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Miriam Halpern

Ann Arbor

Summary

Diligent and highly motivated retail employee with seven years of customer service and retail sales experience. Friendly and welcoming with track record of helping to drive revenue, improving buying experience, and elevating store organization and appearance. Consistently recognized for detail-oriented work, excellence in styling, and customer interactions. Currently working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at The University of Michigan. A great observer and critical thinker who demonstrates great patience and communication skills, with previous basic training in garment design and construction.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Associate

J.Crew
04.2023 - Current
  • Performed cash and card transactions to complete customer purchases and returns on register.
  • Provided positive shopping experiences and first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
  • Helped customers with styling advice and recommendations, and helped answer questions.
  • Used in-store system to locate inventory and place special. orders for customers.
  • Restocked and prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
  • Organized merchandise and standardized the floor.

Employee And Artist

Duck Soup
06.2017 - 07.2022

Retail Sales:

  • Organized shelves and merchandise to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Wrap gifts and bag items.
  • Answered consumer questions while managing cash register and front of store in friendly and knowledgeable manner.
  • Clean tables, counters and shelves.

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Food Art Instructor And Informal In-House Graphic Artist:

  • Make use of materials such as pens and ink, markers, pencil, chalk-paint in creating artwork to promote given merchandise in-store.
  • Create art work to decorate, explain, or replace verbal or written messages.
  • Taught food-art classes to customers of all ages.
  • Designed fondant models and programs to meet participants' needs, abilities, and interests.
  • Ensured fun, safe, and inclusive environment by observing customer behavior and addressing issues.
  • Led small and large food-art group activities.

Retail Sales

Justice
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Answered consumer questions while managing cash register and front of store in friendly and knowledgeable manner
  • Helped customers try on clothing
  • Exchanged products for customers and accept returns
  • Cleaned tables, counters and shelves
  • Bagged items
  • Organized merchandise to boost sales.

Art Instructor

Congregation Or Atid
01.2014 - 12.2016
  • Worked on as-needed basis for holidays and events
  • Taught Jewish holiday themed arts and crafts classes to Hebrew school students
  • Designed art project models and programs to meet participants' needs, abilities, and interests
  • Led small and large arts and crafts group activities.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art And Design

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
04-2026

Skills

  • Communication
  • Merchandise organization and display
  • Customer service
  • Basic sewing skills
  • Styling
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Design
  • Critical Thinking

Certification

TIPS Responsible Alcohol Training

Professional Bartending Schools Of America

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Korean
Elementary

Timeline

Sales Associate

J.Crew
04.2023 - Current

Employee And Artist

Duck Soup
06.2017 - 07.2022

Retail Sales

Justice
06.2017 - 08.2017

Art Instructor

Congregation Or Atid
01.2014 - 12.2016

TIPS Responsible Alcohol Training

Professional Bartending Schools Of America

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art And Design

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Miriam Halpern