EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
STUART WEITZMAN – TAPESTRY
Sales Associate
Canberra, ACT
Dec 2015 – Present
Stuart Weitzman is a women’s international luxury shoe brand owned by Tapestry and sold within David Jones Canberra. As a sales representative, my objectives include:
Creating, maintaining and growing a loyal customer base and constantly exceeding customer expectations through intimate sales service;
Coordinating key client relations through personalised and effective communication mediums, including telephone, messaging and emails;
Recognising opportunities for growth through analysing and identifying purchase trends;
Undertaking the administrative tasks associated with the store including financial reporting, management of store rosters and customer order logistics; and
Manage Achieving the key financial objectives set by the Senior Management.
PIALLIGO ESTATE
Reservations Supervisor
Pialligo, ACT
Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
Pialligo Estate is a paddock-to-plate restaurant, winery and smokehouse based in Canberra. My role as the Reservations Supervisor required me to:
Produce daily and weekly reports for Senior Management, reporting on the status of reservations, event forecasting and past reservations analysis;
Coordinate events for groups of up to 45 people;
Manage reservations for Estate’s other businesses including Pialligo Pavilions, Pialligo Fields and Market Grill;
Closely coordinate and liaise with external services providers and suppliers; and
Manage general customer enquiries and be the first point of contact for the business.
MIMCO – COUNTRY ROAD GROUP
Sales Associate
Canberra, ACT
Apr 2018 – Dec 2018
Mimco is a premium Australian brand of women’s leather goods, accessories and shoes. While employed by Mimco, I worked at all locations in Canberra and my role included:
Administrative tasks such as creating and managing financial reports;
Identifying opportunities for growth and making commercial decisions;
Vigorous management of high stock volumes on a daily, weekly and monthly basis; and
Meeting personal and store KPIs, budgets and specific instore goals.
LUCKY’S SPEAKEASY – QT HOTEL
Waitress
Canberra, ACT
Oct 2014 – Dec 2015
Lucky’s Speakeasy is a 1920’s themed bar located within the QT Hotel Canberra. While working as a cocktail waitress, my main objective was to provide a superior drinking experience through highly attentive table and group service, extensive knowledge of the bar and food menu and advanced communication skills to a vast range of differing clientele.
BETTS GROUP
Sales Associate
Canberra, ACT
Mar 2011 – Dec 2015
The Betts Group is a family owned business that manages their various brands throughout Australia. While employed by the group, I had to consistently meet personalised sales and KPI targets and develop and maintain high interpersonal and team working skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Internship | Barton, ACT | Jul 2018 – Aug 2018
AGENCY9
The most recent internship I have completed is with a small, Canberra based public relations agency called Agency9. My internship with this business was very practical as I was involved in ‘hands-on’ dealings with the industry and was therefore able to gain a lot of new experiences. My tasks while interning included the following:
Composing a media brief for the Master Builders Association and following up with relevant journalists about the story;
Conducting phone interviews;
Creating and planning content calendars;
Undertaking various research activities such as composing a list of relevant influencers that could be used to promote a product; and
Composing, preparing and sending EDM’s through the marketing platform called Mailchimp.
Internship | Acton, ACT | Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
COORDINATE
I have also recently completed an internship with a marketing and advertising agency called Coordinate. While interning with this company I was able to work within their creative team. This provided me with an insight on the strategy, direction and production required to create an effective marketing campaign and management skill required to best manage relationships with clients. The tasks I performed involved:
Researching and writing blog posts for various clients;
Creating a promotions implementation chart;
Assisting on set when shooting a commercial;
Problem solving by creatively researching ways for a client to better connect with their stakeholders;
Preparing Call Sheets for video shoots, and;
Various other research tasks.
Internship | Canberra, ACT | Jul 2015 – Aug 2015
OFFICE OF GIULIA JONES MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MLA)
Unlike Australia’s other states and territory, the ACT does not have the three tiers of law-making bodies. MLA representatives have a combined parliamentary role of law-making/changing power in both state and local affairs.
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Giulia Jones is a representative of the Murrumbidgee Electorate of the ACT. As an intern at Giulia Jones’ office, I was involved in the preparation for the 2016 election. I focussed on engaging with Giulia’s electorate members and professional associates. The tasks I performed mainly involved communication and liaison with the constituents that were involved with Giulia’s office. Additionally, I was tasked with administrative roles such as research projects, data entry and document filing.
KEY SKILLS
HARD SKILLS
Advanced experience in e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and MyGuestlist;
Advanced experience in website building through platforms such as GoDaddy and Wix;
Proficient in using the CRM platform HubSpot;
Proficient in using the EDM platform MailChimp;
Proficiency in blogging and blogging platforms such as Medium, WordPress and Wix; and
Foundational understanding of web and social media analytical tools such as Google Analytics.
SOFT SKILLS
Stakeholder communications and management;
Conflict resolution and problem solving;
Ability to prioritise and deliver the required outcomes in fast paced, challenging environments;
Working independently as well as being a part of a team;
Advanced experience in Microsoft Office Suite;
EDUCATION
​University of Canberra
​Bachelor of Commerce with a major in International Business
Bachelor of Communications in Public Relations
​Feb 2015 - May 2019 | GPA: 5.7​
AWARDS
​University of Canberra
Dean's Excellence Award Semester 2 2018
Nov 2018