Customer Service Sales
Resume:
Aaron J. Blake
EDUCATION
Belle Plaine High School, Belle Plaine, KS
Cowley College, Arkansas City, KS
EMPLOYMENT
Portrait Innovations, Wichita, KS ? www.portraitinnovations.com
****-****ent STUDIO MANAGER - Oversee and manage all operating
aspects of a busy, million-dollar revenue generating
portrait studio including supervision, training and leading
a staff of 12 photographers, exceeding sales objectives,
labor management, customer service, and HR.
2007-2008 PHOTOGRAPHER/SALES ASSOCIATE - Photography, sales,
portrait manufacturing, maintenance and service of a
FujiFilm Frontier Printer System and S5 camera, customer
service, cash management, appointment scheduling and
background installation.
Paragould Daily Press, Paragould, AR ? www.paragoulddailypress.com
2005-2007 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR - Management of a six person sales
staff. Responsible for increasing revenue by developing
creative promotions, assigning sales territories, setting
goals, and advising salespeople on ways to improve their
sales performance.
Arkansas City Traveler, Arkansas City, KS ? www.arkcity.net
2003-2005 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR - Same as above.
2000-2003 ADVERTISING SALESPERSON -Territorial newspaper advertising
sales including layout and design.
1998-2000 ASST. CIRCULATION MANAGER - Customer service,
training/supervision of 30+ newspaper carriers, responsible
for proper delivery and general handling of subscribers'
accounts, maintained and updated subscriber account
database.
1997-1998 COMPOSING ASSISTANT - Composition of newspaper
advertisements using creative graphic design skills.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE/HONORS
2006-2007 Leadership Paragould
2005-2007 Paragould Kiwanis Club board member and chairman of two
committees
2005 First Place. KPA Ad Contest. Most Adaptable Promotion
2005 First Place. KPA Ad Contest. Use of Spot Color category
2004 First Place. KPA Ad Contest. Use of Spot Color category
2003-2005 Habitat for Humanity of Arkansas City board member and
publicity chairman
2002-2003 Arkansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross board
member
2001-2005 Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum - Volunteer
2000 Voted employee of the third quarter by fellow employees,
Arkansas City Traveler
1999 Voted employee of the first quarter by fellow employees,
Arkansas City Traveler
1999 Voted employee of the year by management staff, Arkansas City
Traveler
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Office Applications, Multi-Ad Creator, Photoshop,
Illustrator, QuarkXpress
REFERENCES
Available upon request
1375 N. Broadway Rd., Peck, KS 67120
abi9n2@r.postjobfree.com
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