Valerie Attwood
About Valerie Attwood
Valerie Attwood is a Store Experience & Design Coordinator at Kohl's and a Brand Ambassador/Influencer at Arula and rewardStyle. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences and a Minor in Advertising from Iowa State University.
Title and Current Roles
Valerie Attwood is the Store Experience & Design Coordinator for Women’s Special Sizes, Croft & Barrow, and Draper James RSVP at Kohl's. She is currently working as a Brand Ambassador/Influencer at Arula since 2022 in Milwaukee, WI. Additionally, Valerie is serving as an Influencer for rewardStyle since 2020 in Ames, Iowa.
Career Background
Valerie Attwood has a diverse professional background in fashion and merchandising. She worked as a Leasing Agent at Unique Apartments in Ames, Iowa in 2019 for five months. She also served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Iowa State University in the same year for four months. Valerie gained experience as a Visual Merchandising Intern at Lands' End in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, for three months in 2018. She was an Ambassador for Rent The Runway in Illinois from 2018 to 2022. Furthermore, Valerie worked as a Visual Merchandiser and Apparel Team Member at Target in Ames, Iowa, from 2017 to 2019 for two years.
Education and Expertise
Valerie Attwood attended Iowa State University, where she studied Apparel Merchandising and Design, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Human Sciences. She also completed a minor in Advertising. Both her major and minor were attained from 2015 to 2019. During her time at Iowa State, she was an active member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Kappa Delta Sorority, where she held roles as Photographer, Merchandiser, and Chapter Member.
Work in Visual Merchandising
Throughout her career, Valerie Attwood has held various roles related to visual merchandising. She was involved as a Visual Merchandiser at Target for two years and completed a Visual Merchandising Internship at Lands' End. Moreover, in her current role at Kohl's, she coordinates store experience and design for multiple women's fashion lines. Her responsibilities have included styling outfits for blog posts and directing photoshoots for College Fashionista, as well as researching critical fashion trends to inform her creative work.