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Hartford, Ct, Us

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Key Responsibilities• Public Interfaceo Coordinates ticket and subscription sales, including processing, distribution andpayments.o Engages callers and responds to requests related to tickets and other needs, directingcalls when appropriate to Forum colleagues• Forum Preparationo Coordinates and manages travel and accommodations for Forum speakerso Manages Forum Box Office, including coordination of volunteers to assist in set-up, WillCall ticket pick-up, and… Show more Key Responsibilities• Public Interfaceo Coordinates ticket and subscription sales, including processing, distribution andpayments.o Engages callers and responds to requests related to tickets and other needs, directingcalls when appropriate to Forum colleagues• Forum Preparationo Coordinates and manages travel and accommodations for Forum speakerso Manages Forum Box Office, including coordination of volunteers to assist in set-up, WillCall ticket pick-up, and trouble-shootingo Coordinates front of house set-up with Forum partners and volunteers, includingarranging tables, technology, signage, and materials for Forum information tableso Coordinates transportation of front of house materials with Forum couriero Coordinates green room arrangements, including refreshments and other needs forForum speakerso Supports pre-Forum gatherings• Administrationo Maintains records with updated organizational information (e.g., employee handbook,insurance policies, contact information, etc.)o Processes mail and coordinate deliveries, maintain files and other administrative dutieso Receives and forwards accounts payable documents to partner accounting firmo Coordinates office equipment repairs, general office maintenance and appearanceo Manages office supply inventory, ordering additional supplies as neededo Provides staff support to the Board of Directors, including scheduling meetings and otheradministrative duties• Gift Accountingo Receives sponsorship fees and individual donations, makes regular deposits to banko Receives and records donations, sponsorships, grants and other philanthropic gifts,maintains records of donor communications, solicitations, reporting, giftacknowledgement, event attendance and more in Salesforce/Patron Managero Prepares and sends gift acknowledgments and receipts to donors, funders, charitablegiving platforms, etc.o Produces reports and analyses on philanthropic giving and sponsorships Show less

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Guest Experience: Greet and interact with guests, helping them create personalized and memorable experiences. Assist with bear-building activities, including stuffing, dressing, and customizing bears.Sales & Service: Achieve individual and team sales goals by actively engaging with guests, providing product knowledge, and recommending add-on products to enhance their experience.Leadership: Lead the sales floor, ensuring all team members are providing high levels of guest… Show more Guest Experience: Greet and interact with guests, helping them create personalized and memorable experiences. Assist with bear-building activities, including stuffing, dressing, and customizing bears.Sales & Service: Achieve individual and team sales goals by actively engaging with guests, providing product knowledge, and recommending add-on products to enhance their experience.Leadership: Lead the sales floor, ensuring all team members are providing high levels of guest service. Coach and motivate team members to meet sales and service goals.Store Operations: Assist with opening and closing procedures, including cash handling, restocking, and maintaining store cleanliness and organization.Visual Merchandising: Ensure the store is visually appealing by maintaining product displays, signage, and promotional materials. Assist in executing seasonal floor sets and promotions.Team Collaboration: Work closely with the management team to ensure smooth store operations. Provide feedback and support to team members to foster a positive work environment.Problem-Solving: Handle guest concerns and issues in a professional and courteous manner, ensuring a satisfactory resolution. Show less

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Guest Interaction: Welcome guests with enthusiasm and guide them through the bear-building process, including selecting, stuffing, dressing, and naming their bears.Engagement: Create a fun and interactive atmosphere by engaging with guests of all ages, ensuring they have an unforgettable experience from start to finish.Customization: Assist guests in selecting outfits, accessories, and sounds to personalize their bears, offering suggestions and sharing product knowledge to… Show more Guest Interaction: Welcome guests with enthusiasm and guide them through the bear-building process, including selecting, stuffing, dressing, and naming their bears.Engagement: Create a fun and interactive atmosphere by engaging with guests of all ages, ensuring they have an unforgettable experience from start to finish.Customization: Assist guests in selecting outfits, accessories, and sounds to personalize their bears, offering suggestions and sharing product knowledge to enhance their choices.Store Maintenance: Keep the workshop area clean, organized, and fully stocked with bear-building supplies. Assist with restocking shelves and maintaining the overall appearance of the store.Team Collaboration: Work closely with fellow Bear Builders and management to ensure smooth store operations and a cohesive team environment.Problem Solving: Address guest inquiries and concerns with a positive and helpful attitude, ensuring all guests leave satisfied with their experience.Sales Support: Promote current promotions, upsell additional products, and assist with cash register operations as needed. Show less

