ELAINE BUSTOS
Atascosa,TX
Summary
Enthusiastic college student working towards degree in General Business. Experience across business communication channels including social media, email blasts, digital and public relations. Quick-learner with positive attitude ready to make immediate impact.
Overview
7
7
years of post-secondary education
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Brand Ambassador
Newscope Marketing
, Texas
01.2016 - Current
- Employed under Newscope Marketing and other promotions as a brand ambassador endorsing various brands for numerous clients.
- Collaborated with team members to give exceptional service in order to differentiate and promote the company brand, communicated information to customers about product quality, value and style, educated customers on product and service offerings.
- Increased brand awareness through event marketing, demonstrations, sales and brand promotion.
- Organized and stocked merchandise to keep necessary levels for sales demand.
- Set up and broke down promotional booths and tents, talked to potential customers.
- Communicated product value, quality and style to educate and entice potential customers.
Enumerator
U.S. Census
San Antonio, TX
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Helped create a demographic profile of a local population and economy by visiting citizens and collecting data.
- Specific responsibilities included visiting residents, completing survey sheets, obtaining pertinent data, interpreting interview questions, and explaining survey forms to people.
Sales Associate
Godiva
San Antonio, TX
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Provided personalized assistance on the sales floor by possessing full knowledge of the chocolates and collections offered in-store and effectively communicating those products to guests.
- Met standards of sales and service goals, participated in the creation of their chocolate products, followed all safe food handling protocols and maintained boutique cleanliness.
- Performed proper cash handling and inventory control.
Apparel Team Member
Academy Sports + Outdoors
San Antonio, TX
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Increased customer satisfaction and generated higher company revenues by assisting customers with purchases.
- Built rapport with customers by asking probing questions and utilizing effective listening skills.
- Preserved outlook of store by cleaning, styling mannequin designs, creating merchandise displays, restocking merchandise, pricing markdowns and inventory control.
Intern for Director of Development
Texans Can Academies
San Antonio, TX
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Delivered clerical support by efficiently handling wide range of routine and special requirements.
- Engaged in research for fundraising, conducted prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors, maintained donor and grant databases and files including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, tracking and evaluating all development efforts, and communicated with venues and vendors.
Secretary Intern
Lighthouse For the Blind
San Antonio, TX
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.
- Office operations included: Producing accurate office files, sorted, organized and updated spreadsheets. Crafted presentations to support executives and boosted team efficiency.
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Out of office operations included supporting office staff where needed. I handled day to day operations at the gift shop. While maintaining the gift shop as a cashier, I built strong customer relationships, ensured cleanliness of work, maintained inventory levels, storage areas, and made sure prior day deposits were correct.
- I also had the opportunity to work with mentally challenged adults. I was able to assist the teacher with instructing the students on daily activities and tasks that would help them to obtain a job in the future. I organized and guided activities for students, including skills practice, research and memorization tasks.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Business
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX 01.2015 - 06.2021
BBA - Business Administration
Texas A&M University of San Antonio
08.2020 - Current
Skills
Marketing and advertising
Branding
Effective communicator
Excellent work ethic
Scheduling
Administrative tasks
Collaboration
Presentations
Research
Soft selling
Coffee machinery
Cash Handling
Beverage preparation
Till counting
Performance improvement
Timeline
BBA - Business Administration
Texas A&M University of San Antonio
08.2020 - Current
Enumerator
U.S. Census
08.2020 - 10.2020
Sales Associate
Godiva
09.2019 - 02.2020
Apparel Team Member
Academy Sports + Outdoors
07.2018 - 03.2019
Intern for Director of Development
Texans Can Academies
09.2017 - 05.2018
Brand Ambassador
Newscope Marketing
01.2016 - Current
Secretary Intern
Lighthouse For the Blind
08.2015 - 05.2017
Associate of Arts - General Business
Palo Alto College
01.2015 - 06.2021