Sales Manager

CHRIS PORTER

**** **** ***** *** #**, Seattle, WA 98122 206-***-****

abkcza@r.postjobfree.com

Account director / Communications Manager / PR specialist

Media Strategist / Sales and Media Promotion Development/ Crisis Management

/ Creative Thinker / Event Planning and Trade Show Support /

Speaker Training / Account Management

Communications and Public Relations Leader - I bring a diversity of skills

to the creative campaigns I direct as a result of my experience working as

a television reporter/anchor and account director at several Seattle PR

agencies. Accounts I have recently represented include: Microsoft Windows,

Microsoft Corporate, PROJECT (RED), Microsoft Mobile Communications Group,

Children's Hospital, Washington's Lottery, Safeco Insurance, and

Screenlife.

Team Leadership - Experience guiding a successful team, organizing

educational brown bag sessions, leading media listening tours, and

mentoring junior staff members.

Sharp, Curious, and Adept at Multi-Tasking - In addition to being a pop

culture junkie who solves problems quickly and stays focused under

deadline, I am skilled in all areas of account management including client

billing, budgets and labor forecasts.

Industry Awards - 2006 PRSA Totem Award for Best Special Event, 2006 PRSA

Certificate of Excellence for Marketing Communications - Consumer, 2005

PRSA Totem Award for Best Website Design and Best Radio Script

Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Pacific Lutheran University

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS & SKILLS

o Create fresh online content - Working on the Microsoft account I wrote

and co-produced a variety of entertaining online videos aimed at

generating consumer buzz around a product, service or event.

o Plan and execute top-tier media placement - Working on the Microsoft

account I helped direct broadcast media outreach at events such as CES,

Mobile World Congress (International), CTIA and the Windows Consumer

Experience Space events in New York, London and Hong Kong. Support

included hosting executive interviews, scheduling and directing

Satellite Media Tours (SMT), and maintaining top-tier media

relationships.

o Design innovative promotions - Generated 4.5 million statewide media

impressions for LOTTO's Trip of a Lifetime by Washington's Lottery and

sparked an 8 percent sales increase for five consecutive weeks.

o Highly creative and proficient at generating new business - Created an

innovative RFP presentation that won the Screenlife account, despite

Publicis Consultants never before landing a toy and game account on its

roster.

o Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - Conduct media

training and public speaking seminars that focus on key message

development, managing press interviews, presentation style and speech

delivery.

CAREER OVERVIEW / WORK EXPERIENCE

o Waggener Edstrom - Account Director, July 2008 - Feb. 2009

o Weber Shandwick/WCTV - Account Supervisor, Sept. 2007 - July 2008

(Followed Client to Waggener Edstrom)

o Freelance PR Consultant, Nov. 2006 - Sept. 2007 (New Business

Presentations, Writing, Travel)

o Publicis Consultants - Account Supervisor / Senior Account Executive,

Jan. 2003 - Nov. 2006

o Freelance PR Consultant, Feb. 2002 - Jan. 2003 (Relocation -

Transition to PR, Writing)

o WANE Television - Anchor / Reporter, Oct. 1998 - Jan. 2002

In 2001, voted Employee of the Year

o KPAX Television - Anchor / Reporter, Sept. 1996 - Oct. 1998

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