Sales Assistant
Resume:
Nick Elliott • ACD • Copywriter
Portfolio: www.njecreative.com
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EXPERIENCE:
WAREHOUSE AGENCY - Associate Creative Director - New York, NY - Nov 2010–Present
• Conceive and develop integrated campaigns across all accounts encompassing identity, interactive, print, OOH and broadcast
• Lead cross-disciplinary development of short-term (project specific) and long-term (account specific) creative strategies to meet and exceed client expectations
• Manage and inspire 3 copywriter/art director teams, maximizing department productivity
• Manage web development team to ensure digital work is on brand and on strategy
• Write pitch presentations and contribute during new business pitches
• Maintain client relations and present new work on weekly basis
• Assist account director in proposal writing
• Streamline workflow to maximize agency efficiency
• Spearhead internal marketing initiatives including social media, blog, and guerilla
THRILLIST - San Francisco Editor - San Francisco, CA - Mar 2008–Aug 2010
• Sourced, wrote, and edited all content for the leading daily men's lifestyle newsletter and website in San Francisco
• Increased subscriber base from 15,000 to 150,000 readers
• Developed 500+ unique pieces of content on new restaurants, travel, men's fashion, local events, gadgets, websites, and more, including shooting editorial photos and video
• Drove industry trends by working exclusively with publicists to create unique offerings
• Executed two sponsored events per year with 400+ influential attendees for top brands
including; Jameson, PaQui, etc.
• Increased brand awareness and site traffic via posting content on social media channels
• Worked directly with local sales team to develop unique integrated content for advertisers e.g., Super Bowl recipes from famous chefs, travel destination pieces, etc.
• Honed company vision during quarterly editorial meetings in New York
CHRONICLE BOOKS - Assistant to the President - San Francisco, CA - Aug 2005–Mar 2008
• Tracked, proofed, and edited book projects from manuscript phase to print
• Liaised with Design, Production, Marketing, and Foreign Rights to create and execute direction of 20 books
• Lead discussion of each project’s selling points at quarterly sales conferences
• Wrote copy for sales tip-sheets, book cover/flaps, and catalog
• Managed President’s professional and personal schedules and communicated executive decisions to the 200+ person company
Editorial Assistant - Jun–Aug 2005
• Provided assistance to Senior Editor, Art & Design in addition to all editorial duties outlined above
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA - 2001-2005
• BA in English (creative writing focus), 3.8 GPA, Dean’s List 8 quarters
• Published in UW Literary Arts Journal and awarded best fiction submission of 2005
• Founded UW Fiction Writers’ Workshop, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, Brighton, UK - 2004
• Delivered research dissertation in Global Media Studies
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Proficient in Mac & PC, HTML, CS 5, Microsoft Office
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