Sales Design

Catharina Slutzky

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Sales Support Supervisor/Office Manager

Time Warner Cable Media Sales, Rochester, NY

Responsibilities Include: Managing 3 Sales Assistants. HR-related items pertaining to Sales Assistants and all other positions

within office (I9, schedules, confidential employee files, issues with Sales Assistants, etc.). Assisting the GM. Confidentiality.

Office management. Ordering supplies. Sole responsibility of corporate credit card (p-card). Coding of incoming invoices. Travel

arrangements with contracted travel agency. Expense reports. Minutes from weekly sales meetings. Inputting of orders for

account executives. Production orders. Copies. Faxes. Sales proposals. Weekly Excel reports for GM. Postage machine, Political

file. Ordering in-house catering. 1-on-1 and team meetings with Sales Assistants. Making sure office is in tip-top shape with

regards to quality of cleaning from cleaning staff. Supplies (office, tea, coffee, etc). Communicate with property management

company. Binding. Weekly pacing report, Weekly Interdivisional (all outside markets) report. Weekly Monthly Pending Dollars

report. Weekly Orders in Approval report. Aging reports for Account Executives (as needed). Communicate with assorted

departments within corporate division such as; Finance, Human Resources, Political, etc.

5/96 - 11/09

Freelance/Contract Graphic Design, Photography & Web Design

Bounce Studio Works, Saranac Lake, NY

Responsibilities Included: Design. Illustration. Production. Web Design. Photography. Photo manipulation. Accounts

payable/receivable. Clear and concise communication with print houses and clients.

1/09 - 11/09

Advertising Representative / Sales & Marketing Department

Adirondack Daily Enterprise & Lake Placid News, Saranac Lake, NY

Responsibilities Included: Designing of newspaper ads and flyers for my own clients, as needed, responsible for all clients

outside of the Tri-Lakes area (700+), Collections, Client relations via telephone, email and in-person, New clients awarded to me

in September 2009 from within the Tri-Lakes area, in addition to current client load.

11/08 - 1/09

Graphic Designer / Production Department

Adirondack Daily Enterprise & Lake Placid News, Saranac Lake, NY

Responsibilities included: Designing of newspaper ads, flyers, signage and in-house marketing materials.

12/07 - 6/08

Customer Service/Graphic Designer

The UPS Store, Lake Placid, NY

Responsibilities Included: Graphic design (Acrobat, Photoshop & Publisher). Customer relations. UPS shipping of packages.

Binding. Color/b&w copying. Faxing. Operating POS system. Laminating. Tracking of shipments. Large format printing.

Copying of Engineer’s drawings. Large format/high quality printing of posters, ads, banners and signage on Epson printer.

5/02 – 10/02

Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director

Re/Max Realty Group, Pittsford, NY

Responsibilities Included: Developing and maintaining a pricing structure between design work and Real Estate Agents. Clear

communication with individual Agents pertaining to their needed design projects. Database entry for each participating Agent

after design work has been completed. The marketing of design services for non-participating Agents to get their in-house

business. Oversee projects of other graphic designer. Met weekly/bi-weekly with Partners and Office Manager to discuss

successes and/or other issues.

Catharina Slutzky

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Professional (Cont’d.)

9/01 - 4/02

Internet Marketing Specialist/Internet Director/Webmaster

The Dorschel Automotive Group, Rochester, NY

Purpose & Objective: To help develop and maintain the Dorschel website as required by the evolving

internet market and assume the role of Webmaster for Dorschel Automotive Group. Keep management staff

informed of changes in the e-commerce environment. Direct activities related to the management, acquisition, installation and

maintenance of internet communications and information systems and related equipment and coordinate such activities with the

company’s System Administrator.

Responsibilities Included: Overseeing the administration and updating of the dealership website with the approval of the

appropriate line manager. Maintained state-of-the-art website. Knew enhancements made by our competitors and made changes

required to the Dorschel site on a cost-effective schedule. Increase business completed through the internet that is proportioned to

the market and country. Investigate internet banner ads. Prepare cost and feasibility reports to the Director of Marketing.

