CAREER ATTRIBUTES
●Ability to engage with clients and make inbound sales
●Strong relationship building skills
●Ability to negotiate in various situations
●Adaptability to constantly changing situations
●Adept at simplifying lengthy complex information into easy-to-understand language
EDUCATION
Roosevelt University of Chicago
B. S in Hospitality Management- Sociology Minor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INSURANCE BROKERAGE April 2021 – Current
Member Services
●Resolving customer complaints and explaining insurance benefits
●Retaining members calling to cancel by highlighting their plan attributes
●Exceeding department goals by having a 70% CAR rate versus our 50% expectation
●Getting kudos for attaining a 100 percent QA score multiple times and making the leaderboard
●Creating and sharing templates with my coworkers to help improve work efficiency
FREELANCE CLIENTS October 2011 – Current
Marketing Consultant/Copywriter and Brand Ambassador
●Boosting consumer awareness to increase products sales
●Using professional writing to create corporate communications
●Crafting visually appealing webinars to increase attendance to 70%
●Building engagement and increasing email signs ups using client facing activation activities
●Developing a marketing plan and sales copy to improve program registration by 400 %
●Using Facebook ads to drive online traffic by using podcasts
●Leveraging brand marketing, using social media
BEST WESTERN HAWTHORNE TERRACE September 2009 – September 2011
Front Desk Concierge
●Effectively increased room sales by $10,00 a month through up selling and fielding phone calls
●Created great guest experiences by providing entertainment recommendations and collaborated with management to resolve conflicts
●Coordinated housekeeping schedules and room reservations
LANGUAGES AND SKILLS
●Bilingual in Russian and English
●Hospitality- guest services, facility management, travel and tourism
●Client facing customer service experience - experiential marketing, brand engagement/brand management and awareness
●Marketing- content marketing, copywriting, digital marketing
●Writing- blogs, newsletters, white papers, press releases
●Savvy with all CRM systems and content management systems
●Microsoft Office Suite
REFERENCES
Mayra Avila
Formerly with Best Western Hawthorne Terrace 773-***-****
Becky Adelberg
Community Connect- Freelance Client 773-***-****
Charlotte Lin
Seeds Center- Former Client 773- 541-8039