Overview
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Education
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Charmaine Vella

Rabat

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Professional Photographer

Self Employed
01.2019 - Current
  • Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.
  • Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
  • Used image processing algorithms to reduce motion blur and enhance color, contrast and light range.
  • Leveraged camera gear and equipment to express creative vision.
  • Provided excellent customer service and account regulation, strengthening client relations and boosting revenue.
  • Managed correspondence with clients, documented interactions and tracked data transfers with manual and automated strategies.
  • Planned and prepared for on-location and studio shoots.

Retail Sales Assistant

Mvintage
07.2021 - Current
  • Working closely with shift manager to solve problems and handle customer concerns.
  • Increasing sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
  • Assisting customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.
  • Helping customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Balancing and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change, and storing coupons.
  • Locating merchandise across various stores to address customer needs.
  • Monitoring sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
  • Supervising new employees to use selling strategies and apply best practices.
  • Utilizing upselling techniques to promote additional products and increase sales.
  • Making use of Microsoft suite, including Excel spread sheets and Outlook amongst others.

Child Support Worker

FES (Foundation For Educational Services)
07.2022 - Current

- Providing aid in children's communication skills
- Dealing with challenging behavior due to autism , ADD and ADHD

- Supporting children participation in class and during activities

- Making sure that children are safe and included in class

- Making and using visual aids to help children learn new things

- Making a detailed and tailored made plan of activities on a weekly basis

- Ensuring the wellbeing of assigned children according to their cases

- Consulting IEP and statementing reports

Playworker

FES (Foundation For Educational Services)
07.2019 - 09.2019

- Planning and executing students program for every week
- Ensuring students safety
- Responsibility of students
-Taking part in play & leisure activities with students

- Outing and transport supervision

- Improvisation with given supplies

- Setting up activities & crafts
- Communication skills

- Documented children's growth and development.

- Used positive reinforcement techniques to promote patience and other good behaviors in children.

Retail Sales Assistant

Arkadia Group (Parfois)
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • Assisted customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Opened and closed store independently and prepared nightly bank drop for manager.
  • Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders, and gift card activations.
  • Located merchandise across various stores to address customer needs.
  • Logged reports, expenses, receipts, and sales in company database.
  • Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.
  • Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
  • Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.

Archivist

National Archives Malta
07.2015 - 08.2015

- Researched and recorded origins, provenance, and historical significance of archival materials.

- Developed classification systems to facilitate public access to archived materials.

- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

-Restored various documents

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelors of Fine Arts (Hons) in Photography

MCAST - Institute For The Creative Arts
Mosta
04.2001 -

Advanced Diploma in Photography - Photography

MCAST - Institute For The Creative Arts
Mosta
04.2001 -

A Level's - History And Italian

Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary
Naxxar
04.2001 -

O' Levels - GCSE

St.Theresa College
Mriehel
04.2001 -

Skills

Educational Support

Goal-Oriented

Punctuality

Brand Awareness

Client Relations

Photo Editing

Creative Visionary

Document Management

Database Maintenance

Software

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom Classic

Canva

Timeline

Child Support Worker

FES (Foundation For Educational Services)
07.2022 - Current

Retail Sales Assistant

Mvintage
07.2021 - Current

Playworker

FES (Foundation For Educational Services)
07.2019 - 09.2019

Retail Sales Assistant

Arkadia Group (Parfois)
05.2019 - 07.2019

Professional Photographer

Self Employed
01.2019 - Current

Archivist

National Archives Malta
07.2015 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelors of Fine Arts (Hons) in Photography

MCAST - Institute For The Creative Arts
04.2001 -

Advanced Diploma in Photography - Photography

MCAST - Institute For The Creative Arts
04.2001 -

A Level's - History And Italian

Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary
04.2001 -

O' Levels - GCSE

St.Theresa College
04.2001 -
Charmaine Vella