Newington, Connecticut, United States

Greeting Guests: Welcome guests with a friendly and professional demeanor, creating a positive first impression as they enter the restaurant.Seating Management: Efficiently manage seating arrangements by coordinating with the kitchen and wait staff to ensure balanced table turnover and guest satisfaction. Maintain an accurate waitlist during busy periods.Reservations: Handle incoming reservations via phone, online platforms, and in-person requests. Confirm and organize… Show more Greeting Guests: Welcome guests with a friendly and professional demeanor, creating a positive first impression as they enter the restaurant.Seating Management: Efficiently manage seating arrangements by coordinating with the kitchen and wait staff to ensure balanced table turnover and guest satisfaction. Maintain an accurate waitlist during busy periods.Reservations: Handle incoming reservations via phone, online platforms, and in-person requests. Confirm and organize reservations to optimize table availability and guest flow.Customer Service: Address guest inquiries, accommodate special requests, and provide menu information. Ensure guests feel valued and well-cared-for throughout their visit.Coordination: Communicate with servers, kitchen staff, and management to ensure smooth service, timely seating, and quick resolution of any issues that may arise.Organization: Keep the front-of-house area clean, organized, and presentable. Assist with resetting tables and maintaining a tidy dining area as needed.Problem-Solving: Handle guest concerns or complaints professionally, escalating issues to management when necessary to ensure a positive dining experience.Support: Assist with takeout orders, answering phones, and other front-of-house tasks as needed. Show less

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

- Oversee all written content produced by PRSSA (press releases, pitches, campaigns, etc.)- Work with the written communications committee to brainstorm ideas and delegate work.- Help new members learn how to write for PR, including press releases and email marketing.- Assist with copywriting for social media.- Assit with written communications for QuinniPR clients.

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Greeting Guests: Welcome guests with a friendly and professional demeanor, creating a positive first impression as they enter the restaurant.Seating Management: Efficiently manage seating arrangements by coordinating with the kitchen and wait staff to ensure balanced table turnover and guest satisfaction. Maintain an accurate waitlist during busy periods.Reservations: Handle incoming reservations via phone, online platforms, and in-person requests. Confirm and organize reservations… Show more Greeting Guests: Welcome guests with a friendly and professional demeanor, creating a positive first impression as they enter the restaurant.Seating Management: Efficiently manage seating arrangements by coordinating with the kitchen and wait staff to ensure balanced table turnover and guest satisfaction. Maintain an accurate waitlist during busy periods.Reservations: Handle incoming reservations via phone, online platforms, and in-person requests. Confirm and organize reservations to optimize table availability and guest flow.Customer Service: Address guest inquiries, accommodate special requests, and provide menu information. Ensure guests feel valued and well-cared-for throughout their visit.Coordination: Communicate with servers, kitchen staff, and management to ensure smooth service, timely seating, and quick resolution of any issues that may arise.Organization: Keep the front-of-house area clean, organized, and presentable. Assist with resetting tables and maintaining a tidy dining area as needed.Problem-Solving: Handle guest concerns or complaints professionally, escalating issues to management when necessary to ensure a positive dining experience.Support: Assist with takeout orders, answering phones, and other front-of-house tasks as needed. Show less

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

- As a Brick Specialist at the Westfarms LEGO Store, I assist consumers with finding their perfect LEGO product, ensure a signature experience for every guest that visits the LEGO Store by greeting every guest in your location, performing all cash register functions and portraying a professional, gracious, friendly and engaging manner at all times. - Provide a clean, safe and visually stimulating environment by performing daily cleaning duties, maintaining store displays and learning and… Show more - As a Brick Specialist at the Westfarms LEGO Store, I assist consumers with finding their perfect LEGO product, ensure a signature experience for every guest that visits the LEGO Store by greeting every guest in your location, performing all cash register functions and portraying a professional, gracious, friendly and engaging manner at all times. - Provide a clean, safe and visually stimulating environment by performing daily cleaning duties, maintaining store displays and learning and executing LEGO Brand Retail visual standards. - Safely and efficiently operate the store stockroom as you assist in the receiving of merchandise, maintain the stockroom to LBR standards, know and abide by all safety regulations and notify management of potential shortage situations. Show less

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

The Record-Journal founded the Latino Communities Reporting Lab guided by the voices of the Latinos in the communities we serve. Carrying out our mission relies on the support of individuals, the community, businesses, organizations and agencies who believe in our work.As a Latino Communities Reporting Lab intern at the Record-Journal, I'm tasked to work 20 hours a week and produce two to three stories in a hybrid newsroom environment. As an intern, I have documented the contributions… Show more The Record-Journal founded the Latino Communities Reporting Lab guided by the voices of the Latinos in the communities we serve. Carrying out our mission relies on the support of individuals, the community, businesses, organizations and agencies who believe in our work.As a Latino Communities Reporting Lab intern at the Record-Journal, I'm tasked to work 20 hours a week and produce two to three stories in a hybrid newsroom environment. As an intern, I have documented the contributions and impact of our local Hispanic-Latino communities and the traditions, culture, challenges and inequities we face daily as Latinos.Since launching in March 2021, the Latino Communities Reporting Lab told hundreds of stories and produced videos in English and Spanish. Show less

