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FRANCINE G. BURKE Brooklyn, New York rok1gb@r.postjobfree.com
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/francine-grillo-burke/a/25b/1b0
718-***-**** (home) 917-***-**** (cell)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE WORK, July 2011 to Present

Bookita, Prospect and pitch digital streaming rights to comic book publishers

Francine Grillo Girl Friday, Personal assistant services to musicians and artists including research, touring assistance, mailing list updates, customer relations

BEST N PRICE Cell Phone & Accessories November 2011 to Present
Customer Service and Consumer Affairs
• Fielding and resolving problems as an Amazon merchant representative
• Data base entry of tracking, shipments, replacements, and refunds

SKOL PRODUCTIONS, 2005 to Present

Personal Assistant to Alex Skolnick, high-profile musician; lead guitarist for Trans Siberian Orchestra, Testament and The Alex Skolnick Jazz Trio

• Manage communication with musicians, managers, equipment and production companies
• Plan complex travel arrangements and corresponding itineraries
• Handle personal taxes and other confidential materials with absolute discretion
• Provide support at NAMM and SXSW music conferences and festivals; secure music equipment endorsements, i.e. Meinel, DW Drums, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Pro-Mark
• Schedule meetings, transcribe meeting minutes and email follow up
• Arrange the manufacture of promotional and commercial CDs, specifically the reprinting of Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation and the compilation sampler Something Borrowed, Something New
• Coordinate and distribute promotional materials to radio stations, tour venues, street teams
• Organize CD release party events; procured venues, talent, food, decorations, and merchandise sales for the release of Transformation, Last Day in Paradise and Veritas
• Production Assistant on video shoot of Bollywood Jam

• Conduct research via internet, social networking sites and print media for the assembly of press kits and marketing tools
• Maintain and update band’s mailing lists, Myspace, and Facebook accounts

DC COMICS, DIVISION OF WARNER BROS., 1991 to 2009

Manager, International Rights Built strong, long-lasting relationships with international publishers; expanded DC Comics’ publishing to new territories
• Researched worldwide publishing opportunities for comic books, children novelty books, and newspaper strips via internet, telephone and email
• Prospected, pitched and negotiated publishing licenses to international publishers, i.e. Panini de Agostini, Planeta, Titan Books, using strong interpersonal communication skills
• Built and utilized a network of international and domestic agents and literary scouts
• Conducted all administrative tasks related to this position
• Liaised with financial department, ensuring timely payments of reproduction materials and rights/royalty fees as well as worked with legal department, presenting deal points for accurate preparation of contracts and editorial copyright notices
• Managed day-to-day support and supervision of publishing programs by collaborating with editorial departments for appropriate publishing content and art/text translation
• Coordinated and maintained multiple-language, co-edition programs with U.S. and international markets for movie comic tie-ins such as Batman Forever, Batman Returns and Superman
• Implemented quality control procedures to streamline the approval process of translation, art, text and legal notices for international editions, resulting in 50% more effective use of time and manpower
• Coordinated convention and trade fair preparations for the Frankfurt and Bologna Book Fairs, the San Diego Comic Convention and the Angouleme and Audincourt Festivals in France; arranged complex travel, meeting schedules, booth displays, supplies and presentation materials
• Trained and supervised a staff of two
• Increased sales internationally in Korea by 75%, in Poland by 50%, in Russia by 35%

MARVEL COMICS, 1981 to 1991

Administrative Manager, International Rights, 1987-1991
• Maintained contact with International publishing partners; met their needs for film/digital reproduction and promotional materials
• Liaised with Film/Digital Library to ensure efficient delivery of reproduction materials to international publishing partners
• Coordinated convention preparations, international art exhibits, publishing program presentations
• Offered administrative support for all tasks relating to international publishing rights sales

Administrative Assistant, Director, International Rights, 1981-1987
• Provided administrative support including steno, typing, filing, complex travel arrangements, event coordination, archiving of international material orders, publishing and merchandise samples

EDUCATION
Gotham Writer’s Workshop 2005 to 2007 Feature Writing, Advanced Feature Writing
Berklee Music Online 2007 Music Touring and Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac and PC operating system proficiency. Knowledge of basic computer office programs including Word, Outlook, Excel and Access. Skilled in typing (80 wpm), Pitman stenography (50 wpm), social media and internet research

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES & ORGANIZATIONS
DKMS Bone Marrow Donor Center July 2011 to present
Fund raising and collection of donor samples
Ellis Island Library Volunteer 1999-2001
Organized and archived historical media related to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
Seido Karate 1987 to 2002
As a 2nd Degree Black Belt trained children in basic physical fitness and karate

ACHIEVEMENTS
Warner Bros. Carrot Award for excellence in translation rights sales

Published article in The New York Press (Oct. 13, 2010)
http://npaper-wehaa.com/nypress/2010/10/12/#?article=1040478

Testimonials can be found on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/francine-grillo-burke/a/25b/1b0

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