Brenda Oppong-Boateng

Driven fashion marketing student who can successfully handle a wide

range of functions using a combination of creative, strategic, and problem-solving skills. Currently seeking a full-time position in public relations/marketing that will provide me with the opportunity to gain new experience and sharpen my skills set within the fashion industry. 11315 Lenox Dr

Upper Marlboro, MD, 20774

240-***-****

adfzqg@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Instill Inc., Gaithersburg, MD — Promotional Marketing PR August 2020 -

● Performed outsourced sales marketing, and promotional advertising for potential clients

● Assisted customers with all inquiries and transactions to find the best products/services for their needs

● Interacted with a wide range of customers to ensure their needs were addressed

● Worked as part of a retail team to drive sales

GUESS Factory, Hanover, MD — Visual/Sales Associate February 2019 - August 2019

● Assisted in store visuals every month

● Assisted in inventory count

● Consulted with customers to determine needs, assessed personal style, and found best-fit items

● Restocked racks, prepared for sales, and organized the sales floor. Forever 21,Towson, Md, — Sales Associate

January 2018 - December 2018

● Recommended apparel and accessories to guests and offered information on latest trends

● Contributed to the store reaching its monthly sales goals 97 percent of the time

● Worked shifts at cash register, assisted with price markdowns, and facilitated inventory control

● Researched innovative fashion trends to ensure product knowledge. McDonald’s, Mitchellville, MD — Crew Member

May 2015- August 2017

● Efficiently processed transaction within busy, fast paced food- chain environment

● Operated cash register, process cash/card payments, make change for cash payments

● Balanced drawer at the end of shift effectively

● Assisted in store stocking and opening/closing procedures EDUCATION

SKILLS

● Proficient in

Microsoft Word,

PowerPoint, Excel

● Excellent writing

skills

● Excellent

interpersonal skills

Honors

● Organized and

participated in a fashion

showcase to illustrate the

upcoming seasons

trends:

September-October 2016

● Participated in a

candlelight for breast

cancer awareness:

October 2017.

● Wrote a column in

Mixing It Magazine for

Human Ecology Fashion

Club: May 2018

● Created a PR pitch ( a

project for my PR

strategies and tactics

course) for POOSH. May

2020

LANGUAGES

English

Fluent in Twi (Ghana)

LIM College, Midtown Manhattan, New York — Masters of Professional Studies in Fashion Marketing.

September 2019 - August 2020. 3.8

University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland — Bachelors of Science in Fashion Merchandising August 2015 - December 2018. GPA: 3.5

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