Merima V.

Merima V. has a diverse work experience starting from 2019 until 2022. Merima worked as a Marketing Intern at DineSLU, where they created and executed social media campaigns to increase student engagement and successfully increased sales by 83% in the assigned zones. Merima then worked as an Executive Store Intern at Target in 2020, focusing on learning about store operations and engaging in product placement and visual merchandising. In the same year, they also worked as a Micro-Influencer Contractor for The Black Sheep, where they collaborated with GoPuff Delivery service to increase brand awareness among Saint Louis University college students through social media and marketing analytics. In 2018, Merima served as an Intern at the Chaifetz Center of Entrepreneurship, where they implemented external communication strategies and assisted with planning and running events. Additionally, they worked as a Sales Associate at Sunglass Hut from 2018 until 2021, where they assisted and styled customers and performed sales and merchandising duties. Prior to that, in 2021, they worked as a Merchandising Specialist at Anheuser-Busch InBev, where they supported the Category Management team in merchandise planning and category growth through data analysis and utilizing space planning software. Lastly, in 2023, they joined HLK as an Account Manager, responsible for supporting the Client Services team and conducting various tasks for multiple health plan clients.

Merima V. completed their high school education at Affton High School from 2013 to 2017. Merima then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Saint Louis University from 2017 to 2021. In 2019, they took part in a Spring semester abroad program at Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus, although the field of study for this program is not specified.