Customer Service Experience
Dec 2011 – current
Customer Service Assistant, Lush Cosmetics, Chadstone
Responsibilities & Achievements
Engaged in sales to provide appropriate products to meet customer requirements
Provided p support to customers post sales
Organised and merchandised Christmas 2011 / 2012 window display
Demonstrated Skills
Marketing expertise
Skilled at visual merchandising, as displayed in the confidence of my manager at Lush when given oversight of the
Christmas display
Proficient at conducting a comprehensive marketing audit, as established by my High Distinction in the university
assessment for which I undertook an audit of techniques used to promote services and products to students in
Orientation Week.
Market research expertise gained through experience conducting brand testing for Promostaff.
Able to apply theories to formulating strategy analysis and from this formulate appropriate marketing strategies to
achieve organisational objectives as proven by work at Salvation Army
Communication
Written report presented to Nakam Marketing directors was well received and the professionalism of the
production was particularly praised
Exercised excellent interpersonal skills in customer facing role at Lush, as professional reference shows
Time Management
Managing the Monash Marketing Student Society budget involved organising and managing the annual university
ball within a tight timeframe and a budget of $40,000
Scoped and undertook study within tight deadlines for Nakam Marketing scheme, using Project Management
principles learnt in Marketing degree
Initiative and Creativity
Established new methods of content generation at Salvation Army Marketing Department
Negotiated with business advisory boards and networked in various official functions within work with Monash
Student Association marketing sector to develop creative, effective solutions to long standing problems
Technical
Highly proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite products
Proficient in Wordpress, basic HTML and HTML5, Adobe Photoshop
Memberships
Sept 2014
Joined as Student Member of Australian Marketing Institute
Oct 2014
Elected as Committee Member of Monash University Student Union Marketing Sector
Mar 2013
Joined Monash Marketing Student Society
Interests
Netball – in Monash University team
Duke of Edinburgh Gold award to be completed 2012
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