Creative Circle President’s Club winner: 2021 and 2022

Creative Circle is a specialized staffing agency representing advertising, marketing, digital and design professionals. With local offices throughout major metropolitan cities across North America we are strategically positioned to service our client’s local and national needs. We list many of the top advertising agencies, design firms and corporations as our clients. Working closely with senior level directors, we have helped these firms identify some of their top talent on both a permanent and freelance/temporary basis

• Promoted to oversee quarterly North Shore title magazine, NS• Responsible for selling digital & print advertising into 7 multimedia platforms including NS Magazine, CS Magazine, Interiors Chicago, Weddings Chicago, Men's Book Chicago, Charity & Social Datebook and City Guide• Sells SaaS platform of third party data that leverages customized behavioral driven data, execution and marketing on behalf of clients• Lead a sales team of 10 to meet and exceed NS Magazine sales goals by creating new programs, generating leads for the team and providing sales support• Assist in creative planning, marketing and coordination for client events • Apply strategy to generate new business, renewals, new revenue streams and develop new advertiser and marketing programs to increase revenue• Establish and solidify relationships with advertisers by providing industry experience and outstanding service, maintain strong relationships with advertisers seeking print and digital advertising opportunities; actively pursue and identify qualifying leads and sales prospects • Create marketing presentations using all available products to include target audiences, demographics, readership, trends and research that will illustrate the features and benefits of print and digital advertising• Prepare sales contracts, estimate date of delivery of services to customer based on knowledge of production schedules and capabilities

• Sold print and digital advertising into 7 multimedia platforms including NS Magazine, CS Magazine, Interiors Chicago, Weddings Chicago, Men's Book Chicago, Charity & Social Datebook and City Guide

• National Sales Performance Plus Recipient in 2010, 2011, 2013 selling nearly $1 million dollars in events each year• Sold, managed, planned and coordinated events for groups of up to 600+ on the Odyssey, Spirit of Chicago, Mystic Blue and Seadog Vessels including décor, food and beverage, entertainment, account receivables and other details• Managed and coordinated multiple accounts simultaneously within the corporate, social, education, non-profit, and wedding related event markets • Made outbound cold calls to generate new leads as well as met clients face to face to sell & tour our space • Worked with third party vendors to help coordinate our events such as restaurants, hotels and transportation services • Oversaw and provided accurate detail coordination to the Operations team to ensure proper execution of all events

Outside Sales - Solicited 30+ large & small businesses per day selling add space for a University of Colorado Student Directory