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Sarika MCKOY

Summary

Fashion stylist and creative professional with over 15 years of experience in high street and luxury fashion. Demonstrates a strong commercial mindset and delivers visually compelling results in fast-paced environments. Proven team leader with expertise in organization management and performance enhancement. Consistently exceeds commercial goals and KPI targets through strategic thinking and a results-driven approach.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Stylist

N Brown
09.2024 - 03.2026
  • Deliver authoritative fashion styling for both model and still life imagery on online product pages across menswear and womenswear.
  • Curate styling wardrobes according to style archetypes, collaborating with Product Coordinator Team to manage sample orders, updates, and removals.
  • Combine styling expertise with AI image generation to produce on-brand, commercially driven model imagery for e-commerce.
  • Utilise fashion insights from Design and Buying teams to assemble outfits, ensuring key pieces are styled in an aspirational and customer-focused manner.
  • Collaborate with photographers to art direct, edit, and select the most brand-appropriate imagery that enhances product appeal whilst maintaining brand consistency.
  • Lead styling direction meetings prior to shoots.
  • Work with creative team on content and campaign shoots.
  • Stay informed about competitive landscapes and fashion trends, contributing to the future development of model and still life assets.
  • Ensure styling wardrobe, kit, consumables, and equipment are well-maintained, replenished with the shoot environment organized.
  • Execute processes efficiently meeting daily volumes, deadlines, and deliverables, resolving creative challenges with appropriate resources and solutions.
  • Implement direction changes to enhance brand credibility and drive sales.
  • Identifying and presenting refresh ideas to team members.

Stylist / Creative

Freelance
07.2021 - 09.2024
  • Collaborate closely with clients to understand and determine the best representation and delivery of concepts through innovative and creative ideas.
  • Develop concepts through extensive research and moodboarding.
  • Maintain clear communication with teams of photographers and producers to ensure the highest standards and optimal brand representation.
  • Execute high-standard shoots both in-studio and on location.
  • Manage time effectively and plan ahead to meet tight deadlines.
  • Manage styling budgets.
  • Produce and deliver strong content for clients such as End Clothing, Next, Dr Martens.
  • Deep dive into clients history to build understanding of brand.
  • Managing self employment admin (Tax, budgets, expenses, website)

Stylist

End Clothing
10.2018 - 07.2021
  • Working across different high end and streetwear brands to deliver authoritative fashion styling for both model and still life imagery

on online product pages across menswear

  • Researching designers, brands and products in preparation for styling and shooting.
  • Understanding all brands stocked at END.
  • Working closely with a team of photographers to ensure the highest standards are met and daily targets achieved.
  • Dressing and directing models on model sets.
  • Styling and dressing creative shoots for website banners, social and blog posts in the absence of Creative Stylist.
  • Assisting creative stylist on shoots.
  • Software proficiency, ability to use software such as write, excel, google sheets.
  • Time management, planning ahead and demonstrating the ability to manage workload independently.
  • Training and developing studio assistants and styling assistants.

E-commerce Merchandise & Dispatch Executive

Hervia Bazarr
04.2018 - 10.2018

Back Office Responsible

& Other Stories
Manchester
06.2017 - 04.2018

Assistant Manager

Size for Women (Bespoke Retail Concept)
Manchester
04.2014 - 06.2017

Senior Supervisor

Vans VF Corp
Sheffield
06.2011 - 04.2014

Education

BA Hons - Fashion Studies

The University of Lincoln
01.2007 - 01.2010

Fashion buying and merchandising online short course

London College of Fashion
05.2021 - 06.2021

Skills

  • Art Direction
  • E-commerce styling
  • Creative product styling
  • Still life Styling
  • E-commerce management
  • Merchandising
  • Creative vision
  • Retail Management
  • Customer Service
  • Visual merchandising
  • Personal skills
  • Creativity
  • Leadership & management
  • Organisational adaptability
  • Mac & PC literate
  • Adobe InDesign

Timeline

Stylist

N Brown
09.2024 - 03.2026

Stylist / Creative

Freelance
07.2021 - 09.2024

Fashion buying and merchandising online short course

London College of Fashion
05.2021 - 06.2021

Stylist

End Clothing
10.2018 - 07.2021

E-commerce Merchandise & Dispatch Executive

Hervia Bazarr
04.2018 - 10.2018

Back Office Responsible

& Other Stories
06.2017 - 04.2018

Assistant Manager

Size for Women (Bespoke Retail Concept)
04.2014 - 06.2017

Senior Supervisor

Vans VF Corp
06.2011 - 04.2014

BA Hons - Fashion Studies

The University of Lincoln
01.2007 - 01.2010
Sarika MCKOY