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Kyle Blase

Coon Rapids,MN

Summary

I am a driven results-oriented achiever with a proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. By combining strategic thinking with hands-on experience, I can deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Movie Theatre Crew

CEC Theatres - Andover Cinema
06.2024 - Current
  • Scanned patrons' tickets, reported invalid tickets to supervisor and assisted patrons to assigned seats.
  • Maintained lobby, hallway, and auditorium cleanliness using various sanitation practices.
  • Welcomed guests to theater with friendly demeanor and smile and directed to screening rooms.
  • Provided assistance to guests with special needs and helped with seat accommodations.
  • Provided exceptional customer service to promote positive movie-going experience.
  • Enforced theater policies to maintain enjoyable viewing experience for all customers.
  • Checked IDs for age-restricted shows in compliance with regulations.
  • Troubleshot technical issues to maintain high-quality viewing experience.
  • Worked with other staff members for smooth theater operations.
  • Prepared reports on daily activities and sales to provide management with relevant information.
  • Serving specialty alcoholic beverages to patrons whilst delivering exceptional service and friendly communication.

Freelance Journalist, Founder and Editor-in-Chief

TheTrailBlazer.net
11.2023 - Current
  • Writing for and maintaining a newsletter website covering the entertainment industry.
  • Maintaining various social media accounts.
  • Networking.
  • Collaborated with editors and other journalists to create compelling content.
  • Allocating funds for resources and ensuring payments are received.
  • Positively interacting with a diverse audience.
  • Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
  • Edited and proofread articles to achieve peak accuracy and quality.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Developed story ideas and conducted interviews with industry experts and celebrities.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with sources and other contacts to support leads and story development.
  • Coordinated with photographers, videographers and graphic designers to supplement stories with multimedia content.
  • Fact-checked breaking news headlines by performing background research.
  • Utilized SEO principles to optimize content for search engine rankings.
  • Participated in editorial meetings to discuss story ideas and content.
  • Utilized social media to engage readers and promote content.
  • Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.

Fulfillment Expert, General Merchandise

Super Target
04.2024 - 07.2024
  • Successfully prepared batches of 40+ items for online pickup orders each week.
  • Fastpaced maneuvering across the store.
  • Printed labels, packaged boxes, and loaded into outbound containers.
  • Pulled orders quickly to maintain demanding productivity goals.
  • Updated merchandise pricing to match new values and special promotional rates.
  • Stocked shelves to match planogram images and instructions.
  • Followed orders precisely for correct items, sizes and quantities.
  • Pulled merchandise from inventory storage and documented quantities to maintain accuracy.
  • Kept work areas neat, clean and free from debris.
  • Volunteered to assist with projects, demonstrating willingness to learn new tasks and increase skill levels.
  • Strategic coordination with team members to locate specific items.
  • Delivering pickup orders to drive-up guests.
  • Verifying order contents and guest identifications.

Film Crew Lead

AMC Theatres
08.2021 - 03.2024
  • Successfully executed tickets purchases, concessions orders, and signing up guests to rewards program
  • Providing quick detailed descriptions of current discounts and available content
  • Quickly and effectively resolving guest concerns, technical issues
  • Arranging and coordinating workers to understand their assigned tasks and how to complete them effectively
  • Assisting management in problem solving, maintenance, storage, and communication with the crew
  • Looking up guest orders and purchases via internal tracking systems
  • Quick and friendly customer service, crowd control, and conversational engagement
  • Accurately counting and ordering stock, coordinating with vendors, and implementing count numbers into designated programs
  • Updating menu boards through the eCommerce Portal and Flex Local
  • Maneuvering guests and crew members in the event an NCR outage occurs and training crew how to respond
  • Assisting in the maintenance of POS systems
  • Re-banking cashier registers and securely moving new and used banks from the operations and the safes with accuracy
  • Writing detailed reports of the shift's activities for any complaints, technical problems, product damages, and refunds
  • Cleaning disorderly messes, spillage of food and drinks, and soda freestyle machine leakage
  • Effectively fixing soda freestyle leaks and internal ADA hardware sensor issues
  • Conducting daily temperature checks of all food items, refrigerators, coolers, and freezers

Movie Theatre Crew

CEC Theatres - Andover Cinema
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Cleaning the theatre and auditoriums and directing attendees to their designated seats
  • Restocking supplies on a regular basis

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Filmmaking

Minneapolis College of Art And Design
Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Filmmaking

Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
05-2026

High School - Creative & Analytical Writing And Engineering

Blaine High School
Blaine, Minnesota
06.2022

Skills

  • Communications
  • Web Design and Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Creative Writing
  • Wiki Systems
  • Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Videography
  • Video Editing
  • Camera Operator
  • Lighting
  • Newsletters
  • Strategic Planning
  • Organizational Skills
  • Stocking
  • Computer Skills
  • Interviewing
  • Guest Services
  • Problem Solving
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Technical direction
  • Social media promotion
  • Strong work ethic
  • Point of sale systems
  • Character development
  • Engineering
  • Firearms handling
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Lightroom
  • InDesign
  • Audition
  • Premiere
  • Illustrator
  • After Effects

Timeline

Movie Theatre Crew

CEC Theatres - Andover Cinema
06.2024 - Current

Fulfillment Expert, General Merchandise

Super Target
04.2024 - 07.2024

Freelance Journalist, Founder and Editor-in-Chief

TheTrailBlazer.net
11.2023 - Current

Film Crew Lead

AMC Theatres
08.2021 - 03.2024

Movie Theatre Crew

CEC Theatres - Andover Cinema
03.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Filmmaking

Minneapolis College of Art And Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Filmmaking

Minnesota State University Moorhead

High School - Creative & Analytical Writing And Engineering

Blaine High School
Kyle Blase