Coordinate internet promotions with other dealership sales promotions and advertising using a thorough knowledge of all

dealership products and services. Ensure that the website address is prominently displayed throughout the dealership, e.g. on

business cards, flyers, pens and all other dealership advertising. Research auto-buying services on the internet and act as a liaison

with any services the dealership uses to promote its site or advertise. Oversee implementation and maintenance of manufactures

of internet lead systems, e.g. Dealer Daily, Chrysler Five Star, GM BuyPower and Cyber Sales staff. Oversee the activities of non-

franchised internet lead systems, e.g. Autobuytel. Be available to train employees on how to navigate on the internet. Product

training material for new hires on how to respond, handle, and sell an internet prospect. Input Internet Specials on a weekly basis.

Create e-mail database and maintain and purge when needed. Update inventory on dorschel.com. Research, order and oversee an

ecommerce site for Parts Department (dorschelparts.com).

2/01 - 9/01

Senior Design Specialist/Art Director

The Dorschel Automotive Group, Rochester, NY

Purpose & Objective: To create and execute the Dorschel image for all forms of marketing and advertising for the Dorschel brand

name.

Responsibilities Included: Coordinate newspaper and all print advertisements regarding obtaining information from managers to

placement of papers. Make sure all print ad material has the necessary requirements and standards for co-op eligibility. Create and

design layout for all print materials. Coordinate showroom and lot display to tie-in with current ads. General creative traffic

building promotions for all departments as often as necessary. Plan and help coordinate, edit and publish the employee

newsletters. Coordinate all direct mail and creative with complete budget and performance analysis for sales, service,

parts and body shop. Create in-store point-of-purchase materials and signage. Create a look for all Business Development

materials. Train and manage all graphic design interns. Design/decorating of product display windows. Contribute in the planning

of Galas, Auto Shows, Golf Tourneys, Customer Breakfasts, etc. More effectively penetrate the market through the media and

other means of prospecting and promotions. Reduce cost-per-vehicle of advertising to $175/per vehicle new (except Lexus,

Infiniti and Saab at $225/per vehicle).

6/00 - 2/01

Art Director/Director of Internet Services/Web & Broadcast Designer

WUHF-TV 31 Cable 7 - Fox Rochester (Sinclair Corp.), Rochester, NY

Responsibilities Included: Create and execute, from concept through finished product, all print, broadcast and web-related

design; including, but not limited to print ads, signage, marketing materials, news graphics, promotion graphics and daily web

graphics. Clear and reliable communication with other departments. Daily upkeep of station website (foxrochester.com). Provide

guidance to staff members requiring print materials. Teach News Production Team to produce graphics, when needed. Train new

crew members on graphics. Learn software and incorporate the standards needed to air the product. Assist others in using the

motion graphics software, when needed.

Catharina Slutzky

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Professional (Cont’d.)

3/97 - 6/00

Target Design Specialist/Graphic Design

Wegmans Food Markets/Target Marketing & Design Group, Rochester, NY

Responsibilities Included: Logo design and development. Wegmans Spring Savings mailer/booklet. Wegmans Shopper’s Club

Rewards Program - brochures, billboards, applications, signage, direct mail, newsletters, newspaper advertisements, copywriting

and promotional programs for Grand Opening of new stores. Attended weekly team meetings. Also attended “taste-testing”

meetings for new food products possibly coming out. Had a few pieces of work I created trademarked (“Summer Sorbet”

dishware & “Sweet Images” for personalized photo cakes).

Computers/Programs

Mac & PC proficient. Excel, Word, Works, PowerPoint, Word Perfect, Lotus I-III, Publisher, Photoshop, QuarkXpress, InDesign,

Illustrator, Pagemaker, FreeHand, Adobe Lightroom, DreamWeaver.

Education

10/2010 - 12/2010

Foreman Center / BOCES #1, Fairport, NY

-Flash Animation

8/2010

New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Online

-Excel

Winter 2000

Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY

-Website Design (Evening)

3/00 - 9/00

New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Rochester, NY

-NOVELL Certified Internet Professional Business Strategist

-NOVEL Certified Internet Professional Web Designer

1994 - 1996

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL

-Graphic design. Illustration. Computer graphics (Honor list every year)

1992 - 1993

Graphic Careers, Rochester, NY

-Graphic Design & Desktop Design

Additional Training

-Adobe Web & Graphic Design Conference (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator…)

-Rockhurst College Continuing Education Center: Photoshop Conference

-U.S. Postal Service: Rules and Regulations

-Civil Service Exam (Secretary I) – November 2010

References available upon mutual agreement.

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