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Alexus Masiu

Upper Riccarton

Summary

Multidisciplinary creative professional with expertise spanning fashion design, graphic arts, retail leadership, and small business development. Combines formal training in fashion, graphic design and business with hands-on retail management experience. Passionate about merging aesthetic vision with commercial strategy evidenced by freelance work in fashion branding and logo design. Thrives in roles requiring artistic innovation, customer engagement, and operational efficiency.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

  • Designed logos/branding for small businesses (post-Business Development course)
  • Developed fashion design concepts with commercial viability

  • KFC (customer service during COVID), Fish & Chip Shop, Babysitting

Supervisor / Multi-Department Retail

Countdown New Brighton
01.2021 - Current
  • Led teams of 5+ in fast-paced grocery/deli/checkout environments
  • Applied creative problem-solving to merchandising challenges

Education

Level 4 Certificate - Fashion Design

Ara Polytechnic
01.2024

Business Development Course - Fashion business strategies, logo/branding design

Film, Photography, Visual Arts

Hagley College
01.2023

Foundational graphic design training

Yobee Graphic Design School
01.2020

Japanese, Music, Visual Arts

Avonside Girls High School
01.2020

Skills

  • Creative & Technical Design Skills
  • Fashion Design – Level 4 Certified (Ara Polytechnic);
  • Business development training (Ōtaki)
  • Graphic Design – Studied at Yobee (2020); proficient in branding & logo design for businesses
  • Visual Storytelling – NCEA Merit/Endorsed in Photography, Film, Visual Arts
  • Business & Retail Acumen
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset – Developed fashion business concepts and branding materials
  • Retail Leadership – Supervisor at Countdown (managed teams, ARG-certified, multi-department trained)
  • Customer-Centric Innovation – Balances creative vision with market needs
  • Performance & Discipline
  • Music Background – Jazz Band, Orchestra, private lessons (rhythm, teamwork, precision)

Timeline

Supervisor / Multi-Department Retail

Countdown New Brighton
01.2021 - Current

Business Development Course - Fashion business strategies, logo/branding design

Film, Photography, Visual Arts

Hagley College

Foundational graphic design training

Yobee Graphic Design School

Japanese, Music, Visual Arts

Avonside Girls High School

Level 4 Certificate - Fashion Design

Ara Polytechnic

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