Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Timeline
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Kylie Arnold

Tucson,AZ
Kylie Arnold

Summary

Vision + Action = Results. Being of service to others while supporting the needs of the business. Leading by that example, and encouraging my fellow coworkers to do the same.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Arizona Appliance & Home

Appliance Selection Consultant
04.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • A ten million-dollar showroom
  • Sixty appliance brands from Maytag to SubZero
  • Assist clients as diverse as walk-in, one-off replacements, to full remodels and multi-home developments
  • Prospect and network outside referral partners and future clients
  • Monitor live chat to help customers in real time
  • Travelling to brand trainings
  • Create and present in-house prospecting events using on-staff private chef, and brand partnerships

Sleep Number

Sleep Professional
07.2018 - 04.2023

Job overview

  • High-level, specialized customer service
  • Commission-based sales of Sleep Number 360 Smart Beds, and all related products
  • Large-ticket sales
  • Post-sale, client follow-up, maintaining all sales metrics across various parameters
  • Responsible for 30+ outbound activities per day (phone, text, chat and email), through the use of two, CRM programs, following up with customers and closing sales opportunities
  • Patiently setting up, demonstrating, and troubleshooting Sleep IQ app, often with elderly customers

The Gaslight Theatre/The Gaslight Music Hall

Box-Office Associate
08.2014 - 09.2018

Job overview

  • Superior customer service
  • Answered multi-line phone system in timely fashion
  • Handled phone and in-person ticket sales and reservations with a cheerful disposition
  • As a result, I was promoted to a FT supervisory position
  • Trained new employees to open and close box office as well as bookkeeping skills

The University of Arizona - School of Theatre, Film & Television

Marketing Specialist, Assistant
03.2016 - 02.2018

Job overview

  • Used Adobe InDesign/Photoshop for design of theatre programs, sponsor ads, and show marketing materials
  • Proofread and wrote radio content/press releases at times
  • Responsibilities included advisory board public relations, organizing meetings and mailings
  • Worked on budget-keeping, promotional/ad-rep/radio relations, and media sales
  • Acted as Company Manager for annual Showcase of Talent, which entailed many responsibilities, including: branding and design of all student promotional materials in conjunction with Director of Marketing & Development, coordinating travel and schedules for incoming agents and casting managers for the event in conjunction with stage management department
  • Other skills included social-media/website maintenance, mailing-list compilation, mail-merge and management
  • During my tenure, I joined the university-level creative team to help fine-tune university-wide branding requirements for all marketing outlets

Mountain View Aesthetics and Dermatology

Office Receptionist
09.2013 - 06.2015

Job overview

  • Client service, appointment scheduling and payments, maintaining client files
  • Office bookkeeping, filing (moved to PT work in order to return to college full-time)

Macy's

Part-time/on-call Cosmetic Sales Associate
06.2011 - 08.2014

Job overview

(Returned to the University of Arizona as full-time student 2011-2014, so I took on part-time work.) Worked on-call as school schedule would allow. Covered multiple cosmetic counters for sales, product demos, customer service, open/close and stock duties.

T-Mobile/Express Location

Store Manager
10.2007 - 05.2011

Job overview

  • Recruited by Corporate West Coast Regional VP for position
  • Responsible for full business management
  • HR duties included floor coaching, sales performance evaluations, hiring, on-boarding and training employees, etc
  • Analyzed business needs, managed all brick-and-mortar operational tasks, and performed P+L/budgeting and marketing duties
  • Nominated for District Manager-in-Training Program

Education

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

No Degree from Business Administration And Marketing

University Overview

Media training: Tucson Community Cable Corp, KUAT Public Broadcasting, Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Arts from Theatre
05-2014

University Overview

  • Honor Roll Graduated Cum Laude. Member Tau Sigma National Honor Society
  • [Number] 3.78

Skills

    PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

  • Implementing best practices toward organization and efficiency Earning loyalty with customers by building trust and a solid relationship is first and foremost Disciplined and focused to work and learn in a self-paced environment, with experience doing so Admin/Clerical skills: Budget reconciliation, meeting deadlines, time management, and excellent phone/letter/email/live chat communication skills Data entry, payment collection, multitasking, coordinating travel, and superior customer service skills Experience in creating schedules for meetings and staff, as well as event-planning management Maintaining deadline calendars, writing copy and proofreading skills Many years of sales and retail management, exceeding sales metrics, using CRMs, merchandising, hiring, onboarding, and training Also, vast experience in the performing arts, which translates effortlessly into public speaking, giving riveting presentations, recognizing both verbal and non-verbal communication, and intuitively knowing what customers want and do not want
  • HIGHLIGHTED SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Proactive self-starter Team Player Excellent communication in all forms Confident “stage presence” for demonstrations and sincere empathy for patient troubleshooting Years of experience in customer-facing role, CRM/chat usage, and customer service A great love of animals
  • SOFTWARE/PROGRAMS

  • MS Office Suite, Mac and PC proficient, Adobe Products: Graphic design using InDesign/Photoshop, 2020 Design MacPracticeMD, numerous POS and CRM systems, Siebel, Indigo, Constant Contact, Basecamp, Dropbox, social media platforms, WordPress, Power BI, YouTube video creation for promotional purposes Cellular operating systems due to time in wireless industry Apple and Android user

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • PAST & PRESENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Southern Arizona Attraction Alliance, Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Tucson Business Networking Association, Southern Arizona Home Builders’ Association, Marana Chamber of Commerce.

Timeline

Appliance Selection Consultant
Arizona Appliance & Home
04.2023 - Current
Sleep Professional
Sleep Number
07.2018 - 04.2023
Marketing Specialist, Assistant
The University of Arizona - School of Theatre, Film & Television
03.2016 - 02.2018
Box-Office Associate
The Gaslight Theatre/The Gaslight Music Hall
08.2014 - 09.2018
Office Receptionist
Mountain View Aesthetics and Dermatology
09.2013 - 06.2015
Part-time/on-call Cosmetic Sales Associate
Macy's
06.2011 - 08.2014
Store Manager
T-Mobile/Express Location
10.2007 - 05.2011
Pima Community College
No Degree from Business Administration And Marketing
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts from Theatre
Kylie Arnold