Wilmington, NC 28403
marie.lascu@gmail.com
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Objective
To work in an environment that will allow me to utilize my creative skills.Key Skills and Abilities
- Proficient in critical analysis and research utilizing a variety of sources
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Focused and able to identify goals and priorities.
- Capable of producing desired output in a deadline-driven environment
- Adept in playwriting, journalism, poetry, and creative nonfiction writing styles
Work History
Sales Associate, The UPS Store - Wilmington, North Carolina September 2009-present- Assisting customers with shipping needs, retail purchases, printing, copying, laminating, binding, key making and passport photos.
- Maintaining professional appearance of showroom by stocking merchandise and ordering supplies as necessary
- Assisting walk-in and telephone customers with floral arrangement orders
- Assisting designers with arrangements by acquiring desired flowers and items for orders
- Maintaining professional appearance of showroom by merchandising shelves and cleaning up as necessary
- Assisted clientele with walk-in and telephone ticket sales
- Acquired and assembled event information necessary to build a show for sale
- Formatted event information, end-of-night and close-of-show reports using Excel and Word
- Updated and distributed promotional content to patrons
- Responsible for organizing will call and band guest list for quick distribution on show nights
- Conducted end-of-night and close-of-show reports using ProVenueElite ticketing system
- Assisted walk-in and telephone customers with floral arrangement orders
- Performed managerial tasks as necessary, such as ordering supplies, budgeting, ad design and preparing invoices
- Assisted designers with arrangements by cleaning flowers, greening vases, inserting oasis into containers, and acquiring desired flowers and items for orders.
- Delivered gift baskets and floral arrangements throughout the Greater Detroit Metro area
Volunteer Experience
Archival Volunteer, Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. - Wilmington, North Carolina August 2009-present- Assisting Executive Director and Office Manager with any tasks that need completion, such as: answering phones, answering front door for prospective tour takers, flyers for events, retrieving documents for research
- Retrieving files, documents or photos for visiting researchers
- Assigned the task of organizing and documenting the files of the Hall family, who have lived in and around the Wilmington area since the late 1700s.
Education
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan - B.A. in English, minor in History. (GPA 3.5) June 2007..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Awards and Accomplishments
- 2004-2009 - Thirty poems published in various electronic and print independent magazines
- 2009 - Ten articles published on Suite101.com
- 2008 - Four film reviews published on GrandCentralMagazine.com
- 2007 - Four articles published on Doublevixen.com
- 2007 - Oakland University Dean's List
- 2006 - Play entitled "Waking the Nutcracker" selected for performance at Oakland University.