IAN MARCUS
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate professional with a knack for community-related initiatives, seeking a dynamic opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that harness the power of teamwork and interpersonal skills. Adept at building strong community connections, fostering collaboration, and driving positive change. Possesses excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, coupled with a genuine passion for making a difference in projects and communities. Eager to leverage diverse skill set to enhance team dynamics and create lasting impact in a collaborative and mission-driven environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
BOULDER SPORTS RECYCLER
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Offer accurate product and service knowledge, both in person and over the phone
- Perform all point of sale tasks, including cash handling and customer purchasing
- Choose items for inventory based on consumer trends, seasonality, and condition
- Research consignment items to accurately provide merchandise prices
- Provide assistance with consignment and account logistics
- Collaboratively troubleshoot when consignor issues occur
- Manage backroom inventory.
Writer
FREELANCE
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Published 4 short form and long form articles on outdoors related topics, emphasis on land and wildlife conservation
- Performed journalistic responsibilities by researching various topics and conducting interviews with live sources
- Conducted a three day press trip in Big Sur, California which included interviewing local sources to gain information for a long form conservation article
- Established relationships with multiple editors while going through publishing processes
- Completed a journalistic article covering the topic of conserving public lands
- Networked with conservation organizations to conduct interviews for the article
- Managed Instagram account and created new concept for membership engagement
- Selected to attend annual conference and received OWAA/Toyota 'Let's Go Places' scholarship.
Trails Crew Member
CITY OF BOULDER
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Served as a member of a field crew on projects including trail construction and maintenance
- Worked independently and with crew constructing both rock and wood trail structures
- Applied knowledge of power tools and light machinery to create structures and maintain trails.
Contract Online Merchandiser
SMITH OPTICS
07.2020 - 10.2020
- Responsible for merchandising Smith Optics Canada, EMEA & specialist product line sites through SFCC Business Manager in accordance with launch dates
- Tasks included but not limited to: creating shipping methods & customer groups, category & product assignments, category metadata, updating translations, promotion setup, content set up, SFCC page designer, and other ad hoc assignments.
Online Merchandising Specialist
CROCS, INC.
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Managed and executed promotion and content activity for crocs.com and crocs.ca using Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Workfront, and Crocs GTM calendar
- Led site preview meetings for all GTM promotions
- Partnered with developers and QA team to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Collaborated with marketing, analytics and digital strategy teams for assignments
- Worked with eCommerce merchants to review upcoming GTM plans.
Education
BSBA - Marketing
UMass Lowell
2017
Skills
- Customer Service
- Excellent team contributor
- Creative thinker
- Community Engagement
- Interpersonal skills
- Organic Instagram marketing
- Communication
- Group organization management
Volunteer Experience
- City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks - Trail Construction Project
- City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks - Community Ditch Trail reroute
Independent Project
Bare Bones Soccer Collective, Founder
Bringing the Denver soccer community together through organization of free pick up soccer games and social community events.
- Organize, host free weekly pick up soccer games
- Manage Instagram account
- Define overall project vision and create & delegate tasks
- Use resources to find new growth opportunities
- Lead weekly meetings for members and new growth leads
Timeline
Sales Associate
BOULDER SPORTS RECYCLER
04.2022 - 09.2023
Trails Crew Member
CITY OF BOULDER
05.2021 - 11.2021
Writer
FREELANCE
02.2021 - 03.2022
Contract Online Merchandiser
SMITH OPTICS
07.2020 - 10.2020
Online Merchandising Specialist
CROCS, INC.
01.2019 - 01.2020
BSBA - Marketing
UMass Lowell
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