Sales Manager

KETA BROWN

**** ***** ****** ******, #***

Culver City, CA 90230

310-***-**** • *********@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Reputation of “Can do--get the job done” without sacrificing integrity

Highly motivated to achieve set corporate goals

Confident, committed leader with over 10 years sales and marketing experience

Effective working autonomously as well as a cooperative team leader

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Technical: MS Office Suite, Internet, Facebook, 55 WPM

Professional Experience

Marketing/Sales/Event Manager

Managed independent beverage company’s sponsored and charitable events, promotions and communications. Created cross-promotions strategy of company’s energy drink with Los Angeles’ popular Food Catering Truck events, increasing accounts from 1-10 trucks, 10 cases per event and benefitted from 10-15k Twitter followers. Saved grocery chain account of 15 stores through aggressive negotiations and co-management of in-store demos to insure accountability; increased sales by 32%.

Developed marketing plan for $5M commercial demolition Services Company by expanding its brand through creative new business development strategies. Produced three community outreach events in conjunction with Pasadena, Californian Parks and Recreations. Raised $20,000 in private donations and distributed 3,000 toys.

Led sales and marketing effort of $12.5M groundbreaking event for a community center resulting in $150K corporate, community and church contributions; secured appearance of the district’s Congresswoman and local Councilman and coordinated the solicitation of ads for the program booklet.

Managed the operations and marketing of 4 film production projects, developed budgets, prepared schedules, hired15-20 member crews, equipment, writers and permitted locations. Created marketing plan for film festivals and received Global Arts Award.

Managed sales and marketing of a $20M Independent Film Studio. Hired, trained, supervised eight sales reps and stage managers. Motivated staff to meet and exceed marketing and sales goals. Successfully revamped studio’s brand resulting in contracts for five long-term, feature film projects, several infomercials and large commercials; increased annual revenue by 30% each year; grew retention rate to 90%.

Facilitated company’s NASA’s Space Satellite Education and Technology Initiative (SSTI) contract involving GPS training for three middle and high schools throughout the United States, supervised academic and technical subcontractors, developed successful corporate mentor-student program, resulting in raised student tests scores and space exploration awareness.

Employment History

Sales and Marketing Manager 2010- Present

Hip Hop Beverage Corporation, Pacoima, CA

Project Coordinator - Marketing 2006 - 2009

Cut Core Demolition Commercial Services, Commerce, CA

Tower of Faith Community Development Corporation, Compton CA

Pneuma Entertainment, Culver City, CA

Sales and Marketing Manager 2001 - 2006

GMT Studios, Culver City, CA

Project Contract Manager 1999 - 2001

GC Tech/National Aeronautical Space

Administración - (NASA), Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

FISK UNIVERSITY; Nashville, TN

Bachelor of Science, Fine Arts

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Marketing, Enrichment Classes

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