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Alison Powroznik

Home Depot
West Vancouver,BC
Alison Powroznik
1
Language
12
years of professional experience

Produced, marketed and sold artwork in a variety of traditional and digital mediums. Thousands of hours expertise in painting, drawing, markers, ink and sketching. Have extensive practical fashion knowledge both backline and frontline, such as pattern making, design, merchandise accounting, store-front optimization, and customer service. Created livestream, picture and recorded video content to market personal work and gain clients on a large variety of socials. Ability to cultivate an audience and keep up with creative and digital trends. Years experience in pipeline workflow catered to major animation and gaming studios & projects. Passionate about melding traditional workflow with optimization in digital media.

Professional in retail sector with keen focus on delivering excellent customer experiences and maintaining store standards. Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments while collaborating with team members to achieve business goals. Reliable and adaptable, with strong communication and multitasking skills.

Work History

Paint Associate, Front End Associate

1 Year 4 Months
Home Depot | 04.2025 - Current
  • Earned a Homer Award within my first 60 days, highlightng exceptional customer service by assisting with product selection and inquiries.
  • Maintained organized merchandise displays to enhance shopping experience and drive sales.
  • Trained new associates on store policies, procedures, and customer service standards.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.

FREELANCE ARTIST & CONTENT CREATOR

10 Years 7 Months
01.2016 - Current
  • Build upon and actively maintain an online community of thousands of followers on Twitch and Instagram. Commissioned artwork for online & local communities. Develop business connections for merchandise. Create stream specific emojis, video layouts, playlists, colour schemes and overall brand.

MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATE

The Latest Scoop | 01.2019 - 01.2019
  • Receive, prepare, organize and restock merchandise from warehouse & buyers. Cater shopping for VIP customers, troubleshoot stock issues and maintain customer satisfaction. Dress & trend mannequins, organize accessories and homeware, solve weaknesses in sales. Maintain storefront and back organization, quality and stock. Maintain front-end presence to assist with customers, payments, and end-of-day clean-up & closing.

SALES ASSOCIATE

1 Year
Urban Outfitters | 01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Professional and educated customer service. Organize & replenish stock, style mannequins. Trained in cash, backstock, online orders, opening & closing processes, loss prevention, shipments.

CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Jean C. Barber Lodge | 01.2017 - 01.2017
  • Manage and re-organize guests, tours, payments & scheduling. First responder to security and emergency medical situations. Maintain cleanliness and support events in the common areas.
  • CANCER PATIENT LODGING & SPECIALTY RECOVERY SERVICES

UNDERWRITER - LOANS SERVICES

Progressa | 01.2015 - 01.2015
  • Consult & assist clients over phone and email. Fact check & confirm client data. Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy regarding client information and discrepancies. Identify opportunities to increase efficiency of automated email process. Rewrite emails and significantly reduced time allotted to manually customize emails.

Education

Cert. - Animation Concept Art

Vancouver Film School | 01-2020

B.A. - Psychology

Simon Fraser University | 01-2016

- Fashion Communications

Ryerson University | 01-2012

Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe inDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Maya
ZBrush
Harmony
Procreate
Microsoft Office
Slack
Open Broadcast Software
Customer service
Cash handling
Product merchandising
Sales strategies
Retail operations
Staff training
Visual merchandising
Inventory management
Community engagement
Content creation
Social media marketing

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Interests

I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community.
I like working with my hands and fixing things.
Animal Care
Fashion and Style
I like looking at the stars and learning about constellations.
Blogging/Vlogging
Watching Movies and TV Shows
Reading
Strategy Games
Astrology

Timeline

Paint Associate, Front End Associate

Home Depot
04.2025 - CurrentRead More

MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATE

The Latest Scoop
01.2019 - 01.2019Read More

SALES ASSOCIATE

Urban Outfitters
01.2018 - 01.2019Read More

CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Jean C. Barber Lodge
01.2017 - 01.2017Read More

FREELANCE ARTIST & CONTENT CREATOR

01.2016 - CurrentRead More

UNDERWRITER - LOANS SERVICES

Progressa
01.2015 - 01.2015Read More

Ryerson University

from Fashion Communications
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Simon Fraser University

B.A. from Psychology
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Vancouver Film School

Cert. from Animation Concept Art
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Alison Powroznik