Alexis Raffa
adg5sg@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
Marketing Consultant New York, New York July 2012 – present Clients: ESPN (US Open), NBC Universal, Fidelity Investments, Robert Half International
Manages ongoing marketing, expansion of media plans (TV, Print, Online) and sponsorships
Creates and executes digital media budget with ROI allocations
Coordinates tier two and three campaigns including co-op initiatives with local regional sales managers with diverse products and services
Present efficient media budget allocations, future campaign initiatives, marketing campaigns and initiatives within financial products and service efforts
Work with NBC Staff and Production Crews on NBC Universal web sites for different sporting events
2012 London Olympics: Manage ad placements during NBCOlympics.com live streams including various social tactics (search, display, editorial and live sports content analysis)
Sunday Night Football Show: Manage live game coverage highlights for replay analysis/graphics Horizon Media Inc. New York, New York August 2010 – July 2012 Senior Media Analyst (Clients include: DISH Network, CoolSculpting, Quick Mobile Loans)
Worked with corporate managers surrounding national cable (DISH), local spot market campaigns, syndication, creative allocations and competitive analysis projects
Liaised with promotion and brand-only focused advertising departments regarding new and on-going projects
Managed Social, Search and Display Advertising groups based on client directions and budget allocations
Presented campaign analysis, dashboards and other various status updates to clients on weekly basis
Conducted market research on competitors for the DISH client weekly, monthly, and annually helping add background to overall budget allocations and analysis
Supervised and trained junior media planners and assistants GroupM Direct New York, New York November 2005 – July 2010 Sr. Media Planner (Clients: Ameriprise Financial, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Church & Dwight, FEMA (NFIP), Illinois Tourism, Mars Chocolates, Merrill Lynch, Novartis, Regions Bank, SCANA, and Sprint-Nextel)
Conferred with Associate Media Directors and Director of Media for the Direct Marketing Group daily
Steered direct response campaigns: cable, local spot markets and print
Organized and created links between the online and research groups working on new media and business projects
Presented budget, status reports and analysis of campaign results to senior management; coordinated and gave creative recommendations for future campaigns
Provided detailed analysis of results data, campaign budget allocations and utilized the knowledge and findings for future campaigns
Traveled to Denver, Colorado for training of CSR agents quarterly throughout the year for FEMA (NFIP)
Traveled to Hackensack, New Jersey for Mars and Novartis client meetings regularly
Supervised and trained junior media planners
McCann Erickson Worldwide April 2004 – November 2005 McCann Relationship Marketing Partners New York, New York Media Planner (Clients: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Irish Tourism, St. Joe Real Estate Properties and Sony Electronics)
Direct report to Vice President/Director of Media and Executive Vice President of New Business
Managed, coordinated and executed media plans incorporating local and national TV both cable and network, radio, online, newspapers, magazines and outdoor campaigns
Guided the research of new as well as established client media plans for local and national campaigns; developed Point Of View reports (POV)’s for media options; made recommendations, managed media schedules and accounted for the frequency of creative units based on client budgets and objectives. EDUCATION:
Boston University – Boston University Metropolitan College: Boston, MA, Certificate in Paralegal Studies; December 2015 (graduation date)
Trinity College: Hartford, CT, BA, History; May 2003 SKILLS:
Computer: Experience with Adspender, Adware Financial system, CORE Direct, Crosstab, DirecTV data analysis software products, Donovan System; PrintPak, Dealmaker (Encoda System), EBA Radio System, Evaliant, EZTab, FileMaker Pro, Google Analytics, NBC Universal – Forge System, MRI Research Tools, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Powerpoint, Nielsen Ratings Programs, NPower, Outlook, Photoshop, SQAD, SRDS research databases, Stradegy Kantar (CMR), TV View