PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Art, home and design resale professional with 10+ years in identify and evaluating art, furniture, decor and tabletop items for sale. My speciality is in guiding clients to the appropriate sale venue for their items: whether auction houses, local consignment shops, or online marketplaces.
EXPERIENCE
Mariel McCarter, Resale Advisory Services (2024 - Present)
Advise clients on secondary market strategy for their collections, considering their desired pace of sale & level of involvement
Offer inventory cataloguing services where I provide a detailed inventory list of a clients collection
Curate vintage and one-of-a-kind home decor, art and furniture items
Guide clients through the consignment process
Senior Manager, The RealReal (2018 - 2022)
Created guidelines for Home & Art category to educate valuation managers & sales teams on salable items, authenticity tips, condition guidelines
Curated selection of Home & Art consignments based on salability while balancing price points and margin
Scaled growth of the Home & Art Business in store and online to achieve financial targets
Drove content messaging and strategy for the category in collaboration with creative and retail teams
Promoted after 1 year due to growing the business & achieving and surpassing financial targets
Curation Lead, Home & Art Walmart eCommerce (2016 - 2018)
Collaborated with editorial and merchant teams to create trend-driven stories that incorporated seasonality and productive skus
Identified and partnered with tastemakers, influencers, and media to showcase trending home styles
Lead curation team & performed ongoing trend analysis and trend forecasting to incorporate into monthly stories
Developed and implemented strategies that drove business grown and increased customer engagement
Project Manager, Paddle8 Auction House (2014 - 2016)
Project managed single-owner celebrity and brand sales by working with specialists and marketing
Drove revenue by leading merchandising strategy for art, luxury and design objects
Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, specialists, creative, and engineering teams
Assistant Category Manager, One Kings Lane (2012 - 2014)
Reviewed antique and vintage home items for site acceptance (authenticity, quality, salability)
Curated daily selection of vintage fine art, decor and furniture
Cultivated relationships with high volume vendors