Manager Sales

DIANNE RINI

** ****** ******, #**, ******, CA ***91

Cell Phone: 310-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

California Apparel News, Los Angeles, CA – November 2002 to September 2009

Office Manager/Sales Administrator/Trade Shows/Seminar Coordinator:

• Purchased all items for the office including computers and other electronic equipment, furniture, etc.

• Reconciled bills and budgets for the sales department.

• Updated all spreadsheets for sales budgets.

• Oversaw all mailings and support for the sales staff.

• Coordinated booths and shipping of materials for over 130 trade shows and fashion shows annually.

• Booked all travel and hotels for the company.

• Coordinated all artwork between clients and the production department.

• Supported the production manager with identifying available sell space, as well as placement of ads.

The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, CA January 1997 - April 2002

Promotions Manager:

• Coordinated annual promotion budgets.

• Produced 135 annual trade shows, both domestic and international.

• Negotiated and maintained 100 barter agreements for sponsorships and participation in special events.

• Coordinated numerous special events including the annual Women in Film breakfast.

• Arranged travel and hotel rooms, as well as meeting rooms and website demonstrations.

• Initiated product placement involving sitcoms, commercials, and films.

Advertising Office Manager/Trade Show Director:

• Produced 135 annual trade shows and special events, both domestic and international.

• Negotiated and maintained 50 barter agreements for sponsorships and participation in special events.

• Coordinated the annual international sales meeting.

Advertising Office Manager:

• Arranged all travel for the company.

• Managed five sales assistants on daily and ongoing projects.

• Planned the annual budget with the associate publisher.

• Controlled expenses to stay within budget.

G.S.G. Publishing, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

National Seminar Coordinator:

• Booked 150 national and Canadian seminars annually including all travel, hotel, and convention facilities; state and city

licenses; local staffing; insurance; and photographers.

• Produced a month-end report including advertising job costs, marketing surveys, and status reports.

• Managed seminar billing, accounts payable, and all related correspondence.

• Trained seminar team on corporate travel regulations, policies, and travel procedures.

• Contributed to quarterly magazine layout, proofing and labeling of photo ad sheets, and gathering statistical data for preliminary magazine design.

FREELANCE ACTIVITIES

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Events Coordinator Assistant: Unesco, Paris, France, 1995

Coordinated numerous film premieres including “Gettysburg,” “Indochine,” and “The 50th Anniversary of Unesco and America”

COMMERCIALS:

Assistant: Aided casting directors in all phases of casting talent, including research and preparation, casting sessions, and booking talent.

Directors: Mary Claire Sweeters, Francine Selkirk, Linda Ashley, Stephanie Scott, and Judy Elkins.

Companies: AT&T, Holiday Inn, Reebok, Kodak, Coors Lite, Miller Lite, and TWA.

Videos: Three episodes of “The Mary-Kate & Ashley Detective” children’s videos.

FEATURE FILMS:

Payroll assistant: “Mobsters,” MCA Universal Studios, 1991

Irwin Winkler’s (Director) assistant: “Guilty by Suspicion,” Columbia Pictures, 1990

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