Assistant Sales

Erica Marie Strickland

*** **** ***** *****, ********* City, GA 30269 - 770-***-**** or abp9tx@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced artist who has created print advertising, logos, posters, flyers, collateral, press

releases and radio copy. Skilled in Adobe CS3 and CS4 in both Mac and PC. Adept creative

professional who can expertly conceive ideas and who is extremely organized.

Skills and Related Courses

Adobe CS3 & CS4 InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Visio

Classes in Graphic Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, & Creative Writing

Professional Experience

Canongate Golf Clubs, Newnan, GA April 2007 September 2008

Membership Marketing Coordinator

Used creativity, adaptability and strong time management skills to design and produce

high quality ads, posters and turnkey flyers for various membership and club level events.

Led and managed creative marketing efforts for more than 12 direct mail campaigns,

including coordination and clean up of mailing lists, two of which were PURLs

(Personalized URL). This involved creating web pages as well as direct mail pieces.

Developed and managed methodology for designing and creating sales collateral, which

furthered company brand and reduced overall production time.

Acted as a liaison between internal sales and marketing teams and outside vendors to

promote better understanding of design and sales processes and improve relationships.

Weekly website updates, maintenance and general upkeep.

Coordinated all aspects of promotional events and trade show participation.

Processed invoices, created marketing related reports and Excel documents, and

calculated ROI from marketing programs.

BBDO Atlanta, Atlanta, GA December 2005 April 2006

Creative Assistant

Executive Assistant to Chief Creative Officer

Supported creative directors and art directors/writers while learning about the ad world.

Participated in brainstorming sessions for ads for Cingular, ING and Alliance Theatre.

Collaborated on a project for the Alliance Theatre s Underground Theater.

Cox Radio, WSB, Atlanta, GA March 2003 November 2005

Programming Assistant - WSB-AM, WSB-FM and WBTS

Member of Strategic Planning Committee for marketing/promotions department

Created promotional copy, press releases and letters for B98.5 and AM-750 WSB

Designed and produced web site information for WSB-FM, www.b985.com

Designed and produced bi-weekly B98.5FM Web Club Newsletter

Served as Executive Assistant to Program Directors and Assistant Program Directors

Planned events for all programming meetings and promotional events

Worked with 95.5 The Beat on new music selection

Collaborated with promotions department for on-air promotions

Education

Expected May 2009 Emory University Center for Lifelong Learning, Atlanta, GA

Graphic Design for Print Certification

1999 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Master of Arts in Speech

Graduate Assistantship

1997 Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA

Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theatre

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