Thomas Blackwell Email & Phone Number

Palm Springs, Ca

- Write copy for the bar’s marketing campaigns then post to various social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)- Respond to online customer feedback and questions in a timely, courteous manner.

Palm Springs, Ca

- Create a positive, welcoming atmosphere by maintaining a fun, receptive, and friendly demeanor.- Keep service station neat, orderly, and presentable.- Mix drinks to guests’ exact specifications.- Process cash/CC transactions.

Palm Springs

Craft unique & engaging print, digital, and social media ad content & marketing campaigns, from concept to completion, including:- Logo design/branding- Photo editing/retouching- Photo clipping- Digital illustration- Writing copy- E-mail newslettersBrainstorm & tailor marketing approaches to best accommodate client's advertising needs & business aspirations.

Palm Springs, Ca

- Made store guests feel welcome by striking up conversation, giving recommendations for local establishments.- Created and scheduled weekly e-mail newsletter campaigns, informing subscribers of store products & current/upcoming promotions, using MailChimp.- Created copy & content for use in our social media ad campaigns, then posting to various social media platforms.- Cropped/edited photos of merchandise & models to be used in our ad campaigns and on our website.- Processed Point of Sales cash & credit transactions.- Arranged clothing/product displays at our Palm Springs store front location.- Answered phones and performed stock checks.

Palm Springs, Ca

Providing exclusive, top-notch service to our VIP club guests, including:- Greeting and conversing with club guests; making recommendations on local activities, dining, and attractions; informing guests of current or upcoming club promotions; selling VIP bottle service and packages.- Fielding requests and making appropriate accommodations (table placement & seating arrangements, song requests, go-go dancer requests) in order to ensure the highest-quality club-going VIP experience possible.- Pouring/mixing cocktails.- Up-selling guests on higher-quality, higher-end products & packages in a friendly, unobtrusive manner.- Place-setting (arranging glassware, menus, fruit trays, etc) and tidying/clearing tables.- Opening bar tabs and processing cash/credit transactions.

Palm Springs, Ca

- Clipping/retouching/manipulating photos and stock elements.- Writing all copy for ads.- Brainstorming new ideas, club events, and promotions with management team to drive up customer traffic, especially during slower periods.- Submitting artwork directly to General Manager for feedback/approval.- Providing weekly progress reports and follow-up on current and recently completed projects and marketing campaigns.- Designing layout and content for print media such as: flyers, brochures, posters, rack cards, post cards, business cards, menus, signage.- Designing layout and content for digital media such as: screen ads for our in-house TVs and e-menus, Facebook/Instagram ads and cover images, ads to be featured on our website (www.HuntersPalmSprings.com).- Posting finished designs and content to various social media platforms to craft marketing campaigns consistent with our brand.

Palm Springs, Ca

-Greeting club guests with a smile and engaging them in conversation; making all guests, regardless of gender identity, race, or sexual orientation, feel welcome.-Politely asking for & checking valid IDs to confirm club guests were of drinking age.-Being attentive to club guests; procuring beverages and cocktails.-Tidying up the club space (emptying ash trays, picking up dirty glasses, disposing of trash/napkins).-Fielding guest concerns & complaints in a calm, courteous manner & relaying to the proper channels.

Bishop, Ca

- Worked closely with customers/vendors both directly and indirectly (via customer sales reps) to produce custom artwork for imprint on our merchandise. This included phone call & email correspondence, as well as occasional in-person interactions.- Cropped, clipped, color-corrected, and digitally manipulated photos of our merchandise and child models for website and printed catalog use.- Created artwork vellums to be sent to our print shop for screen imprint production, using Adobe Illustrator.- Worked as the go-between for our customer sales team, our inventory team, and our print shop, ensuring customer requests were honored and providing inter-departmental feedback and follow-up.- Created digital artwork, catalog covers, and ad content for our websites and printed catalogs, using the Adobe programs. - Designed labels, artwork, and die cuts for product packaging prototypes; assembled mock-ups of the prototypes to be sent to customers/vendors for feedback & approval.- Outsourced large-scale design projects to independently contracted designers.- Wrote copy and assisted with the layout and design of our quarterly product catalogs, using Adobe InDesign.- Placed purchase orders for the specialty steel stamps used to create custom imprints on pens & pencils.- Provided daily progress reports to management and other departments as to the status of current design/imprint projects.

Associate Of Science - As, Graphic Design & Marketing, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Alpha Beta Gamma Business Honors Society, National Dean’s List ‘05-07Studied print & digital media design.

Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Attended to study film as an art form.