Manchester, Ct

- Maintains a clean environment - Works the cashier - Upholds the company's values- Works and multi-tasks efficiently in a demanding environment - Collaborates with members of the team- Prioritizes customer service

United States

- Keep members informed of all upcoming events of the Latino Cultural Society and other organizations. - Maintain a distribution list and formulate mass emails to distribute to members and send friendly reminders to ensure positive turnouts. This executive board member must coordinate room reservations for events and meetings by complying with university procedures such as completing necessary forms, etc.- Present at all general organization meetings and take minutes accordingly.… Show more - Keep members informed of all upcoming events of the Latino Cultural Society and other organizations. - Maintain a distribution list and formulate mass emails to distribute to members and send friendly reminders to ensure positive turnouts. This executive board member must coordinate room reservations for events and meetings by complying with university procedures such as completing necessary forms, etc.- Present at all general organization meetings and take minutes accordingly. These minutes are to be transposed and disseminated via email to all members. - Assist other officers to make the organization as successful as possible. Show less

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

- Utilizes excellent communication skills to host surveys relating to relevant topics in the news

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

- Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns- Create weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote company brands on various social media websites- Create and distribute content such as behind the scenes, infographics, reviews, photos and videos on social media- Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability- Support team at live events- Perform social media marketing research- Assist on influencer… Show more - Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns- Create weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote company brands on various social media websites- Create and distribute content such as behind the scenes, infographics, reviews, photos and videos on social media- Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability- Support team at live events- Perform social media marketing research- Assist on influencer campaign strategy- Respond to comments and DMs on social media platforms- Brainstorm and research ideas for original content- Create compelling graphics to share across social channels posting 4-6 times a week including some posts and some stories- Write social media captions that speak to the company’s target audience- Help create and edit short-form videos- Develop new strategies for increasing engagement- Assist with photo/video content shoots- Ensure brand message is consistent Show less

- Assign articles and oversee arts & life staff writers- Adhere to deadlines for digital and print content- Hold writers accountable for meeting deadlines- Maintain communication with writers throughout editorial process- Write articles as needed for the arts & life section- Copy edit all arts & life articles- Coordinate visual elements for all arts & life articles with design and multimedia teams- Mentor and develop Associate Arts & Life Editor(s)

- Comply promptly to strict deadlines and tasks set by the arts and life editor and editor-in-chief- Collaborates with members of the e-board to put together newspaper on a weekly basis- Collaborates with section editors to layout our designated pages in the newspaper using inDesign- Provides advice and guidance to new writers - Writes articles relating to pop culture and entertainment weekly

- Writes weekly articles relating to relevant topics in pop culture, media and entertainment- Articles range from opinion pieces, on-campus event coverage, movie and television reviews and lifestyle advice- Collaborates with other writers and editors to strengthen pieces

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

Leads a team of writers and photographers as the executive editor for the third edition of “For The Qulture'' magazine, a student-led initiative with the purpose of highlighting students of color at Quinnipiac University. The initiative is entirely student-led. Also, in my role, I copywrote all articles, wrote the faculty feature and aid in the construction of the magazine from the initial concept to its launch in April 2023.

- Writes 3 -4 Music and TV/Movies pieces every week - Formulate questions for interviews as well as conduct interviews on Zoom- Curate music-related content such as playlists, new releases, and recommendations- Learning and implementing SEO strategies to increase traffic- Assist in feature stories and other editorial campaigns- Transcribe Audio

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

- Maintains a clean environment - Works the cashier - Prioritizes the needs of pets and pet parents- Upholds company's values- Works and multi-tasks efficiently in an demanding environment - Collaborates with members of the team

New York, New York, United States

- Plays an important role in shaping and educating our campers by instructing them on numerous outdoor activities and experiences. - Collaborates with other counselors, create recreational plans and activities, and lead campers in fun-filled projects.

New York, New York, United States

- Conducts monthly meetings- Assigns writers articles- Provides advice and guidance to new writers

New York, New York, United States

- Writes articles on monthly basis- Conducts interviews

Master'S Degree, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Assistant Written Communications Chair for the Public Relations Student Society of America

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism, Senior

Activities and Societies: The Quinnipiac Chronicle (2019 -2023) Latino Cultural Society (2022 - 2023)

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: The Cardinal Newspaper ( 2015 - 2019 )