Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
Generic

Madden Lewis

Edmonton,AB

Summary

Passionate and receptive sales professional, artist, and multimedia live event producer. Inclined ability to adapt, learn, and problem-solve in new environments. Excellent interpersonal skills; naturally able to initiate positive, genuine customer interactions and relations. Self-driven, innovative musician, composer, and mixed media artist. Founding core member of the local feminine-identifying artist collective, Sublime Intervention Collective.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandiser

TSC Nursery
Edmonton, Alberta
05.2023 - Current
  • Organized product displays to enhance customer engagement and visibility.
  • Managed inventory levels to ensure product availability and freshness.
  • Assisted customers in selecting products based on their gardening needs.
  • Regularly monitored store shelves to ensure product availability, restocking and rotating merchandise as needed.

Sales Associate

Lush Cosmetics
Edmonton, Alberta
09.2017 - 02.2025
  • Built a strong and foundational rapport through open-ended questions, and provided an authentic, tailored customer service experience.
  • Upheld a friendly and engaged manner when interacting with customers.
  • Accurately memorized ingredients and their effects in cosmetics, bath products, hair products, and skincare products.
  • Performed cashier duties such as accepting payments, issuing receipts and counting money back change.
  • Upkeep and care for the floral display, as well as opening and closing custodial duties.

Event Curation and Artistic Direction

Sublime Intervention Collective, Edmonton Poetry Festival
Edmonton, Alberta
02.2021 - 04.2024
  • Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
  • Led and delegated tasks to multiple teams of 2 to 25 volunteers and artists each, concurrently.
  • Booked venues and musical, visual, and physical artists. making sure all artists' needs were accommodated for (e.g. Stage plot, DI/input, and/or amp/cabinet list, backline, backtrack, etc.)
  • Developed budget plans and successfully allocated resources and funds.
  • Planned, stage-managed, hosted, and played an event with over 17 artists of diverse disciplines featured.
  • Ran promotional campaigns for the Collective, and all events to the public..

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Music

Macewan University
Edmonton, AB

Skills

  • Creative collaboration
  • Event coordination
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Sales techniques
  • Visual displays
  • Personable and engaging
  • Customer care and communication
  • In-store event promotion

References

Charmaine Leslie-Palamar Store Manager at Lush WEM

780-474-1758

Lydia LeBlanc Team Lead at TSC Nursery

780-288-6653

Steve Pirot Artistic Director of Edmonton Poetry Festival

780-432-1446

Timeline

Merchandiser

TSC Nursery
05.2023 - Current

Event Curation and Artistic Direction

Sublime Intervention Collective, Edmonton Poetry Festival
02.2021 - 04.2024

Sales Associate

Lush Cosmetics
09.2017 - 02.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Music

Macewan University
Madden Lewis