Administrative Assistant Sales

EDUCATION

School of Humanities, St. Edward’s University

Bachelor of Communication August 2012

Focused in PR/Advertising

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academy, Cedar Park Texas January-2012-Present

Sales Assistant

• Maintained store displays.

• Set plan-o-grams and flexed the merchandise.

• Assisted Freight Crew in unloading merchandise to prepare for new stock.

Austin Children’s Museum

Blog Intern January 2012- May 2012

• Posted creative and informative blog posts for both children and parents, three times a week.

• Incorporated How-To blogs and informative blogs and encouraged involvement.

St. Edward’s University Student Life, Austin, Texas August 2008-May 2012

Administrative Assistant

• Implemented different marketing strategies to increase attendance at St. Edward’s Student Life events.

• Helped with cash handling for student clubs and organizations accounts.

• Helped to promote Student Life activities and raise awareness of the office and its facilities.

• Assisted co-workers with pending deadlines and tax projects

• Kept accounting records updated and converted paper receipts to digital copies.

Target, Cedar Park Texas June 2011-December 2012

Sales Assistant

• Help keep the store environment clean and organized.

• Assisted customers to the best of my ability

• Helped with day-to-day tasks

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Newcastle, England

• Lived in England until August 2008

• Graduated from the Hermitage School, Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham, 2008. Focused on Graphic Design and Media.

• 15 GCSE’s and 5 A-Levels. (Art, Product design, Media, English Language, Psychology)

• Worked in retail in clothing stores from the age of 15 while continuing with school. Stores included:

• New Look – Gateshead, Evans – Gateshead, Hobbycraft – Gateshead, BHS – Team Valley, Thomsons – Chester-Le-Street.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experience with Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 1997, MS Word, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint

CAMPUS / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Working in Student Life allowed me to become involved both socially and professionally with almost all of the organizations on campus, this included paperwork, promotion (including signage, social media and word of mouth.

Special focus on the following organizations:

LeaderShape preparation• Event Management • College against Cancer • Hillraisers •Hobbies on the Hilltop • Student Life Assistant• The Big Event• Relay for Life Volunteer 2011/2012• Walk to Defeat ALS Volunteer/Walker 2011•

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