Corina McDermott

About Corina McDermott

I recently graduated from New York University\'s Stern School of Business, concentrating in marketing and minoring in psychology. From my various classes, jobs, and internships, I am intimately familiar many processes in the fashion industry, including market research, branding, production, product assortment, and selling products in stores. I am incredibly passionate about the fashion and beauty industries. I believe fashion and beauty are ways to both bring people together and also find unique individuality. Diversity, inclusion, and sustainability have always been significant priorities in my personal, academic, and professional lives, and I plan to continue using these values my future career. Competencies:• Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook• Managing budgets and schedules• Strong written and verbal communication skills• Attention to detail• Ability to work individually, as part of a team, and with cross-functional teams• Self-starter, able to anticipate necessary tasks• Discretion with confidential or sensitive information

Experience

1. Assistant Manager

   J.Crew

   Jan 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Collaborating with management team and regional director to implement, assess, and adjust strategies to meet store sales goals• Reporting customer response to the assortment and merchandising within the store• Training associates on product knowledge, visual merchandising standards, sales techniques, and technology• Discussing productivity statistics with sales associates so they know which metrics are measured, in which metrics they are excelling, and in which metrics they have opportunity to improve, as well as techniques to improve their areas of opportunity• Creating templates for and implementing internal forms of communication, including the daily Zipline chat-in message for all staff and end-of-day summary email for managers• Collaborating with corporate teams including marketing, PR, merchandising, facilities, and operations while planning, implementing, operating, and removing a month-long pop-up in the store• Understanding company policy and utilizing problem solving to navigate customer demands while adhering to company expectations• Organizing storage spaces and inventorying supplies for more efficient and cost-effective supply ordering, and to more easily find what is needed

Education

• New York University

  Bachelor's degree, Business