Alison Gillespie Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Responsible for sales, merchandising, event strategies and execution, and relationship building for key Home Depot retail accounts• Collaborate with sales leaders to create and execute successful market strategies for the New York territory; achieve team sales goals for region and in-store marketing events; develop and present sales reports for management; train team members

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Greet customers, answer questions, ensure COVID safety protocols and high customer satisfaction and retention• Assist owner with marketing and branding materials for his personal page

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Led team of 4 to enhance the PR efforts for UNC’s oldest campus organization; delivered new content and communication materials to drive new traffic/students to the website and increase number of meetings and calls with potential students• Conducted requirements meeting with organization’s co-chairs; composed direct mail piece for student audience, developed fact sheet/FAQ document, wrote feature profile for lead counselor, and created a pitch deck /speech

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Conducted research and analysis of the Charlotte metropolitan area markets and trends leveraging Excel and CoStar; prepared reports and analytics on the local and regional economy regarding employment statistics, major company activities, industry trends, and demographics affecting the local real estate market• Produced eight market reports published on JLL’s national website; assisted brokerage team with current projects

Ocean City, Maryland

Executed merchandising tasks such as displays, price markdowns, sales, and taking inventory; served as a cashier; demonstrated high customer service, teamwork, organizational and administration skills; expanded familiarity with clothing and surfing industry and customer experience

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism And Media, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Marketing, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

• Semester study abroad exchange student at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Spring 2020 • Gained deeper cross-cultural.