Ben Proffitt Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Build and maintain strong, lasting customer relationships, complete new and preowned vehicle deliveries, share product knowledge with customers, appraise and bid on preowned Porsches at nationwide auctions, all while embodying the Porsche brand image.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Researched and analyzed consumer car buying trends in the local market Procured the right vehicles to build a desirable preowned vehicle inventory for the Harper Audi storeCompleted appraisals of vehicles at auctions nationwideTook calculated risks when deciding which vehicles were bid worthy, and closed the dealMaintained communication and relationships with vehicle transportation logistics managersNegotiated preowned vehicle costs and shipping costsAssisted in all inventory management needs

Pitch, shoot, edit, and write original content feeding 1M+ subscribers on YouTube alone, and all other channelsAid in follower engagement through comment moderation and review of social media post analyticsCollaborate with content team to brainstorm improvements to the brand and its online accountsMaintain positive relationships with vehicle fleet managers, social commenters, and other contributorsFacilitate workload by keeping calendars of project deadlines and scheduling of press vehicles

Golden, Colorado, United States

Licensed sales and service agent who wrote classic/collector car insurance in all 50 statesServed and advised members and clients to uncover unique solutions to their specific coverage situationsSelected as company Car Culture SME participating in automotive workshop instruction and volunteer eventsMultitasked to uphold efficiency requirements while providing callers with a first class member experienceEducated clients on solutions to their ongoing automotive restoration projects in Ask Hagerty job share

Charlotte, North Carolina

Senior editor for 7,000+ vehicle promo videos for the company’s largest client Administered video publishing and uploading to company outlets using Dropbox and Google DriveCreated short form videos covering smaller client stories for company’s sister channel, MotoriousRan all video operations with minimal oversight

Knoxville Metropolitan Area

Grow brands through research, content creation, and customer interaction on social networksExecute all video production, photography, feature and copywriting, and event coordination for clientsKeep up to date on industry trends, news, and technology in the content production spaceMaintain collaborative network of industry professionals while managing projects Past work for: Everyday DriverTest DriveWinding Road MagazineMotoriousCar and DriverHarper PorscheHarper Auto Square Cars and CoffeeEuropean Auto GarageDaily MotorUniversity of Tennessee athleticsDriveUTSmoky Mountain Fiber Arts FestivalSpeed DigitalStreetside ClassicsDriving Prophet

Park City, Ut

Aided production efforts of TV show, films, and YouTube content going out to 325k+ subscribers

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Performed marketing practices resulting in growth of active club membership by 130% in two yearsServed as club voice by managing member online community forums and responding to social media commentersCrafted weekly newsletter covering upcoming events, community guidelines, contest winners, and new membersGrew club awareness through production of bespoke social content and implementation of advertising tacticsManaged weekly club events, contests, travel logistics, and board of club officersOrchestrated alumni 3-day mountain retreat in Summer 2022 for those in the online community forums

Knoxville, Tennessee

Greeted patients and visitors to the hospital while always trying to make them feel welcome, offering assistance for whatever they asked.Shuttled customer cars to the proper parking lot upon arrival and ran to pick up the cars when customers were ready to leave.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Volunteered with a group of students and faculty at the University of Tennessee and Land Grant Films. Operated sound equipment for a number of interviews for a feature length documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library called The Library That Dolly Built.Assisted setup and break-down of sets, as well as operated one of the cameras collecting B-roll footage for the film.

Had personal photo and video work published in online vehicle reviews and Buyers Guide write-upsScouted locations and aided production efforts for social media coordinator and staff photographers Tested limit performance and recorded technical specifications for each press vehicle into company database

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Worked with the news team for twelve hours per week for class credit. Oversaw the reporting, shooting and editing of daily broadcast news. Assisted at the news desk during the 7pm-11pm shift on Sundays.

Maryville, Tn

This was a personal small business of Ben's. He began by building his own business website that provided information about his services, customer testimonials, and photos of his past customers' detailed vehicles. The business was promoted on Facebook, mailbox flyers and word of mouth. He picked up and dropped off customer vehicles before and after detailing was complete. Supplies were bought with the money made from detailing.

Acquired class credit in place of cash payment. Covered multiple stories for the online version of The Daily Beacon. Most of the time was spent as a photographer, while some time was focused toward writing.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

communicated with customers and picked up/detailed/dropped off their vehicle(s).Washed, cleaned out and shuttled customer and loaner vehicles around the dealership lot as well as the nearby streets surrounding the dealership.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Drove rental vehicles to and from multiple AVIS locations throughout the Southeastern U.S. Shuttled rental vehicles around McGhee Tyson Airport.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Tennessee Journalist (TNJN) Athletics Photographer Daily Beacon Reporter/Photographer Gamma Beta Phi honor.

Marketing/Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: Club tennis team, Dean's List

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Activities and Societies: Team captain of tennis team, cross country team. Partook in honors orchestra - cello.