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Joanne Taylor

Coventry,West Midlands

Summary

Passionate design professional with extensive experience in Retail.

Hard-working with strong organisational skills, consistently works to attract new business opportunities.

Organised and dependable with vast customer service experience.

Secures team success through hard work, excellent organisation, promoting individuality.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Designer/Maker

Self Employed
Coventry, West Midlands
03.2019 - Current
  • Self employed, running my own business for the past 5 years
  • Designing and making both lampshades and cushions
  • Responsible for both design and construction
  • Accounts
  • Social media/promotion over 92k on Instagram account
  • Managing own website
  • Products have been featured on tv/media


Visual Supervisor

Debenhams
Coventry, West Midlands
11.2007 - 03.2019
  • Customer Service
  • Training team of visual assistants
  • Dressing mannequins and creating innovative displays throughout the store, including homeware
  • Responsible for implementation of widow displays
  • Installing promotional ticketing
  • Overseeing KPI's

Education

Ma Media & Culture - Media & Culture

Coventry University
Coventry
09.2001 - 05.2003

Ba Art & Design - Printmaking/Textiles

Bradford University
Bradford
09.1996 - 06.1999

Skills

  • Attention to Detail
  • Project Management
  • Analytical skills
  • Ability to effectively plan
  • Teamwork skills
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Styling
  • Promotion & Marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Delegation
  • Accounts


Timeline

Designer/Maker

Self Employed
03.2019 - Current

Visual Supervisor

Debenhams
11.2007 - 03.2019

Ma Media & Culture - Media & Culture

Coventry University
09.2001 - 05.2003

Ba Art & Design - Printmaking/Textiles

Bradford University
09.1996 - 06.1999
Joanne Taylor