Meghan K.Kelly

ac4lxx@r.postjobfree.com 845-***-**** 28 Roe Circle Monroe, NY 10950

OBJECTIVE: To be a part of the community engaged in expanding excellence of the education system among all levels. Usage of bilingual skills and expertise in communications to help educate and assist in the classroom.

EXPERIENCE:

Fundraising Consultant: New York, NY (September 2009-Present) Communications Coordinator and Event Marketing, Fundraising Consultant

Managed full scope of New York State Senate Majority Leader’s keynote 2009 Fall political fundraiser including: messaging, media-relations, development of collateral material (direct mail, press kits for New York media outlets, marketing pieces, etc.) and multi-portal advertising strategy raising $100K+ in 4 weeks.

Coordinated event logistics: prospecting, calling, inviting, event planning, and execution. Fielded 150 + calls to target prominent press and donor’s ultimately expanding press/ donor list by 70%.

Delegated business daily using Spanish language while also aiding in community outreach, attending events, and promoting the Senator and his causes which ultimately translated into contributions.

National Account Executive: New York Daily News L.P., New York, NY September 2008 to September 2009

Prospected and initiated 50+ key agency relationships resulting in expanded revenue growth of $600K.

Established key relationships with clients of well respected & Fortune 500 companies resulting in campaigns with: ING Direct, Sleepy’s, Ann Taylor, Macy’s, JC Penney, Target, Kohl’s, Dunkin Donuts, Corona, Bergdorf Goodman, Radio Shack, JC Penney’s, Old Navy, Dove, Subway, Marshall's, Homegoods.

Managed and coordinated advertising campaign strategies for national digital initiatives across nydailynews.com and our partners: yahoo.com, hopstop.com, menupages.com, L Magazine, blackbook.com, and campusfoods.com.

Account Executive: Connexus, New York, NY December 2006 to June 2008

Identified key decision makers within companies to establish professional relations and win Agency business.

Promoted from Sales Planner to Account Executive within nine months of starting.

Generated qualified leads and converted them into sales through cold calling of Fortune 2000 online and offline companies.

EDUCATION:

Yoga To The People, New York, NY (February –May 2010) Certified Yoga Instructor- Graduated May 2010

Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY (Graduated 2005) Bachelor of Arts: Corporate Communications & Spanish. Minor in Fine Arts. Awarded Division I Athletic Scholarship: Women’s Tennis 2001- 2005

SKILLS:

Technical Skills: Expertise in: Social Media, MS Office, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, APT Yahoo’s ad server, Advertising Database, Dart, Media Visor, Sales force CRM, Nielsen Ad Relevance, @Plan, COM Score, The List.

Language Skills: Fluent in Spanish (Conducted business in Spanish, raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Madrid, Spain).

References available upon request