SENA TURNER
Valley Village, CA *****
***********@*****.***
Retail Sales Representative
Co-Sales Company, Sherman Oaks, CA
Service 150+ stores by managing and representing over 50+ product brands at each location.
Establish, develop, and maintain business/client relationship
Merchandise specific products to ensure store schematic compliance by ensuring product placement
and maintenance on store shelves.
Ensure client success by identifying and correcting product voids and implementing promotions
Trainer/Merchandiser
American Greetings, Los Angeles, CA
Train new and existing Merchandisers to work more efficiently, therefore, increase sales.
Build relationships with store management & act as liaison with retailer and manufacturer.
Ensure delivery and maintenance of correct signage, promotions, greeting cards, and accessories.
Identify potential production and supply difficulties then provide resolutions for any pending
problems or delays.
MORTGAGE BROKER/CEO
The Mortgage Place, Chicago, IL
Recruited, trained, managed, retained, and motivated 30+ successful loan officers.
Created a structured team/independent/interdependent environment which spurred a sense of self-
empowerment and self-reliance and group effort that ultimately resulted in 60+ closings monthly.
ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR’S PRESS SECRETARY/COMMUNITY LIAISON
The City of Chicago: Mayor’s Press Office, Chicago, IL
Public Relations Consul to government Commissioners and Directors
Promote image and policies of government officials by scheduling interviews for local and statewide
community press, print, radio, and television media outlets who were assigned to cover the City of
Chicago officials.
Supervise, review, approve, and implement Mayoral Proclamation requests.
Managed and supervised the Mayor’s Press Office.
MARKETING MANAGER
Discover Card Services, Inc., Chicago, IL
Strategically developed and implemented forty million direct mail packages annually.
Managed a travel fee based product and executed an unprecedented 30% increased response rate via
direct mail solicitation.
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Midway Broadcasting Company, Chicago, IL
Lead Account Executive for nine consecutive months for selling the most advertising to retailers with
the highest dollar volume.
Produced radio commercials for merchants and implemented radio marketing programs that increased
the stations radio audience by over 50% within a 3 month period.
MARKETING ASSISTANT IV
American Express, Chicago, IL
Prepared and analyzed data weekly for the highest rated sales volume national retail accounts.
Assisted National Account Directors with proposals for targeted highest ranking merchants.
EDUCATION
Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, IL: Master of Science, Marketing Communication [Pending]
University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL: Bachelor of Science/Business Marketing [Complete]