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Yoonhae kwon

Assistant Store Design & VMD Manager
Seoul

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Assistant Store Design and VMD Manager

ELCA Korea Ltd
07.2023 - Current

Brands Managed: LA MER, AVEDA, DARPHIN, and VMD support for MAC


Store Design:

  • Oversaw layout design for new and renovated stores
  • Managed fixture retrofits and partial renovation projects
  • Planned and implemented door planograms for openings and renovations
  • Handled store maintenance and installation budgets
  • Successfully completed multiple tasks within set deadlines


Visual Merchandising:

  • Created guidelines for each launch program
  • Provided design support for POP UP events and brand activations
  • Developed a VMD tool tailored to local market conditions


Store Design & VMD Execute

ELCA Korea Ltd
01.2018 - 06.2023

Brands Managed: CLINIQUE, LAB SERIES and VMD support for JO MALONE / TOO FACED, GLAM GLOW, ORIGINS


The responsibilities related to store design and visual merchandising are the same as those listed above


SMC(H&B) Visual Merchandising

  • Set up the initial VM guideline for SMC channels (Boots, Chicor, Oliveyoung, Sephora, ETC)
  • Installed Too Faced Shop-in-shop in Oliveyoung Gangnam
  • Developed local drawer system for Oliveyoung and Sephora Archived SMC design variant and reported to APAC.
  • VM Cost Optimization works Import VM props, review quotation, etc
  • Developed promotion zone such as outpost and endcap
  • Cooperated with APAC vendor to import branded fixtures for Sephora




Store Design & VMD Coordinator

Credon(ELCA Korea)
06.2016 - 12.2017
  • Responsible brands: Estee lauder, MAC
  • Printed Material Design and inventory management
  • Supported DM design based on scheduled content monthly
  • Updated and edited promotion images for each store and retailer
  • Designed shopping bag and gift box for the holiday season
  • Forecasting imported collateral and making orders via IMW
  • Managed Inventory planned destruction collateral monthly.

VMD Assistant

LVMH Guerlain
10.2015 - 01.2016
  • Distributed monthly VM guidelines for stores
  • Designed the acrylic stand and label film to display the main product
  • Developed promotional packages, shopping bags, and in-store
  • Supported store maintenance and managed monthly budget payment
  • Operated Brand event VM works Sales conference, the kick-off meeting.

Aritaum Marketing, Intern

Amore Pacific
05.2013 - 03.2014
  • Managed Aritaum’s social media
  • Analyzed Facebook and blog post contents of Aritaum and rival companies
  • Managed the official blog of the nail brand Modi Nail
  • Regularly checked page visitation rate, number of Likes, and activity indexes and checked the increase rate of these figures
  • Edited the design and uploaded a web page concerning partner company promotions and social contribution activities.
  • Managed Online Shopping mall
  • Created a list of new products; uploaded pages detailing product information such as product concept, features, and color
  • Created design concept sample fitting the contents; produced proposals by communicating with vendors.
  • Managed Kakaotalk Channel and Planned Promotions
  • Created design concept proposals based on scheduled content monthly
  • Refined page design by communicating with a design partner company
  • Created channel contents (determined page order; drafted and revised message outline; fixed errors; etc.)

Graphic Design Assistance

Dollhouse Fashions
06.2011 - 09.2011
  • Managed Dollhouse Fashions’ official Facebook account and administered its channel (sent out information on promotions and new products)
  • Created content related to outfit suggestions during special promotions; promoted the brand on Facebook
  • Monitored rival companies’ online activity.

Graphic Design Intern

Killing Mario
09.2010 - 12.2010
  • Sketched package design ideas and created samples
  • Editorial design of the corporate annual report.

Education

Graphic Package Design

Hanyang University
Gyounggi, Korea
03.2007 - 05.2013

Skills

    Advanced proficiency in Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)

    Intermediate proficiency in Auto CAD, Sketch Up

    Proficiency in MS Office (Word; advanced proficiency in PowerPoint; intermediate proficiency in Excel)

Timeline

Assistant Store Design and VMD Manager

ELCA Korea Ltd
07.2023 - Current

Store Design & VMD Execute

ELCA Korea Ltd
01.2018 - 06.2023

Store Design & VMD Coordinator

Credon(ELCA Korea)
06.2016 - 12.2017

VMD Assistant

LVMH Guerlain
10.2015 - 01.2016

Aritaum Marketing, Intern

Amore Pacific
05.2013 - 03.2014

Graphic Design Assistance

Dollhouse Fashions
06.2011 - 09.2011

Graphic Design Intern

Killing Mario
09.2010 - 12.2010

Graphic Package Design

Hanyang University
03.2007 - 05.2013
Yoonhae kwonAssistant Store Design & VMD Manager