Sales Manager

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that utilizes and challenges my many abilities and talents as well as allows me to grow professionally.

EDUCATION

Columbia College, Chicago Class of 2008 Major: Marketing and Communications

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Clear Channel Radio, Chicago Executive Assistant/President January 2011– Present

• Performed a variety of HR and administrative support duties which require proficiency in typing, record keeping, communication, and a high degree of confidentiality which including preparing agendas, organizing and reporting information and preparing weekly reports

• Update MM calendar and remind of appointments as necessary and ensure no scheduling conflicts exist which included booking all travel for President/Market Manager and Director of Sales.

• Serve as representative of office and President/Market Manager.

• Perform payroll functions for the market including updating employee information in Peoplesoft, manually entering timesheets for union employees, process new hire paperwork, updating deductions, and printing and stuffing semi-monthly paychecks and respond to Kronos questions

• Attend career fairs as company representative and post open positions with all required sources and maintain job and applicant flow data for use in FCC/EEO Annual Report and prepare FCC EEO report on an annual basis

• Serve as contact for all political advertising and upload all political documents into Public File

Clear Channel Radio, Chicago Sales Coordinator December 2009 – January 2011

• Successfully supported six Account Executives, the Local Sales Manager, and General Sales Manager, IM and Web Coordinator and Manager in developing and implementing sales presentations and proposals; entering orders, assisting with client support, generating and distributing sales reports; and maintaining continuity of office operations during their absence.

• Coordinated online gift certificate sales program called “Chicago For Less” which entailed contract processing, production/creation of copy, client requests, distribution of client certificate, customer support, liaison between fulfillment company as well as developed and evolved “Taste Chicago For Less” internet program.

• Developed and tracked cluster wide sales new business incentive competition

• Organized, tracked, distributed, created marketing material and sales material

• Acted as a liaison between the sales department and the traffic, business, and promotions departments

Clear Channel Radio, Chicago Promotions Coordinator May 2005 – January 2009

• Event planning that included creating detailed event planners with special details on execution of event, contacting and coordinating with on-site management for event, preparing event specific materials in addition to distribution of planners to staff and management

• Acted as an informative and enthusiastic liaison between the station and listeners at event and the phone when contacting listeners about their paperwork including coordinating paperwork and prize distribution, constructing affidavits.

• Represented the stations and clients in a positive and professional manner while assembling and executing station events such as major station promotions, movie premiers, remotes, and concerts while managing and training interns on-site as well as in the office

• Promoting, publicizing, marketing and introducing client’s products and programs as well as fulfilling the stations goals and the client’s branding goals.

• Composing creative copy for on-air broadcast breaks to increase listener’s attendance at event locations including writing captions of website photo galleries and managing event galleries on station websites

• Administration work including organizing paperwork, filing, copying, assistant with listener database, faxing, emailing promotional material to account executives and listener, answering questions about the station

Other roles: Cornerstone Promotions – Farmteam Representative/ River Forest Community Center - Camp Counselor/ Student Alumni Association Treasurer/ Residence Hall Association Advisor/ Resident Hall Association Vice-President

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