Maria Zaytseva
*** **** ***** ******, ***.** New York, NY 10031 347-***-**** aczgy1@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Bilingual Marketing / Promotion professional with 15+ years of leadership experience in domestic and international media marketing, with strong industry contacts. Extensive knowledge of market and media landscape. Specialist in promoting, contracting and business development.
EDUCATION
ESL and Workforce Development Program
Columbia University 2/2012-12/2013
Master of Science in Psychology
Developmental and Child Psychology
Teaching
St.-Petersburg State University, Russia 9/1987 – 7/1993
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Computer: MS Office Suite
Languages: English, fluent in Russian
Great interpersonal and social skills
Ability to remain calm under pressure and work independently
Commitment to excellent service and customer satisfaction
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sales Representative
Actava TV, Inc New York, NY 01/2014 – 03/2017
Telesales access to TV viewing
Advising potential clients about the services
Accepting payments
Customer support when configuring the connected equipment
International Delivery Specialist
United Air and Parcels, New York, NY 12/2012 – 04/2013
Experienced in worldwide delivery services (UPS, USPS, EMS), provided a full cycle of international sale and delivery to Russia and CIS
Operated delivery of products from e-stores (Amazone.com, eBuy.com) to Russian customers
Provided customs clearance
Supported and developed local IT-platform, implemented new e-services
Managed of operating data
Supervised and supported to the Customer Service and Shipment Warehouse Group
Creator and Owner
Professional Psychological Society www.profpsy.ru 11/2012 – current
(Web 2.0 catalog of Russian speaking psychologists and psychological organizations,
site-nominee for Best Russian media-project on the field of Psychology in 2012)
Moderated personal pages, articles and events
Managed permanent promotional campaign
Conducted marketing research
Edited essays, textual and image content to ensure quality
Director / Editor-in-Chief www.psy.su
“Psychological Newspaper”, Ltd St. Petersburg, Russia 11/2000 – 11/2011
Psychology newspaper. The official national internet-media of Russian psychologists with 30,000 unique visitors a month
Generated ideas for new ways of doing things, such as using new technology, implementing ways to increase readership and how to utilize new media
Was responsible for drawing up budget proposals and other information requested by the publisher
Wrote all feature articles and monthly columns for publication, interviewed the eminent psychologists of the country
Founded the new editorial internet-media department, managing a total staff of 15 responsible for the production of 12+ issues per year and everyday updating of web-content
Published over 60 paper issues with common print run of 300,000
Conducted marketing research on foreign and domestic literature and media, and recommended titles for publication
Commissioned authors for newspaper projects
Corresponded and concluded publishing agreements with authors
Edited textual and image content to ensure quality
Recruited and trained new editorial board members
Deputy CEO www.imaton.com
State Scientific and Production Company IMATON, St. Petersburg, Russia 11/1997 – 7/2011
(Leading Russian company in design, manufacture and marketing of Psychological Tests and Manuals)
Organized and managed the company website and online store
Created and supported technology development plans
Identified and recruited 20 new authors of psychological tools
Participated in various trade shows and conferences
Psychologist/Counselor
The Federal Employment Agency, St. Petersburg, Russia 06/1998 – 10/2000
Conducted psychological testing of interests, personality and intelligence
Using knowledge of the labor market, educated clients in career planning
Psychologist/Counselor
City Youth Career Center St. Petersburg, Russia 10/1993 – 06/1998
Conducted psychological testing of interests, personality and intelligence
Duties were to assist youth in choosing an educational institution, the reporting of trades, a joint career planning
Professional Activity
2003-2011, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the National Psychological Award "Golden Psychea"
2007-2011, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Annual Summits of psychologists "Technologies of Success"
2003, 2007 - Delegate of III-rd and IV-th Congresses of the Russian Psychological Society of St. Petersburg
Professional Associations
Guild of Psychotherapists and coaches (2000-2002)
Saint Petersburg Psychological Society (2005 - present)