Ashley Clark Email & Phone Number

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Invoice processing; client interactions; supply orders; office outing planning; deposits; cutting checks; learned TABs software & PenSoft; yearly budget prep; yearly company tax prep; managing employees; interacting with partners, associates, paralegals and staff; hiring/letting go employees; closing and opening files

Chicago

Office Manager at Ketchum Midwest, an office of around 75 peopleManaged two employees: Receptionist and Office Assistant; Also worked closely with the Intern groupAssisted with client meeting and management meetings/trainingsHelped plan and organize the monthly staff meeting and create the PowerPoint presentationAssisted with travel booking and expense reports for Office Director and Senior Vice PresidentsLead the Ketchum Krewe: the party planning and cultural committee in the office. Helped brainstorm and put together a 2015 plan/budgetPlanned and helped execute office wide summer and holiday partiesHelped with charity events in the office: Yearly silent auction for Room to Read, Gift Drive for five foster children from Wendy’s Wonderful KidsConducted office service orientations for new employeesHandled invoicing and POs for vendors and office expensesCoordinated client meeting not just for the Chicago office but worked with other Ketchum offices when their clients came to Chicago

Administrative assistant to eight members of consumer accounts staffCreated and designed PowerPoint presentations for client meetings and briefingsStrengthened PhotoShop/graphic design ability by creating graphics for client presentationsManaged logistical planning for client eventsAccount Work:Worked on the following team accounts: Cherry Marketing Institute, World Kitchen, Guardsman/Valspar, Milk, Unilever, Mars and many morePitched media new launches, research and news for the Cherry Marketing Institute, World Kitchen and Valspar. Helped write pitches for these teamsConducted media monitoring for the Cherry Marketing InstituteWrote content for the Cherry Marketing Institute’s Facebook page and Twitter feed to connect with the consumer

Chicago, Il

Assistant to the Vice President of a small distribution firmWrote press releases for the launch of new items and for a media trade show that Angel Sales exhibited at in New YorkTrade show preparation for the International Housewares Association show at McCormick PlaceCustomer, client and vendor interaction at the yearly Home and Housewares ShowWrote copy for sales sheets and updated copy on old sales sheetsUtilized PhotoShop and Quark to create sales sheets and comps (ad pages)

Chicago, Il

Wrote press releases for the launch of new security programsCreated Power Point presentations for conferences/events to help promote new products Maintained excel spreadsheets for web & event leads and trackingCreated marketing materials that were distributed at trade shows and events