Promotions Director, Problem Solver, Marketing Expert
Resume:
Justin C. Cole
Piedmont, OK 73078
advtxu@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
Dollar General, Oklahoma City
— Store Manager/District Hiring Manager
October 2022- Current
●Tracked and analyzed sales and customer trends in order to maximize sales and revenue while minimizing expenses.
●Grew sales by 77% through implementing SOPs and creative problem solving
●Prepared daily work schedules for and assigned tasks to 15+ employees, scheduled deliveries, and enforced company policy.
●Exceeded sales targets by 50%
●Recovered the worst store in the district to the #1 store in the district and top 5 in the company.
●Promoted to District Hiring Manager after successfully staffing 3 stores.
Champlin Broadcasting 99.7 Hank FM, Oklahoma City, OK — On Air Personality/Promotions Director
October 2020- October 2022
●Producer and host of a weekly radio show
●Senior Developer of the Okie Cup festival
●Created & managed a successful festival with over 10k in attendance
●Prepare and deliver news including live onsite reporting
●Gather and rewrite material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots
●Attend special events to represent all 10 stations
●Conduct interviews for broadcasts
●Develop ideas for promotions
●Multitasker extreme-Problem solving expert
●Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions
●Responsible for developing and implementing creative promotions initiatives for radio and/or online services to ensure maximum publicity
●Support station events
●Interacted with the clients listening audience to assure we delivered exactly what our clients are looking for.
Iheart Radio KJ103/101.9 The Twister, Oklahoma City, OK — Sales/Promotions
September 2019 - October 2020
●Act as a paid social advertising subject matter expert
●Attend pitches with sales team members for pre-sales conversations when necessary
●Secured new clients such as Census Contract using data on HTR areas crossed with broadcast capabilities in each region
●Created and developed proposals & presentations to meet each clients needs
●Worked with internal stakeholders
●Excellent knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel
●Analyze sales data to identify knowledge gaps to influence targeted audience
●Worked closely with VP, Strategic Growth and the Marketing team to provide feedback on the development of sales and collateral training materials.
●Assist in pipeline management and opportunity accuracy
●Continually identify ways to streamline strategy team processes to ensure team is always moving forward in the most efficient and productive manner
●Experienced in Salesforce
●Able to prioritize duties and meet deadlines
●Responsible for developing and implementing creative promotions initiatives for radio and/or online services to ensure maximum publicity
●Support station events
Allstate Insurance, Norman, OK — Lead Licensed Insurance Producer
March 2017 - September 2019
●Establish and maintain professional relationships with a portfolio of existing customers
●Write and approve sales proposals
●Sale new products or service to customers
●Maintain phone time and sales quotas
●Run insurance quotes for customers
●Maintained high out-bound sales calls
●Create sales presentations and close sales
●Identify and qualify sales leads generated from a variety of sources
●Acted as a insurance expert and applied sales skills to increase the customers understanding of the product
EDUCATION
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK — B.B.A - Management, Minor - Marketing
August 2009 - May 2013
Maintained a 3.5 GPA while also working as a correctional officer
Alumni of Sigma Tau Gamma
Yukon High School, Yukon, OK
August 2002 - December 2005
Elected as “Future Leader of Tomorrow”
Member of the Varsity Football team and Honor Choir.
SKILLS
Leadership
Strong analytical skills
Creative problem solver
Works well under pressure
Social Media
Strong graphic and visual sense
Self-starter
Quick study
Deadline - driven
Project Management
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