Jacinta Juana Richardson

Creative, passionate, self driven, strong individual, who enjoys working as part of a team, as well as independently. Excellent organizational and communication skills with a hands on approach. Renowned for visual creative flare for design, and merchandising with an acute eye for detail drawn from previous experience in fashion and retail.

Assistant Manager/Manager - Lighthouse Charity - High Street Long Eaton Nottingham

(2021-01)

• Serving customers
• Cash handling
• Administration of documents
• Recruiting volunteers
• Banking end of day
• GA promoting
• Generating new GA and new ways to raise charity funds
• Visual displays, in-store/Window displays
• Re designing shop layouts to encourage and refresh potential sales
• Keeping shop current and stimulating evoking customer interest

Field Auditor/Visual Merchandiser - Fore Retail

(2008-01 - 2021-01)

Started with JYL Hand to Hand as the face of The Metro free newspaper, handing out the paper to morning commuters. Because of professional demeanour was invited to work for sister company, Fore Retail and become involved with their portfolio of Blue chip companies.

• Visiting stores and doing audit and compliance checks
• Dealing with delivery issues
• Obtaining credits for client when there was a delivery issue
• Making sure all stores were compliant and adhering to planogram
• Compiling reports and photographic evidence using SPG system
• Going into store bringing management training to managers to up sell cruise holidays
• Auditing stock levels of brochures

Store Assistant - Johnson's Dry cleaners

(2005-01 - 2008-01)

• Serving customers
• Promoting Priority Club memberships
• Cash handling
• Dealing with complaints and compensations
• Hiring out cleaning equipment

Secretary/Accounts Assistant - PR. Installations Ltd

(1992-01 - 2005-01)

General office duties involving answering the telephone, typing letters, creating quotations, ordering materials for jobs. Moved to the accounts department and was trained in payroll, using SAGE system, purchase ledger, cash book, preparing tax returns, chasing invoices for payment.

Leather Concession Manager - Chelsea Girl - London

(1987-01 - 1989-01)

Promoting and the sale of leather wear for a London based company within Chelsea Girl store, reporting sales.

Fashion Designer - Tizuchi Couture Fashion House

Designing and making one off exclusive designs for clientele. After completing YTS, offered a position within the company running the Repair/Alteration business.

• Clients: Ravel, Limeys, His & Hers outfitters

Work Placement - Wallace Fashions

Learning all the stages of manufacturing skirts in all elements.

• Learning how to use Lock Stitch machine
• Overlock machine
• Button hole machine
• Preparing and assembling work for the machinists

BTEC National Diploma - Fashion Design - Kedleston Road University (1987-01 - 1989-01)

Certificate - Design - Pre-prep Design College (1986-01 - 1987-01)

YTS Programme Certificate - Normanton Road College Derby

GCSE - Lees Brook Secondary Modern (1981-01 - 1985-01)