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João Velasco

@joovelasco

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I am a customer-focused hospitality professional experienced in events, retail, and logistics.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking customer-facing roles in events, hospitality, retail, or logistics where I can apply my promotion, guest-engagement, and multilingual skills, grow into leadership, and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

I am a hospitality and events professional with broad hands-on experience across hotels, retail, food service, and logistics.

I have worked frontline roles including reception, store operations, delivery and warehouse shipping, and I currently work as a freelance promoter and co-own a small arts and entertainment business.

My strengths include guest engagement, event coordination, sales support, and food tasting and grading, supported by strong communication, organization and calmness under pressure.

I bring a practical, team-oriented approach, multilingual ability, and a willingness to learn and take responsibility in fast-paced environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Co-Owner

Current

Clickbox

Sep 2024 - Present (11 months)

Co-founded and co-manage an arts and entertainment venture, overseeing operations, partnerships, and event programming.

Business Development Event Management Operations Partnerships Social Media Customer Relations Marketing

Current

Promoter / Host

Current

Freelancer

Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Promoted events and engaged guests to drive attendance and guest satisfaction; managed guest lists, VIP hosting, crowd control, and on-site upselling.

Event Promotion VIP Crowd Control Upselling Social Media Marketing Customer Service

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Secundaria de Santa Maria

Environmental and Rural Tourism Technician Certificate, Environmental and Rural Tourism

2014 - 2017

Activities and societies: Modules included Portuguese, Spanish, Information and Communication Technologies, Physical Education, Geography, History of Culture and Arts, Mathematics, Reception and Animation Techniques, Tourism Management Techniques, Environment and Rural Development, and a training work placement.

Completed a professional Environmental and Rural Tourism Technician course covering reception and animation techniques, tourism management, environmental and rural development, sociocultural and scientific subjects, and work placement.