Contributing writer for monthly music reviews and artist interviews.

Contributing writer often writing music reviews and conducting interviews for the "Hounds Sounds" music column.

Responsible for selling print and digital ad space for national magazine. Research potential advertising partners and form a mutually beneficial relationship to increase brand awareness and promote sales.Seek sponsorships in a variety of tiers for yearly conventions in multiple markets including Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Columbus. Write press kit copy to promote upcoming conventions and increase visitor attendance.

Music journalist and photographer for a variety of music related topics including album and concert reviews, press releases, artist interviews, and concert promos.

Consistently prioritize a high-volume workload with tight deadlines through proactive communication and problem solving.Verify commercial logs for accurate programming information, commercial content, product separation, advertiser separation, and extensive editing for on-air broadcast.Work closely with sales managers to maximize inventory and revenue potential by communicating inventory oversell and programming conflicts.Validate creative uploaded by content contributors to ensure all assets are properly titled and tagged.

Manage training teams at 20+ new franchise units, leading class sizes of 30-40 new employees, create work schedules, place orders, and communicate daily training activities to all cross functional teams.Research opportunities to increase sales, grow business, and overall market share by seeking unique business ventures (conventions, special events, festivals, etc.) that are a good fit for brand.Manage vendor relationships to track pricing and troubleshoot product availability.Setting and exceeding sales forecasts for varied markets such as downtown urban vs lifestyle centers.Utilize sales reports to track comparative weekly, monthly, and yearly sales data, capture trends, and adjust business plan accordingly to meet sales goals.Create training materials to execute promotions and new product market launch. These include LTO promotions, testing new local flavor profiles, and seasonal offerings.

Contributing writer for album reviews.

Internship included evaluating short story and novel submissions for acceptance or rejection, editing manuscripts prior to publication, event setup and assistance with promoting and selling books.