Introduce Groupon as an innovative marketing solution to small business owners in order to create optimal offers that drive new business, increase customer and cash flow and help achieve overall marketing goals• Negotiate price, revenue share, payment terms and deal structure for Groupon’s unique platform of offers sent to millions of subscribers daily• Develop in-depth understanding of restaurant, health, fitness, and beauty industries and utilize this knowledge to create optimal performance for all clients• Build and manage a personal book of over $3 million from a wide variety of local merchants across the US. • Consistently surpass quarterly quota. 145% to goal in 2015.• Leverage existing relationships to acquire new business each month• Identify and research creative new businesses and activities to feature, widening rage of deals for Groupon subscribers and maintain a cutting edge approach to daily deal sales role

Secured placements in key online blogs and trade magazines for multiple Best Buy initiatives, products,and events• Fielded and directed reactive media requests directly to senior staff with suggested action for how to besthandle the inquiry• Monitored coverage and compiled client-ready weekly and end-of-day comprehensive reports for all majorBest Buy announcements

Developed research reports for new business initiatives for senior management Created biweekly presentations on digital opportunities with top-tier media to financial communications team Leveraged and developed media relationships with top-tier national media on growing and emerging digital opportunities Participated in marketing initiative around annual financial survey Participated in client meetings to discuss goals and strategic plans Created daily media analyses for a client based on trends in exchange-traded-funds

Promoted to Account Executive after three months of interning Developed and executed media pitch strategies for Weiss Memorial Hospital,Vatterott College and Upper Iowa University Secured media placements in several national and regional print, radio, and television outlets for multiple clients Worked directly with company President and Vice President to develop a crisis communications plan for the Special Olympics of Illinois Drafted and distributed media materials including press releases, media alerts and photo releases Assisted senior staff with event logistics and media relations for International Rugby Championship Monitored all online placements and developed clip portfolios for clients Contributing blogger to the Cushman Amberg blog discussing social media's impact on crisis communication

Created and maintained a Twitter account that was recognized as an influential social media page among all Village Voice-owned weekly papers Developed Microsoft Excel experience by managing an extensive lead database entry system Handled multiple assignments for the marketing staff including research, planning, execution and breakdown of events

Created and maintained a Twitter account that was recognized as an influential social media page among allVillage Voice-owned weekly papers• Handled multiple assignments for the marketing staff including research, planning, execution andbreakdown of events