Client-Focused Sales, Marketing & Service Leader

Bonnie Martin Hightower

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Education:

Eastern Michigan University, Bachelor of Arts Degree

Major: Radio/TV/Film Minors: Marketing, Speech & Drama

Full Time Producer Internship: WXYZ-TV (ABC in Detroit) Southfield, MI

-Worked as a weekend DJ at WPAG-FM, Ann Arbor, MI

Concordia University – Irvine, CA

-Certified Director of Christian Education (DCE)

-Major: Youth & Families Focus: Psychology, Sociology & Theology

-Full Time Internship: Palisades Lutheran Church – Pacific Palisades, CA

Professional Experience:

2014- Present - Sales and Marketing Specialist

Co-Author & Photographer – Poetry & Children’s Literature

-“My Lovely Girl”, “Noah’s Amazing Animals from A-Z”

1995 – 2014

Full Time Mom, Wife & Homemaker

-Volunteer & Team Mom for sporting events

-Coordinating field trips, class scheduling, etc.

-Volunteering at Church- reading scriptures to congregation, greeter, usher, lead Children’s Chapel, produced plays, Vacation Bible School & Sunday School

1993 – 1995

Concordia University Irvine, CA

Full Time Student Director of Christian Education

1991 – 1992

Actors Equity Association Hollywood, CA

Assistant Senior Business Representative

-Solved and improved professional processes for unionized actors, producers & stage managers relating to all theatrical contracts.

-Main point of contact for delivering & facilitating internal & external customer service

1989 – 1990

American Trans Air, ATA Detroit, MI

International Flight Attendant

-Flew to International destinations including (Paris, London, Glasgow, Shannon, Palermo, Vienna, Rome, etc.).

-Specializing in expert communication skills delivering to hundreds of passengers at a time, including great customer service, etc.

1987 – 1989

Salinger Films Santa Monica, CA

Public Relations

-Demonstrated proficiently written press releases for new films.

-Main lead of writing company newsletter

-Editor of company brochures & catalogs

-Team leader and specialized in communication & customer service.

1984 – 1986

Ford Motor Company, World Headquarters Dearborn, MI

Freelance Associate Producer TV/Film Department – Ford Communication Network

-Initiated quality ideas for new show programming.

-Researched, developed, and wrote shooting scripts.

-Produced, set up, directed shoots, and supervised editing.

-Interviewed guests.

-Delivered a completed shoot from inception to completion all while coming in under budget.

1981 – 1983

ABC Entertainment Century City, CA

Children’s Programming Assistant

-Led projects for current programming & future development.

-Read & edited scripts, screened upcoming pilots.

-Implemented title schedules & facilitated the tracking of script status’, ratings & series updates.

-Worked & collaborated with Producers including (Dick Clark, Henry Winkler, Hanna Barbara Productions, etc.).

-Specialized in weekend productions & after school specials.

1980

Fawcett Productions Newport Beach, CA

Freelance Assistant Producer

-Producer of three shows with the syndicated, Christian television sports show, “Athletes in Action”

-Shows focus was on the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball team.

-Worked directly with Athletes and members of production crew to completed episodes.

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