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Hi, I’m

Amy Almeida

Norfolk,VA
Amy Almeida

Summary

I am a positive, organized and hard working team member excited to bring my love of customer service, travel & photography to a close-knit working environment.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Blue Box Auction Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA

Customer Service Specialist
2021.10 - Current (2 years & 11 months)

Job overview

Customer Service Management:

  • Management of all auction customers averaging 50-150 per auction with auctions occurring weekly or biweekly.
  • Main point of contact for all incoming calls including: auction customers, realtors, consignors, potential leads, billing, marketing and other inquiries.
  • Pulling auction purchases for local pick up, facilitating orders requiring shipping and coordinating with delivery drivers as needed for oversized items.
  • Processing payments and monitoring accounts for international transactions. Contacting customers with unpaid invoices until payment resolution.
  • Assisting walk-in customers on auction preview days.
  • Facilitating consignor drop offs, pick ups and inventory reports

Administrative and Accounting Tasks:

  • Payroll: biweekly hour reporting for all staff
  • Reconciliation & Profit reports for each auction
  • Managing & tracking outgoing consignor payments

Pet Care Plus, Tampa, FL

Pet Care Specialist
2015 - 2020.09 (5 years & 8 months)

Job overview

  • Met with clients to discuss needs, service preferences and special requests
  • Managed schedule and office phone as needed
  • Delivered excellent service to pet owners to drive repeat business

Self Employed Services, Tampa, FL

Freelance Photographer
2009 - 2019 (10 years)

Job overview

  • Provided a variety of photographic services including event, product and portrait photography.
  • Clients include: University of Tampa Athletics, St Leo University, Amalie Oil, International Plaza, Publix, Sparxoo, Tampa Bay Food & Wine festival

GamerModz, Tampa, FL

Director of Marketing
2013.07 - 2015.06 (1 year & 11 months)

Job overview

  • Photographed all new products and supervised graphic design for the website
  • Wrote press releases, designed newsletters, added new web content
  • Strategized marketing opportunities and collaborations with companies in the Gaming Industry
  • Managed & wrote content for all company social media accounts
  • Point of contact for all wholesale & retail accounts
  • Created product listings and managed company sales through Amazon, Groupon and Etsy in addition to GamerModz.com
  • Oversaw all affiliates, sponsorships, and charitable partnerships

Sunglass Hut, Tampa, FL

Assistant Manager
2011.02 - 2013.06 (2 years & 4 months)

Job overview

  • Directed and led employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency
  • Completed inventory audits to identify losses and project demand
  • Enhanced sales by implementing merchandising and promotional improvements

Education

The University of Tampa , Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts from International Studies
2005.08 - 2009.05 (3 years & 9 months)

University Overview

Completed study abroad programs in Thailand, Italy and the United Kingdom

Minored in History & Government

Art Institute of Tampa , Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts from Digital Photography
2009.08 - 2012.05 (2 years & 9 months)

Skills

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Report Preparation
  • Focused on customer satisfaction
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Administrative Support
  • Process Optimization
Availability
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CulturePaid time offHealthcare benefitsTeam Building / Company Retreats401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Interests

Orangetheory Fitness

Travel

Hiking

Wine

Additional Information

  • I am newer to the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area! I love to travel, spend time with our dogs & workout at OrangeTheory Fitness. My most recent travel has been Tuscany, Italy in May 2024 and Provence, France in June of 2024.
  • I am happy to provide references upon request for customer service, photography, pet care & marketing work.

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Excel

Nutshell CRM

Salesforce

Timeline

Customer Service Specialist

Blue Box Auction Gallery
2021.10 - Current (2 years & 11 months)

Director of Marketing

GamerModz
2013.07 - 2015.06 (1 year & 11 months)

Assistant Manager

Sunglass Hut
2011.02 - 2013.06 (2 years & 4 months)

Art Institute of Tampa

Bachelor of Arts from Digital Photography
2009.08 - 2012.05 (2 years & 9 months)

The University of Tampa

Bachelor of Arts from International Studies
2005.08 - 2009.05 (3 years & 9 months)

Pet Care Specialist

Pet Care Plus
2015 - 2020.09 (5 years & 8 months)

Freelance Photographer

Self Employed Services
2009 - 2019 (10 years)
Amy Almeida