Sandra Riano Email & Phone Number

Kingston, On, Ca

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Randolph, New Jersey, United States

•Managed or assisted in planning, organizing, and supervising all bookstore procedures, including merchandise planning and purchasing, promotions, textbook buy-back events, inventory control, new merchandise research, marketing, website management, online order fulfillment, accounting needs, and payroll maintenance.•Supervised the hiring, training, scheduling, and delegating tasks to teams of student aides and temps.•Supervised the sales floor, including staffing, restocking, providing customer service, and visual merchandising.•Responsible for buying all collegiate spirit/novelty merchandise and school supplies for resale in the bookstore.•Assisted with communications and technology planning, guidance, implementation, and maintenance.•Responsible for departmental marketing areas including events, social media, brochures, signage, posters, sales, etc.•Created training manuals for temps, student aides, and for my future successor to ensure seamless service to campus.•Spearheaded an “Inclusive Access” digital course materials program in the campus bookstore by coordinating meetings with stakeholders, implementing clear marketing, and undertaking program implementation.•Served on the Graduation Committee to facilitate student and faculty regalia ordering and handling, as well as all Grad Fair regalia distribution events.

Rockaway, Nj

This management position has enabled me to further develop my management style and promotes the importance of perfect organization and communication. I am relied upon in various facets such as in the monthly visual merchandising projects which I organize and execute to company standards and in a day to day fashion as a sales leader responsible for every performance factor during the shift.-Area of Responsibility: Brand management and visual merchandising. Expected to organize and execute floor sets and visual updates according to company standards and maintain a clean, inviting and aesthetically pleasing environment for customers-Responsible for opening and closing procedures including cash maintenance and sales reporting -Expected to optimize sales through training, customer service and sales floor coaching

Greater New York City Area

This temporary position was to support the 2018 live election coverage provided by MSNBC. I also returned to this role for the 2020 primary and general elections. In this role I learned to use an in-house program created to manage and play-out all the up-to-the-minute election results graphics as per the program's on-air directors and producers.This position required the ability to work under high pressure situations, the ability to listen and multitask accurately, and the ability to learn new skills as quickly as possible with technical adaptations being added every day. This position taught me invaluable lessons about live television and television production work and I hope to pursue something that will utilize these skills again in the future.

Rockaway, Nj

Caring Transitions specializes in senior relocation, estate sales planning and downsizing operations. As a team member I assist in the cleaning, organizing and staging of estate sales as well as the careful packing and unpacking of client possessions during a relocation project. This employment opportunity has allowed me to work in diverse areas and adapt to my surroundings quickly while improving my organizational skills and project planning abilities.

Rockaway, New Jersey

This role was a perfect learning opportunity and provided me with the most responsibility I've ever had in a visual position. I was entrusted with every single aspect of this store as a temporary store manager for six weeks I managed payroll, scheduling, floorset execution, and sales goals.

Newark

This internship gave me varied skills and insight into the workings of non-profit media organizations. Through out my time here I was tasked with editing a series of videos for production as well as using my Spanish language skills to translate and subtitle video clips. I was also tasked with piloting an archival project for several thousand pieces of media using MediaPro software in order to create a searchable database for media files for the media company to use as a quick reference in the future.

214 Center Grove Rd Randolph Nj 07869

During this year long internship I was able to create content for the Department of Communication and College Relations including, but not limited to, press releases about college events as well as student, faculty and alumni spotlights which were published online and in the Connections magazine, a professional publication sent out to all Morris County residents. I also had the opportunity to contribute to the County College of Morris social media platforms by promoting events and the college lifestyle. -Wrote and released press releases to local media regarding college events and accomplishments -Researched, interviewed and wrote spotlight profile pieces on students, alumni and faculty

Rockaway Nj

During this seasonal position as a key holder I was running a kiosk and ensuring every customer received personalized attention to meet their holiday gift needs. During my shifts I was in charge of operational details in addition to customer service. -Ensured all customers received safe food samples by upholding all training on food safety and cleanliness-Relied on to count safe, registers and deliver deposit to bank daily-Responsible for restocking and remerchandising product to increase sales potential-Part of team that sold over $100K in product during one holiday season

Rockaway Nj

This position instilled in me the values that every first job should: time management, efficiency, and organizational skills. Before being promoted to this full time position I had to perfect the many skills required on the job including customer service abilities, shipment processing, visual presentation projects and cashiering responsibilities. -Processed shipment in an organized and timely manner-Set up new sales throughout store by placing marketing materials-Ensured all styles were represented in each size throughout store in order to pass inventory audits-Provided quality customer service

Journalism/Media Studies, Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: Tau Sigma Honor Society

Communication, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa-Public Relations Officer; Youngtown Edition Newspaper- Senior Opinions Editor ; Sigma Chi Eta.

Education record