1. SUMMARY
• Columbia College, Chicago BA 2015 - Educated in display, merchandising, styling,
branding, marketing & advertising concepts and practices
• Professional experience at Saks Fifth Avenue, Center for Film Studies and Freelance
styling
• Professional, Punctual, Proficient and eager
EXPERIENCE
Senior Meals on Wheels, Event and Social Media Coordinator, Troy MI, 3/16-Present
• Worked with the marketing department to design campaigns, slogans, social media
websites, and funding events
• Maintained detailed and organized schedules to ensure the success of all events
• Planned themes, and entire room layouts for events
Saks Fifth Avenue, Seasonal Sales Associate, Chicago, IL 10 /15 - 1/16
• Proficient in POS system
• Building personal relationships with customers
• Styling
• Helping customers find merchandise, both in store and using Saks locator system, to
order and send merchandise to customers
• Selling/Working with top designers such as: Miu Miu, Prada, Valentino, Givenchy, Gucci,
Alexander McQueen, Chloe, and many more
• Skilled in cross selling
• Giving customers a wonderful experience, with a personal and professional touch
Center For Film Studies, Wardrobe Course Assistant, Detroit MI, 2009 - 2011
• Assisted the instructors and students in the wardrobe department
• Kept clothing and swatches clean and organized
• Helped students develop their theme ideas
• Assisted Admissions with tours of the school
Chuck Bennett, Stylist Internship, Detroit MI. 9/16 - 1/17
• Wrote a weakly article on all things fashion, from runway shows, to predicting style
trends, and a monthly article that was a homage to Diana Vreeland’s famous
Harper’s Bazaar column “Why Don’t you?”
• Assisted with fashion shows, prepared the models and their outfits for the runway
• Attended events for Mr. Bennett, took detailed notes, interviews, and pictures of
Detroit’s fashion elite
• Pulled outfits from department stores, steamed, and prepared clothes for runway and
television
Freelance Fashion Stylist, Chicago IL & Detroit MI, February 2015-Present
• Alexandra L. Grady - Photographer - Chicago, IL
Co-styled a male model and assisted in theme development, and location scouting
• Davide Anderson - Photographer - Detroit, MI
Independently styled models in 10 different outfits. I made sure that hair, makeup
and clothing conveyed the photographers vision of a hip, sophisticated young woman.
EDUCATION
Columbia College, Chicago IL - Class of 2015
Bachelor of Art Degree in Fashion Design / Merchandising
Fashion Styling
Visual Merchandising
Fashion Show Production
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel
CARLY
GRUSHKO
3885 Oakland Dr.
Bloomfield Hills, MI. 48301
LETS CHAT:
phone 248 515 1521
email chsgrushko@yahoo.com
