Project Manager Executive Assistant

Deborah Geer

Bachelor of Arts California State University, Fullerton

• I have a track record in meeting hard deadlines and maintaining budgets with frugality, persuasive negotiation skills and accountability.

• I am great with people, honor confidentiality and have proven to handle stressful situations with diplomacy.

• I am at an expert level in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Meeting Planner. General understanding of FileMaker Pro, Adobe Photoshop Elements and QuickBooks.

• I am computer savvy and experience with on-line social media sites, networking and internet research.

Staffing/Project Manager Jackhammer Movement

Eagle Rock

November 2009 Current (Independent Contract)

• I provided promotional staff from my own register of promotional representatives in several major cities nationwide. Some projects include Winter X Games, Chegg.com and ESPN’s Bowl Championship Series 2010 telecast.

• I was responsible for the recruiting staff, organizing paperwork and overseeing four teams in four cites during the course of a four-week promotion. Once promotion was complete, I would be responsible for collecting on site data, compose an update report to provide to the Account Executive.

Staffing Manager, ADD Marketing & Advertising,

Hollywood

June 2006 August 2009

• My primary duties were to research, interview and hire promotional staff for nationwide events, promotions and tours. Within my first year, I was recognized as the first Staffing Manager in the company’s fifteen-year history to successfully staff 235 promotional staff nationwide.

• The company internship program was expanded during my second year by my reaching out to the marketing and communication departments of the top college campuses in the Los Angeles area and conducting marketing discussion boards. The program successfully grew nationwide, thriving in each department by recruiting interns from Harvard, Penn State, USC and Santa Monica College. I continued to develop the program further by spearheading a Basic Rules of Conduct booklet. As a result of my work, I was rewarded with two pay increases and two bonuses.

• Each year I provided top-notch talent at Comic Con, X Games, and Sundance.

• Based on my ability to handle a multitude of projects and tackling deadlines at break neck speeds, ADD Business Development pitched a number of projects at once, some with only a two-day turn around.

• I have collected a boundless amount of college target market information for all major cities in the country.

Executive Assistant to Publicity, Paramount Vantage,

Hollywood

January June 2006 (Contract)

• I supported the office of publicity for Paramount’s indie line. Amongst my general office duties I also tracked and ordered office supplies, worked with procurement to secure fax machines, printers, telephones and extensions.

• Executives looked to me to have all marketing materials ordered, ready and shipped to Cannes and Telluride Movie Festival. I coordinated and set up screenings on the lot, ordered passes and provided press passes for the Hollywood Foreign Press.

Intake Coordinator, Admin. Asst. Grants, the California Endowment

Downtown Los Angeles

August 2005 May 2006 (Contract/Apple One)

I organized and reviewed existing grants for possible discrepancies as well as input submissions from grantees via Gifts program.

Project Coordinator, Arbuthnot Entertainment Group,

West Hollywood, CA

March 2005 June 2005 (Contract/Friedman Agency)

I was contracted to coordinate all online media press interviews with Microsoft executives for the premiere of Xbox 360 at The Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Executive Assistant, Creative Artists Agency,

Century City, CA

January March 2005 (Contract/Friedman Agency)

I was responsible for the desk of Eileen Rapke, Business Affairs/Contracts. I set up and coordinated her travel, kept track of expense reports, reviewed contracts and composed emails and memos.

Personal Assistant, For Pets Only,

West Hollywood & Los Feliz August 2003-January 2005

I provided support for owner of retail pet supply store by supervising household, garden, and care of all animals. I organized and restructured personal filing system, monitored system of outgoing mail orders and bank deposits.

Publicity Coordinator, Brewery Art Walk Association,

Los Angeles, CA

June 2002–June 2003 (Contract)

I was contracted to provide publicity for the summer event, The Brewery Art Walk. My results were several on-air announcements from 95.5 KLOS, K-EARTH weekend something to do announcement and the LA Weekly’s “Pick of the Week”. As a direct result of my efforts, they had an attendance of almost 25,000. I then stayed on as personal publicist for the Brewery’s Coagula Projects.

**Gap in employment due to retail work.

Executive Assistant, NICO Network,

Beverly Hills, CA

Feb 2000-October 2001

I performed administrative duties including composing letters, maintaining schedules and ordering office supplies. I was also involved in the brainstorming and managing of the highly successful 2001 Vespa Motor scooters tastemaker campaign. This campaign was featured in Bloomberg Business week and Ad week for being solely responsible for catapulting Vespa back into the limelight and media hype.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

I received a Certificate of Commendation from The City of Los Angeles for my participation as a Mentor for The Jewish Vocational Services WoMentoring Program.

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