Project Manager Sales
Resume:
E. ELENEA DAVENPORT
********@*****.***
Norwalk, CT 06851 203-***-**** Mobile
Highly motivated, multi-cultural, goal oriented professional experienced within multinational and industry leading organizations.
Proven record of accomplishment and recognition within each career opportunity. Proven interpersonal, organizational, and leadership
skills within evolving fast-paced environments. Self-motivated, deadline driven team player with a strong work ethic.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
Project Manager, Stamford CT 9/08 – 1/09
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company that features a portfolio of specialized
businesses that create and deliver original content for a cultivated, passionate and intensely loyal customer base. The company
markets and distributes this original content under the WWE brand. WWE has been the recognized leader in entertainment for
more than 25 years and has developed into one of the most popular and sophisticated forms of global entertainment today
• Establish and maintain an accessible relationship with all the different business groups at WWE including but not
limited to Marketing, Consumer Products, Corporate Communications and the TV studio.
• Work closely with designers to determine specs and production techniques as well as troubleshoot any issues &
offer creative solutions. Ensure print feasibility across all applications; give guidance on color, varnish techniques,
type sizes, etc. Address potential printing problems before production runs begin.
• Obtain estimates and secure vendors based on quality, cost, service and turnaround time. Excellent negotiation
skills. Interface with outside vendors staying current of industry trends.
• Oversee press checks and review vendor proofs ensuring a quality product delivered on time and within budget.
Trouble shoot and resolve any issues on-press.
• Establish and maintain production schedules and budgets for multiple, concurrent, deadline driven projects through
all phases of design, prepress, printing. Project management of all various internal projects including, web, print,
email, direct mail, etc.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS
Marketing Coordinator/Marketing & Design Department, Norwalk, CT 4/06-8/08
FactSet is a leading provider of global financial and economic information, including fundamental financial
data on tens of thousands of companies worldwide. Combining hundreds of databases into its own
dedicated online service, FactSet also provides the tools to download, combine, and manipulate financial data
for investment analysis.
• Manage the day-to-day production of a wide range of creative on-line & print media based on content prepared by
professional staff.
• Provide support for the Design and Marketing team in the management of production schedules and project budgets
as well as ensure that each element of a project – editorial content, intended use, quantities, and print specifications,
brand specifications are clearly defined and understood.
• Manage print vendor relationships, gather bids, negotiate cost-effective printing solutions, review proofs, deliver
print ready files to the printer. Ordered hard booths, pop up booths as well as all other various materials needed for
on-site events including banners, premiums for attendees, and all other items needed for multiple events. Work with
internal and external creative resources, art directors, marketing professionals.
• Manage internal on-line marketing collateral website.
• Exceeded department quarterly financial goals by 20% through negotiating and securing quality vendors.
MEDIA HORIZONS
Creative Services Project Manager, Norwalk, CT 10/04-4/06
Media Horizons functions as a full service direct response agency offering strategic planning, creative development,
partnership marketing and production services along with media buying and media representation.
• Project management for Creative Department including distribution and direction to Art Directors for various
creative projects for deadline oriented delivery. Shepard projects from design through production and delivery. File
preparation. Developed and implement project management process through various forms, Production Calendar,
timetracking database, etc. Delegate project assignments, proofread, traffick, project manage and execute timely
delivery. Prepare timelines for internal Account, Creative and Production department as well as external clients.
Communicating client edits for various creative projects to Art Directors. Vendor management. Proof approvals.
• Account Management, proofreading, copy writing, establishing, maintaining and circulating print schedules for
various clients including Oreck, Lillian Vernon, Nestle Waters, Wall Street Journal, Popcorn Factory amongst many
others. Creative Department and Nestle Waters account billing and determination, expense tracking.
• Media buying, paper selections. Detailed shipping instructions for printer.
• Department billing analysis, budgeting and ROI analysis.
PALADIN MARKETING & ADVERTISING STAFFING SOLUTIONS
Traffic Coordinator/Proofreader (Media Horizons), Norwalk, CT 7/04 – 10/04
Traffic the Advertising material and proofread for various accounts including Nestle Waters, Lillian Vernon,
Popcorn Factory and Atlas at Media Horizons.
LEJACQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Production Director, Darien, CT 7/03 -2/28/04
SKINmed: Dermatology for the Clinician; American Heart Hospital Journal; The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology;
Preventive Cardiology;, Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing; Congestive Heart Failure; Cardiovascular Reviews &
Reports;The American Journal of Medicine & Sports;The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Responsible for bi-monthly, monthly and quarterly publication of nine medical journals. Managed the distribution of work
between two internal departments; graphics & proofreading. Trained and managed Production Coordinator. Managed
and negotiated the costs of print production materials with outside printing vendors. Ensure overall success of journals,
misc. marketing and print projects, shipping and trafficking of all projects to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Managed column submissions from doctors/specialists within the industry.
• Managed Advertising exchanges and proper placement within journals.
• Special Projects(Cardiovascular Trials Review; Brian Chicane; various medical books).
• Managed continuing medical education submissions for journals offering accreditation.
• Overall preparation of journals to printer. Reviewed blue lines.
• Managed submission of reprints to printer and special client requests. Graphic Statistics.
• Performance evaluation of the Proofreading and Creative Department
PRIMEDIA INC.
Production Coordinator, Stamford, CT
Cableworld Weekly Telecommunications Trade Publication 2/02-7/03
Responsible for weekly publication of Cable World and monthly publication of American Demographics . Service
advertising clients, internal customers, including sales, publishers, editorial, art, circulation, finance, marketing and
exhibitions. Managed the budgeting, cost controls, scheduling, planning, managing workflow, purchasing printing services
and paper. Composing ads, trafficking and processing ad and edit materials and Admarc data entry and billing.
• Create impositions on Proteus application designed to create and manage impositions and material trafficking
information. Pre-flight materials, i.e. digital ads to be certain they can be successfully reproduced at printer.
• Trafficking and processing ad and edit materials. Composing ads. Admarc data entry and billing.
REED EXHIBITION COMPANIES
Training & Support Coordinator/Sales Support Coordinator, Norwalk, CT 8/00 – 10/01
Managed portfolio of three large, highly profitable established optical shows, which consisted of 600 exhibitors per event..
As a team member of these shows, provided overall support to the sales team, marketing coordinator/director, and public
relations director. Also assisted by increasing the impact of each show, especially financial and customer satisfaction.
• Managed contract files and fulfilled orders for sales literature.
• Balanced exhibitor accounts from on-site space draw.
• Monitored outgoing calls for exhibitor follow up and/or prospective customers.
• Coordinated and organized signed contracts and maintained database information.
• Prepared correspondence, e.g., Visa letters for exhibitors from foreign countries who attended trade shows.
ESPN
Advertising Sales Coordinator/Client Supplied/Stage Manager, Bristol, CT 6/98 – 8/00
Managed commercial accounts of four major networks owned and operated by ESPN, the worldwide and global leader of
televised sporting events. The daily maintenance of these accounts ensured timely and on-time viewing of commercials on
these networks. The commercial inventory consisted of Fortune 500 companies, including Coca Cola, Scott’s and Pepsi Co.
• Daily maintenance of all client supplied ESPN, ESPNEWS, ESPN2 & ESPN Classic issues, including checking newly released shows
for potential client supplied time. Directly inputted Client Supplied units for booking into NCS system.
• Followed up on all program schedule changes to determine if additional Client Supplied spots needed to be inputted.
• Compiled and updated both Client Supplied and Non-Client supplied memos in a timely manner which allowed
Advertising Sales to accurately sell available inventory.
• Coordinated with Brand Directors on an ongoing basis regarding changes and/or additions to Client Supplied shows.
• Handled all special projects as assigned by the Director of Client Supplied Programming.
SULLIVAN & LESHANE
Legislative Assistant/Intern, Hartford, CT 1/98 - 5/98
As the result of a highly competitive selection process, provided legislative support to lobbyists on behalf of Connecticut’s
most reputable lobbying firm. Also, assisted lobbyists during legislative session by providing proactive assistance for client
campaigns.
• Signed clients and lobbyists up for public hearings. Served as a critical link between firm office and lobbyists at State
Capitol. Monitored chamber action for the House and Senate. Assisted with special projects and events.Assisted
Legislative Coordinator with bill tracking.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Speak Portuguese fluently, and conversant with both verbal and written Spanish.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel,Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Proteus, Admarc,
In Design, Access, FileMaker Pro
EDUCATION
B.A., Communications/Marketing
Economics
Central Connecticut State University
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