages, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
• Experience and knowledge of hospitality industry; food, drink, menu, service. From May 2011 to January 2012 (9 months) Events & Marketing Coordinator @ • Coordinate weekly events including transportation, performances, and promotions.
• Assemble staff and book promotional team for all events.
• Network and negotiate with both vendors and cliental.
• Create marketing, advertising, and brand awareness for each event.
• Run social media networks driving new cliental and engaging current cliental.
• Gained inside knowledge and experience into events at an intimate and corporate level. From May 2011 to January 2012 (9 months) Buyer @ • Assist senior buyer in women’s clothing purchases.
• Monitor and manage stock levels within store.
• Ensure timely and effective flow of merchandise with vendors including orders, shipments and tracking.
• Attend various markets in Los Angeles, Vegas and San Francisco.
• Manage event programs and trunk shows to help drive sales.
• Sales-focused with ability to take full leadership.
• Knowledge of trends, fits, style. Personal stylist for all valued customers.
• Creation of advertisements and marketing collateral.
• Use of social media networks for brand awareness and advertisement.
• Use of visual merchandising at store location to maximize sales.
• Increase overall sales and client base for store. From January 2007 to August 2008 (1 year 8 months)
BS, Communication, Sociology @ Arizona State University From 2008 to 2011 Christina Chaccour is skilled in: Sourcing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, Creative Merchandising, Strategic Communications, Brand Development, Marketing Strategy, Organizational Effectiveness, Event Planning, Event Management, Social Media, Fashion, Creativity, Email Marketing