Amy Benoit Email & Phone Number

•Execute basic sweepstakes promotions from start to finish, including drafting program budgets and rules from templates, obtaining approvals, and managing client communication for all aspects of these sweepstakes.•Ensure timely and accurate completion of post-promotional fulfillment process including winner notification, winner documentation (winner selection, notification, and prize documents), prize procurement and fulfillment (merchandise prizes, trip prizes, electronic prizes) and 1099 tax reporting when necessary.•Manage consumer data via ongoing maintenance of documents and trackers.•Create purchase orders for the Promotions team and submit invoices for payment.•Work directly with other teams within GMR to develop and execute consumer promotions, ensuring smooth development and flawless execution.•Submit promotion rules for bonding and registration, coordinate winner list submissions, and track status of all such filings.•Conduct research pertaining to assigned programs (including promotional research, legal research, travel destinations, customized merchandise prizes, entertainment, transportation, hospitality, and vendors). Proactively provide recommendations for most efficient program planning.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

•Oversee the day-to-day execution of programs, events, and customer service for the advancement office.•Coordinate logistics for all fundraising, alumni, family, and all-community events on and off campus, including serving as a key liaison with vendors, hosts, volunteers, and campus offices.•Work across the advancement office to support Annual Fund challenge drives, major gift fundraising initiatives, and engagement of alums and parents.•Draft, edit, and send mass emails to various consituents through the CRM.•Create online event pages, track registrations, serve as point of contact for all registrants, coordinate event followup emails, and disseminate pre- and post-event RSVP and attendance reports to gift officers and other essential staff members.•Proofread/copy edit all major print materials and emails originating from the advancement office.•Assist the communications office with respect to the above.

•Edited and/or transcribed reports directly into patients’ electronic medical records.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

•Wrote, edited, and proofread general publications and correspondence, including Athletic Fund pages of monthly Maroon & White, solicitation mailings, Athletic Fund brochures, and special announcements.•Wrote and edited annual appeal letters and general fundraising correspondence.•Worked closely with outside vendors with respect to production of the above.•Responded to all donor inquiries.

•Provided proofreading and copy editing services on an as-needed basis to former employers, including the Bay Path College alumni magazine and publications for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as all copy created for the new building prior to its grand opening in 2002.

Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States

•Recruited and supported alumni volunteers.•Planned and coordinated Alumni Association/development office events and activities.•Coordinated semi-annual phonathon.•Supervised student employees.•Assisted communications office in developing and drafting stories for alumni magazine.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

•Managed donor database by tracking, logging, and manipulating donor and gift information.•Conducted donor and prospect research using online sources and periodicals.•Drafted acknowledgement and appeal letters and coordinated mailings.•Researched and drafted grant proposals.

Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

•Assisted with the planning, writing, editing, proofreading, and overall production of all printed materials produced by the publishing department, including magazines, event programs, newsletters, brochures, and other special publications.•Assisted the Supervisor of Educational Programs in developing and implementing an educational packet that utilized basketball as a catalyst for learning in core subject areas.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•Publicized events, activities, and news to internal and external communities by writing and disseminating news releases and event calendar listings.•Served as media contact and liaison between faculty and media.•Served as associate editor of Emerson Beacon alumni magazine and Emerson Today newsletter, which included determining story lists; communicating with alumni office and other key constituencies to gather information; coordinating photography, design and print production; and writing, editing and proofreading.•Supervised student employees.•Assisted in maintaining College Communications web page.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

•Drafted news releases, media alerts, and pitch letters.•Managed editorial calendars by tracking and pursuing editorial opportunities.•Managed speaking opportunity calendars by researching calls for papers, tracking and pursuing speaking opportunities, drafting speaker proposals, and following up on proposal submissions.•Conducted online research.