Shadi Bakhtiyari

About Shadi Bakhtiyari

I am an ideator, creator, and collaborator. Since childhood, I have spent moments during each day daydreaming about potential ideas to create and execute, no matter how possible or impossible those ideas are. I think my capacity to imagine, ideate, and create is what motivates me – whether it be planning and creating a delicious meal or developing a logo for a sustainable fashion brand I hope to launch. I really love creating and will continue to create all my life. A recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I majored in Business Administration and double-minored in Social & Economic Justice and Advertising. I hope to work with emerging and sustainable brands to creatively tell stories and build a strong digital presence. Whether planning a social media campaign or writing an email newsletter, I want to work with a team that strives to produce innovative, sustainable, and dynamic content. I am passionate about diversity and inclusion efforts, wellness, sustainability, branding, and corporate social responsibility. You can usually find me making Spotify playlists, ‘vegan-izing’ all sorts of desserts and baked goods, or completing the daily New York Times crossword puzzle. Top Skills: Social Media Strategy, Teamwork, Web Content Development, Project Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Digital Marketing

Experience

1. Assistant Merchant - Women\'s Footwear

   American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

   May 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Executed and managed all purchase orders and chase orders consisting of hundreds of thousands of units, working alongside partners in planning, production, and design• Monitored the site daily and communicated requests to site merchandising partners to ensure products were properly represented• Maintained vendor relationships with 30 third party brands by responding quickly and accurately to vendor questions and requests• Pulled, interpreted, and presented weekly sales reports and rolls to cross-functional partners and leadership to recap product newness and the financial performance of the Women\'s Footwear department• Collaborated with cross-functional partners to assort web and in-store floorsets to correspond with seasonal strategies, concepts, and trends

Education

• UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

  Minor, Advertising and Public Relations

  2019 — 2021

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration

  2017 — 2021

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BSBA, Business Administration; Minors: Advertising & Public Relations, Social & Economic Justice

• Ardrey Kell High School

  High School Diploma