Summary

• Marketing Assistant with over 10 year’s experience.  Well organized with strong detail orientation.  Supported high level executives with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Able to grow positive relationships with vendors and colleagues at all organizational levels.  Can work under pressure, while remaining flexible, resourceful and efficient.  
• Managed staff and groups of 20.  Able to work independently with little or no supervision. Quick learner.   
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. Familiar with various Databases.

Professional Experience

Bethel Theatre Works, Bethel, NY (2011 – Present)

Founder, Producer,  Artistic Director

• Researched, developed and produced the variety show Vaudeville in the Catskills.  A theatrical production that reflects the history of the entertainment and tourism industries in the Catskills
• Diversified the production with annually presenting a different decade or era
• Enlisted the support of local talent and businesses
• Received sponsorship from local businesses
• Wrote and received Grants each year, administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance

A&E Television Networks / AETN, New York, NY (1997-2007)

A&E Network / AETN (2002-2007)

Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing

• Supported the Senior Vice President with day-to-day operational activities
• Organized all details for special advertising campaigns with high profiled celebrities with confidentiality
• Interacted with external agencies and vendors and internal departments, including coordinating meetings and providing team support
• Worked directly with the Director of Strategic Alliances and Consumer Promotions
• Coordinated and executed the development of promotional elements for offsite events/exhibits
• Managed sponsorship components and coordinated all collateral for unique award ceremonies
• Supervised all promotional essentials for company’s various partnerships
• Evaluated and implemented promotional opportunities for A&E’s crime & justice programs
• Administered the creation of monthly coupon inserts with AETN Home Video Store
• Proposed specific programs and created editorial content for Northwest Airlines In-flight magazine
• Initiated and developed strategic marketing prospects for targeted audiences
• Established and maintained charts to track development and status of creative materials

The History Channel / AETN (1997 – 2002)

Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing

• Provided administrative support to Senior Vice President and assisted the Marketing staff
• Created Power Point presentations for executive management
• Oversaw partnership and executed all program materials for on-air use with the syndicated game show Jeopardy
• Managed and coordinated all aspects of TimeLab 2000 video’s for distribution to broadcast affiliates (covering 23 U.S. markets & Canada); also coordinated TimeLab 2000 vignettes to produce Black History and Women’s History on-air spots
• Researched and executed historical daily facts for the History Channel’s “3-Dimensional LED Billboard”
• Assisted the Public Relations and Branding division with the USA tour of Time Machine, a mobile museum, including writing media alerts and contacting Press throughout the U.S.

Now! Communications Group Inc. – Raw Space, New York, NY (1997)

Manager/Office Coordinator – Film/Theater Production Complex

• Supervised studios and stage rentals in coordination with salesperson
• Interacted with clients and vendors
• Implemented maintenance schedules for facility upgrade requirements
• Organized needs of management office

Early Career Experience

Pre-production Coordinator for an Independent Film presented at the NY Film Festival.

Full-time Staff Assistant to the Producer, Director of The Ruth Foreman Theatre and The Pied Piper Players; a year-round professional theatre in N. Miami Beach, Fla. 

Additional  Experience & Activities

The Sullivan County Historical Society, Hurleyville, NY – Volunteer 

• Catalogue and document historical videos, pictures and photos
• Assist with general office work

Various Local Theatre Groups – Volunteer

• Director, Stage Management, Actor

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

• Voting Member-The Emmy’s, 2003 – 2007

 Education

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY

• Theater Arts, Graduate

Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY

• Liberal Arts

New School for Social Research, New York, NY

• Publicity and Promotion for the Entertainment and Communication Industries
• Production Planning for Film and Video
• A Guide to Video Production
• The Actors Studio Seminars: The Craft of Theater and Film

Computer Expertise

Career Blazers Learning Center, New York, NY

•  PC Specialist, Certification – MS Office Proficient