Melissa Lindley

Assisted in the creation of and managed the implementation of program procedures and policies dictated through intentional organization work plans.

Planned and executed logistical plan for successful, professional quality special events, including:
-- Oktoberfest event grossing over $35,000 in 2015 and increasing profits over 40% from the previous year
-- Annual free community festival attracting over 3,000 attendees
-- Several smaller community events

Coordinated and recruited over 100 volunteers with more than 2,000 hours of contributed time annually. Ensured volunteers were properly trained.

Created and designed public relations and marketing materials through advertising, social media, email newsletter, correspondence and press releases.

Managed co-working facility maintained budget of rental income and expenses, ensured facility was fully supplied and equipment in working order, maintained schedule of shared space meetings, worked to market the facility and showcased the space to prospective tenants.

Enabled development of part time position to advance into full time coordinator role through efficient and effective work performance.

Perform retail sales using point of sale (POS) system, cash register management and deposits
Provide customer service and maintaining vendor relations
Plan staff schedules, make QuickBooks data entries.
Open and close the store, arrange product layout and displays. Ensure retail space fully stocked, address products needed for reorder.
Create and interpret reports, create mailings, assist with marketing and design.

Responsible for daily newspaper page layouts. Placed articles and images, created headlines, edited using AP style and proofread article content.
Produced quality work with efficiency in a very fast paced, deadline-driven work environment, with quick rearrangements made for last minute breaking news.