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Maria Arif

Milton,ON

Summary

An Enthusiastic, focused, organized, creative, hard-working Individual & always ambitious to learn new skills wide range of knowledge. Currently focusing on the online Marketing & social media Industry, with a history of social media influencing across Instagram, Twitter & Facebook for aesthetic, lifestyle and beauty content. Now with experience in the non Profit sector.


Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Internship Student

Painters Place – A Benjamin Moore Retailer & Showroom
04.2019 - 04.2019
  • Work shadowing the owner and staff on how to assist retail customers with their vision
  • Doing colour consults and making recommendations on the paint selections available
  • Managing the paint orders for contractors and trade workers

Showroom Advisor

Marathon Hardware
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Marathon Hardware – Hardware Distribution Company
  • Dealing daily with various customers – Regarding Point of sale and Interior Design advise
  • Having Knowledge of various hardware products and being able to target customers needs
  • Helping Customers clients with their hardware needs by understanding design trends
  • Understanding sizing of products based on measurements and floor Plans | Helping Managerial staff with Interior design and place planning
  • Processing orders through P21 and Latitude software
  • Helping create new clients and approving new customer accounts
  • Maintaining the showroom and products
  • Maintaining Customer requests and product transfers
  • Also handling Admin tasks.

Sales and Marketing Representative

Prairie Roadshows Inc
01.2021 - 03.2021
  • Fund raising for companies like – Breast Cancer Society of Canada
  • Learning and teaching co – workers on the job about marketing strategies
  • Practicing POS in the field in a very fast paced environment | Dealing daily with various customers

Interior Design Virtual Assistant & Social Media Manager

Freelance
02.2020 - 01.2021
  • Private Construction Contractors – Small Business owners 2021 | Helping them manage their daily digital tasks & organizing projects virtually
  • Managing and creating social media & websites, also maintaining it daily
  • Helping them boost and promote their businesses (E- commerce)
  • Traveling and doing their small tasks to save them time, meeting with vendors.

Marketing & Outreach Coordinator

Sound Vision Canada
12.2022 - Current
  • Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
  • Developed campaigns and specific marketing strategies for clients.
  • Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising and website copy.
  • Created documentation outlining research findings for use by project managers, customers and other marketing staff to make accurate decisions about future plans.
  • Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development.

Substitute Teacher

Building Blocks Montessori & Preschool
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Overseeing the class alongside the main class teacher with 28-30 children from ages 0-13
  • Responsible for planning activities and running different stations within the class
  • Stocking and storing class materials: labeling, stacking and organizing.

Education

Early Childhood Education -

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Oakville, ON

Bachelor of Interior Design -

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Mississauga, ON
04.2020

Interior Decorating Diploma - Interior Design

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Mississauga, ON
04.2019

Diploma General Art & Social Sciences - Applied Social Sciences And Humanities

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Oakville, ON
04.2017

Skills

  • Strong Verbal and written communication Skills
  • AutoCAD & Sketch-Up (multiple versions)
  • Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
  • Hand-draft floor plans
  • Social media & digital Skills
  • Color consultation
  • Can speak and understand Urdu & Hindi fluently
  • Great eye for item selection
  • Highly organized
  • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in both
  • PC and Mac environment
  • Space planning design & solutions
  • Customer service
  • Conflict resolution
  • Administration

Affiliations

With Brands such as:

  • Garnier
  • Gerard Cosmetics
  • Few small makeup Businesses

Timeline

Marketing & Outreach Coordinator

Sound Vision Canada
12.2022 - Current

Showroom Advisor

Marathon Hardware
11.2021 - 05.2022

Sales and Marketing Representative

Prairie Roadshows Inc
01.2021 - 03.2021

Interior Design Virtual Assistant & Social Media Manager

Freelance
02.2020 - 01.2021

Internship Student

Painters Place – A Benjamin Moore Retailer & Showroom
04.2019 - 04.2019

Substitute Teacher

Building Blocks Montessori & Preschool
01.2015 - 01.2017

Early Childhood Education -

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Bachelor of Interior Design -

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Interior Decorating Diploma - Interior Design

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Diploma General Art & Social Sciences - Applied Social Sciences And Humanities

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

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