Mandy Ray Email & Phone Number

Sarsota

• Started as the art teacher for the Ritz Kids Club and later promoted to recreation supervisor.
• Creates collateral to promote events across the resort’s three properties using adobe creative suite.
• Plan, collaborate, budget and acquire all necessities for Kid’s Club, Recreation and special events across the properties with a focus on PNL, driving revenue and growing a costumer base.
• Create spot illustrations for Jack Dusty Menus and promotional material.
• Attended weekly meetings, created power points for leaders meetings, lead a small staff, acted as manager on duty in rotation.

Mantes-La-Jolie France

Illustrator/Graphic DesignCreate spot illustrations and page layouts for local fliers, pamphlets and bulletinsMock ups for proposed murals and community projectsCreate and display art work for an international arts & crafts show on Rue de Marche

Sarasota, Florida Area

Sales AssociateHelp customers find the proper art supplies to reach their project goals.Answering the phone to help customers with questions, orders or to help solve a problem.Acted as a liaison between costumers, the store owner and vendors to make sure needs were met.

Ringling College Campus

Oversaw day to day operations.Tracked inventory and reordered supplies as necessary.Helped create a stronger working relationship between the campus store and the college's faculty and staff.Created weekly schedules and attended weekly meetings.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Sales associateAssist customers over the phone and on the floor with products and other questions/needs.Set up visuals and displays, included printing signs and creating visually striking placements.Process shipment.Count down safes and registers, light end of day paperwork.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Create lesson plans to suite age group and interest.Provide day to week long programs, focused on arts and crafts.Plan special events and private parties.Create custom invitations, signs, banners, marketing and promotional materials.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Oversaw the senior show committee, motivated the team and problem solved.Assign department tasks and coordinate information in the committeeCoordinate times, dates & info of the show to all college students and staff.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Lead a staff of 15 fellow students.Oversaw the take down and setup of on campus events.Point person for faculty, staff and guests.Attended weekly meeting.Light office work.

St Louis, MO

Interned at Build A Bear World Headquarters in the product development department.Developed textile design and fabric for bears and accessoriesDesigned character concepts with turn around and call outsDesigned clothing and accessories.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Led a team of 8 fellow artists to design a 246 ft mural in Jungle Gardens.Mural features animals kept at jungle gardens.Mural was part of the playground revitalization project.Directed over 80 college freshman in the painting of the mural