LindseySmecker

EXPERIENCE
ESP TRENDLAB
Intern | New York, NY.

CONTACT
(412) 889-7201
lindseysmecker@gmail.com
lindseysmecker.weebly.com

EDUCATION
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Major:
Organizational Communication
Minor:
Retail Merchandising and
Fashion Product Development
GPA:
3.9 / 4.0
(Magna Cum Laude)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/
INVOLVEMENT
Pi Beta Phi FraternityVice President
(Dec. 2013 - Dec. 2014)
21st Century Leadership Certificate
Presented customer loyalty case
study before AT&T executives
made the final 4
(Nov. 2014)
Member of the National
Retail FederationInvited to and attended the
NRF Conference for Shop.Org in
Seattle, Washington
(Sep. 2014)
Alpha Lambda Delta
Honors Fraternity

May 2015 - August 2015

Researched upcoming trends and happenings around New York City.
Aided in trend consultations with major retailers and head designers.
Assisted with WHITESPACE 2015, a Global Design Conference.
Sought out and collaborated with companies who embodied
WHITESPACE's theme to sponsor the event. Created invoices.
Formatted online articles and images for ESP's blog.

STEVE MADDEN: CEJON DIVISION

Design Intern | New York, NY.

May 2015 - August 2015

Assisted with the design process. Developed line sheets for market
week. Created trend documents and Pantone stories for designers.
Photographed products and Photoshopped images. Arranged
showrooms with designers
Sales Intern | New York, NY.
December 2014 - May 2015
Worked closely with the VP of Sales to ensure smooth execution of
sales processes. Assisted in market week appointments with big
name retailers. Researched selling reports and created cost sheets.
Delivered, organized and labeled samples. Set up and worked
sample sale.

MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK

CFDA Volunteer | New York, NY.
January 2015 - February 2015
Prepared all venues for runway shows. Helped backstage upon
designer's request. Put together seating arrangements as per
designer's requests. Assisted PR teams with gift bags and VIP
guests. Assured seat coordination and eased the flow of traffic
through each show.

RENT THE RUNWAY

Intern | renttherunway.com

July 2013 - July 2014

Acted as a liaison between Rent the Runway and Ohio University.
Facilitated the relationship between RTR and Greek Life. Created
and implemented strategic marketing plans to promote RTR. Built
and maintained RTRs image and reputation around campus through
various media outlets. Recognized by RTR for being one of RTRs top
interns of the semester.

THREAD MAGAZINE outhreadmag.com

Creative Director | Athens, OH.
April 2015 - April 2016
Lead in all aspects of creative proposal, planning and completion of
fashion shoots for Thread magazine resulting in 60 original fashion
shoots and more than 55,000 international, online views. Manage a
staff of 30 stylists by inspiring individual and team contribution. Work
alongside executive staff to organize, grow and strengthen the brand
of the magazine. Collaborate with photographers and writers to turn
creative visions into reality. Schedule locations and modeling talent.
Maximize budget dollars through the improvised use of props, shoot
locations and local fashion talent.