H&MFashion PR & Showroom Manager
Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2022Istanbul, Turkey-Responsible for the running and upkeep of the local showroom, and for building and maintaining relationships with media, celebrities/celebrity agents and opinion leaders for H&M.
•Keep the styling of the showroom and hanging of samples in accordance with the overall guidelines. •Be brand ambassador
•Maintain and develop a network on your market with the appropriate fashion journalists, stylists, fashion influencers, fashion network sites and others
•Identify and monitor current and up-coming opinion leaders in your market and work proactively toward these
•Manage all appointments and on-going contacts with your journalists/stylists/fashion bloggers to present the latest samples that will fit the profile of their magazine
•Keep up to date with the latest trends and keeping an eye on the competitors on your market
•Track interesting new media.
•Proactively contact journalists, stylists and the most influential fashion influencers to offer samples •Carry out appointments and/or small press events in the showroom together with your local PR Manager
•Propose ideas and activities in order to create opportunities to promote the H&M brand
•Handle celebrity and VIP services
•Manage all showroom events together with PR Manager
•Manage invitation send out, presentation and catering for showroom events
•Act as fashion spokesperson if needed
•Manage all in-store filming after approval from PR Manager
•Assist the PR manager with store events
•Work closely with Showroom Assistant
•Maintain close contacts with your local visual and merchandizer departments to keep up with the latest information
•Manage local media monitoring and analysis •Manage local press activities including media selections, pitching, follow up, order and approve press material, proof-read press releases and other press material
•Actively communicate H&M-related news like new collections and events connected to the company externally as well as internally in accordance with set messages