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Content Creator / Marketing Specialist 

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28+ Years of professional experience including: management, buying, training, merchandising, ecommerce/web site management, organization, event planning, social media, content creation, and unprecedented sales and customer service.

The House     /     Marketing/Gear Specialist and Content Creator      /      2020-Current
-Marketing And Gear Specialist
-Shoot and Edit YouTube videos for company channel and social media
-Assist social media manager with content and manage DM’s and comments for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and blog posts
-Assist in other random operations and functions for website to increase efficiency and customer operations of website

-All Assistant Manager duties
-Social Media management for store account
-Reorganization of warehouse area to improve efficiency
-Shipping of web orders

Assistant Manager

-All Assistant Manager duties
-Online order fulfilment and shipping.
-Inventory task management.
-Receiving and Merchandising of products.
-Product training
-Reorganized entire back room and created new shipping area drastically increasing productivity.
-Implemented operation procedures to increase productivity.

-Helping with many aspects of field reps including Sales, Presentations, Merchandising and Event Coordination for various regional and National shows and events. (References available)

Sub Rep

-Shipping of web orders
-Receiving products and adding into system for sales
-Update content for website
-Creation and operations of events
-Sole buyer for ALL categories.
-Responsible for merchandising and building of displays for store.
-Lead for all employees, in charge of training/mentoring so they grow as successful salesmen.
-In charge of creating content for social media, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
-Skate/snow team manager.
-Organizational efficiency of entire shop, 
-In addition to all my other duties I still am able to be the top salesman with personal sales in excess of $200,000 every year

Manager/Buyer

-Test new products and write reviews to inform readers of the newest products.
-Writer for various other site content as well.
-Manage Instagram account

Social Media & Content Creator

-Visual Merchandiser for Nixon and Von Zipper for Chicago Area
-Reporting on Von Zipper and Nixon activities at area Zumiez, Nordstroms, and The Buckle
-Re-merchandising and keeping displays updated with latest POP

Merchandiser

-Pro Shop Manager more than doubled pro shop sales from 1995 to 2006.
-Hired, trained and educated employees on new products and sales techniques
-Buyer of all categories for pro shop
-Shipping manager
-Receive products, create displays, and merchandise store
-Advertising graphics for flyer’s, signs, shop apparel, etc.
-Website upkeep for all pro shop specific pages
-Manager for skate and snow teams.
-Created all content for Facebook and MySpace pages.
-Brought skateboard equipment, and footwear into the shop in 2001, which was the fastest growing component in the pro shop.
-Organized, promoted and ran Big Air, Rail Jam, and Boardercross events at Bittersweet Ski Area in Otsego, Michigan for 9 years with an average of 40-70 participants per contest.
-Multiple skateboard contests and events in Kalamazoo area for 5 years
-“The Backyard Jam” Wakeboard tournament for 12 years with an average of 50-80 participants each year. Because of the success of the Kalamazoo tournament, organized a second contest in Grand Rapids area, the “Georgetown Jam” for 4 years.

Matt Thommen is a Content Creator / Marketing Specialist at The House Outdoors in Chicago, IL.

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Hackett Catholic Central