Melissa Herrera — Creative Project Manager at Mane Addicts
Melissa Herrera
Creative Project Manager
Long Beach | United States
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Branding
Audio production
Writing & blogging
Podcast industry
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Fashion
Lifestyle
Yoga
Health & Fitness
Work experience
Mane Addicts
Creative Project Manager | 11/2022 - Current
MeUndies
Creative Project Manager | 03/2021 - 11/2022
• Manages workflow of the Creative team, builds schedules and timelines for creative deliverable campaigns, and communicates roadblocks to stakeholders
• Supports projects that impact the Creative team from brief through execution
• Manages market sample inventory for monthly Ecom & Campaign photoshoots, builds out production shot lists, and creates post-production schedules
• Oversees IP partnership collaborations with companies such as Netflix, Disney, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros by managing each step of the pre-production product submission and approval process
• Launched Creative team time tracking through Harvest to help ensure bandwidth is properly managed and balanced throughout the team and competing priorities
• Supplies voice over talent by recording and editing pre-written scripts that are used in promotional video campaigns for various MeUndies social channels
• Proficient in Asana, Slack, Harvest, and Microsoft Office
Fabletics
Project Manager, Retail Design & Development | 09/2020 - 03/2021
• Project manager of construction timelines, vendor schedules, cost, quality, and design for all retail locations
• Partners with 12 external vendors to promote improvement in process, manufacturing, consistency, design, and delivery fixtures.
• Responsible for internal review on project scope, managing workflow, communicating roadblocks, and creating schedules and deadlines
• Project Manager of 23 new store openings, 15 kiosk installations, and retrofit projects for 25 existing retail stores
• Responsible for submitting bids to vendors, track Capex spend, and manage the budget for new store openings
• Launched carbon-neutral reporting for all retail locations by collecting GHG emission data leading to Fabletics' certification of carbon neutrality
• Experienced in project management systems JIRA, Trello, Airtable, and Procore
Fabletics
Retail Store Development Coordinator | 06/2019 - 09/2020
• Creator and project manager of the New Store Opening checklist which organizes timelines, pipeline projects, and workflows, leading to the improvement of cross-departmental communication and collaboration within the Retail team.
• Managed all vendor setups, installs, and supply deliveries for new stores and existing stores, including on-site project management.
• Oversaw store leases, construction timelines, and vendor schedules.
• Responsible for managing international logistics of hangers and mannequins from Canada and China. Experienced in booking FOB sea freight, air freight, and ground travel.
• Partnered with fulfillment center on the receiving and shipping of new store opening supplies. Responsible for managing supply levels and ordering replenishment direct through the vendor.
• Responsible for setting up new construction in partnership with landlords by managing utility accounts, certificate of insurance, accounting, and storefront barricades.
Drybar
Retail Operations Coordinator | 03/2016 - 05/2019
• Managed, wrote, and published weekly internal communication and Quarterly Newsletter distributed to 130 retail stores and corporate office
• Partnered with the Marketing team to edit and format all marketing communication including but not limited to; marketing collateral and merchandising instructions, promotions, shop buyouts, and brand partnerships to ensure messages are consistent, thorough, and accurate
• Managed inventory fulfillment of 100+ shops by monitoring stock status, processing orders, creating POs, managing vendor accounts, and quality assurance of shipments
• Supported launch of new shop openings in partnership with Facilities and Marketing teams by processing all shop set up orders.
• Compiled monthly and quarterly results for the Shop Manager and District Manager Bonus Program, in partnership with the Finance team, Field Leadership, and Human Resources
• Provided a wide range of administrative services, including but not limited to; competitive research, data entry, invoice processing, generating regular reports, content, and documents
Drybar
Event Coordinator | 01/2015 - 03/2016
• Responsible for coordinating internal and external events for all shop locations
• Collaborated with shop management teams to ensure in-shop parties and buyouts are executed flawlessly
• Managed and supervised stylists attending external events, including scheduling and off-site equipment
• Managed client expectations, party contracts, bookings, and cancellations
• Experienced in high volume client communication