Nicole Ardis Jewelry | New York Now | NYC Design direction, sourcing, component design and sample creation. Orchestrated and Managed Photography, Marketing, Graphic design, and Booth design.

Senior Designer | Senior Account Manager | Sales Executive I owned the sterling business for Beth Ward Studios overseeing the design, sample making, sourcing, product development, sales process & presentations, client relations, and account management and integration into the company culture as a whole. I moonlit and designed for other accounts as well: JJill, Ann Taylor Loft, Anthropology, FreePeople, and Banana Republic accounts.

Signature client and long term creative partner, Sundance catalog has been selecting my styles and working with me over the last 18 years. Wherever I land we reconnect and pick up where we left off. Below is a sample of currently running items at www.sundancecatalog.com.

CEO | Founder | Creative Director | Director of Core Accounts Clients: Sundance Catalog, Arhaus, and 12 national boutique stockists.

Working as Lead Sterling Design Manager I lead design processes for Sundance Catalog, Silpada Design, Coldwater Creek, TJMaxx, Nordstroms, Silverado, and many boutique clientele. Designing over 1000 pc per year, sourcing, traveling to factory location, trade shows, gems shows, and client appointments to present our collections. Through design, account management, and sales I helped triple sales in my accounts over the course of 5 years to 4+M annually.

Signature Sterling Sundance Collection, carved wax, cast sterling with leather vignette. Worked with client to create a special 25 year anniversary collection.

I created the below collection for Peyote Bird Designs while working as Lead Sterling Design Manager. Designs were a successful seasonal vignette that was carried in all stores, online, and promoted in a national print campaign. Sterling silver semi precious, wood, and shell.