makaela graham

small business owner

About

Neiman Marcus 2016 YMA Scholar Oklahoma State University - Apparel Merchandising & Marketing

Country

united states

City

dallas

Industry

apparel & fashion

Skill

fashion, marketing, fashion styling, visual merchandising, event planning, social media, customer service, fashion buying, organization, adobe creative suite, microsoft office, quickbooks, sales, apparel, microsoft word, microsoft excel, powerpoint, retail, social networking, merchandising, styling, photoshop, indesign, trend analysis, mockshop visual retailing

Experience

executive assistant

mariloff diamonds international

2018-3 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

contemporary sales specialist

neiman marcus

2017-5 - 2018-3 · 11 mos

fashion show production committee

oklahoma state university's annual euphoria fashion show

2016-1 - 2016-4 · 4 mos

small business owner

graham collective

2019-10 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

editorial intern

margo & me

2016-6 - 2016-8 · 3 mos

intern

elsewhere

2016-6 - 2016-8 · 3 mos

tumbling instructor

bella dance studio

2013-9 - 2013-12 · 4 mos

* Taught a tumbling class to competitive dancers * Worked one on one with students with a focus on individual skill set and achievement * Found resourceful ways to encourage learning and skill improvement through creative games and rewards * Gained experience working with a diverse age group and catering to individual needs

coach

conocophillips gymnastics club

2012-8 - 2013-9 · 1 yr 2 mos

* Worked coaching upper level competitive gymnasts, cheerleaders, and club level gymnasts. * Gained leadership experience as head coach of Club Level Gymnastics * Worked one on one with students and their families * Gained safety and health experience

merchandiser and sales associate

wooden nickel

2014-4 - 2015-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

* Helped in reestablishing store after a fire forced relocation * Gained experience working in a strong customer-oriented environment * Specialized in visual merchandising in the store front * Assisted with various aspects of social media promotion

media and public relations assistant

fashion x dallas

2015-9 - 2015-9 · 1 mo

* Worked front of house during multiple fashion shows throughout Dallas fashion week * Assisted both PR company and event photographer * Applied public relations and marketing skills to a major fashion industry event

scholarship recipient

yma fashion scholarship fund

2016-1 - 2016-12 · 1 yr

The YMA Fashion Scholarship fund is an international non-profit organization composed of influential members of the fashion industry. Our goal is to advance the fashion industry by encouraging gifted and enterprising young people to pursue careers in design, merchandising, retailing and business so the industry will continue to attract dedicated, capable and creative individuals.We regard our scholarship grants as a very worthwhile investment in the future of the fashion industry and, since inception, have awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to thousands of students nationwide from 48 member universities. Record donations of over $20 million have been received in the past ten years, including a $1 million bequest from the Estate of Geoffrey Beene and a $5 million in contribution from The Geoffrey Beene Foundation. As further support to scholars, we facilitate internships with prestigious fashion companies and provide career mentoring by prominent senior executives who serve on our Board of Governors.