I am a qualified marketing specialist, designer and retail design consultant, with experience as a trend analyst, project manager and account manager. I have spent over 11 years delivering branding, retail design, and digital marketing projects across Italy and the UK, including pavilion design for EXPO Milano and collaborations with luxury and high-street brands. I excel at turning insights into commercial design and marketing outputs, managing cross-functional teams and delivering output to the highest standards.\n\nI enjoy staying on-trend and translating briefs into practical, market-ready solutions, from store windows and signage to digital campaigns and event design. Fluent in English and Italian, I communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders and thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments.

Julia Catherine Butler

I am a qualified marketing specialist, designer and retail design consultant, with experience as a trend analyst, project manager and account manager. I have spent over 11 years delivering branding, retail design, and digital marketing projects across Italy and the UK, including pavilion design for EXPO Milano and collaborations with luxury and high-street brands. I excel at turning insights into commercial design and marketing outputs, managing cross-functional teams and delivering output to the highest standards.\n\nI enjoy staying on-trend and translating briefs into practical, market-ready solutions, from store windows and signage to digital campaigns and event design. Fluent in English and Italian, I communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders and thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments.

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I am a qualified marketing specialist, designer and retail design consultant, with experience as a trend analyst, project manager and account manager. I have spent over 11 years delivering branding, retail design, and digital marketing projects across Italy and the UK, including pavilion design for EXPO Milano and collaborations with luxury and high-street brands. I excel at turning insights into commercial design and marketing outputs, managing cross-functional teams and delivering output to the highest standards.\n\nI enjoy staying on-trend and translating briefs into practical, market-ready solutions, from store windows and signage to digital campaigns and event design. Fluent in English and Italian, I communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders and thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments.

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Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent

Work Experience

Marketing Specialist at Zoppas Industries
February 1, 2022 - November 22, 2025
Digital Marketing: restyling of website, social media management, project management, newsletters, HubSpot, data analysis/reports. Graphic design for online and offline initiatives; competitive analysis; management presentations; public speaking at annual global company meetings.
3D Designer at 2Heads
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Worked on exhibition stands for major clients (Rolls-Royce, BNP Paribas, Cisco, Airbus, VistaJet).
Retail Design Consultant at Prosper Design Studio
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Brand guardian for 8 large shopping centres; trend analysis; project management; compiling design bibles; approving design packs; liaising with suppliers on site; ensuring output meets high standards; advising on commercially effective design principles and producing shop designs.
Visual Retail Designer (traineeship) at Gucci HQ
November 30, 2016 - November 30, 2016
Design projects for seasonal displays, store and temporary stores, window displays and store accessories; management presentations to major buyers.
Logistics Manager + Assistant Staff Manager at Brazilian Pavilion, EXPO Milano 2015
November 30, 2015 - November 30, 2015
In charge of pavilion logistics; ordering materials; handling inward and outward movements; coordinating staff during events.
Junior Designer + Junior Logistics Manager at Image Design Studio (EXPO Milano 2015)
April 30, 2015 - April 30, 2015
Pavilions built (Malaysia, Cambodia, Brunei, Ecuador); responsible for lighting design, rendering, 3D modelling, Photoshop, AutoCAD; translator/interpreter (English-Italian) for foreign clients.
English Teacher at Scuola Media Caduti di Cefalonia
July 31, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Supply teacher in a secondary school.

Education

Degree in Interior Design at IED – Istituto Europeo di Design, Turin, Italy
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
GCE A levels and GCSE at Cheney School, Oxford, UK
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services