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Chelsea Elizabeth Weldon
Skills & Proficiencies Software & Services
-Effective planning, prioritizing, organzing workflow -Entire Microsoft Suite
-Managed two employees -Adobe Illustrated
-Coordinated/managed 3 high-end showroom setups -MailChimp
-Strong verbal & written communication & networking skills -Search Engine Optimization
Education
University of Kentucky December 2015
Business & Organizational Communication Graduated Lambda Pi Eta- Univ. of Ky
Deans List Recipient Communication Honor Society
Relevant Coursework: Business Communication, Business Management, Business Marketing, Communication
Research Methods, Composition & Communication I & II, Design, Integrated Strategic Communication, Interpersonal
Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Investing & Financial Planning, Mass Communication & Social Issues, Mass
Media/Mass Culture, Negotiation & Conflict Management, Negotiation & Persuasion, Organizational Communication,
Persuasive Speaking, Risk & Crisis Communication, Statistical Reasoning, Workplace Communication
Communication & Administrative Experience
Ferrick Mason Versailles
Operations Manager October 2015-Current
Managed nationally & internationally recognized boutique fabric line for high-end interior design sold only to the trade
Administrative Skills Transferrable:
-Reserve & purchase order intake -Product shipment:100% accuracy
-E-blast/Campaigning -Inventory control & managment
-Organized & filed year 2015 of company invoicing & banking documentation -
Creative Skills Transferrable:
-Designed product photoshoots -Social Media Strategist: Increased Instagram
-Social media strategy workplan from Elle Decor followers by 35%; Facebook likes by 20%
Intern August 2015-October 2015
Began learning the bottom-up of process of creating a design from hand and turning it into a fabric
Duties Included:
-Assembled press packages -Organized & managed samples
-Arranged collection book of fabric lines dating 2008-2015 -Recorded inventory
-Data entry -Making/overlocking samples
Bed Bath & Beyond Crestview Hills, Hamburg Pavillion, Lex.
Bridal Consultant July 2014-October 2015
Increased company sales by building relationships and bridal registries with clientele; set up in-store bridal events
Skills Transferrable
-Track/report store net & gross sales -Access/audit bridal sales by customer &
-Managed clientele company inquiry
-Tracked sales/managed ongoing appts -Organized/showcased inventory
Customer Service Representative August 2012-June 2014
Effectively handled sales, returns, exchanges, designed product placement and showcasing in front of store
-Awarded most “Item of Month” sales several times -Awarded “Employee of the Month”
Cashier June 2011-August 2011
-Stocked shelves, marked prices on shelves & items -Issued receipts,refunds, credits, or change
Affiliations
Habitat For Humanity Advertising Club at UK
-Fundraising Student Ambassador (6 semesters)
-Networking -American Advertising Foundation Affiliation
-Relief Service Trip to New Orleans March 2015 -Networking/ public relations/ events
Communication Student Association Lexington Gallery Hop
-Career preparation meetings Entrepeneur
-Sell personal artwork at local art & coffee shop
downtown
Highly motivated recent university graduate seeking position to join a company striving for results through
improved efficiency and strategic attention to detail