Brian Temple Smith Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Traveled nationwide to meet with clients and prospects, educating on SAAS platform capabilities, and enrolling new users.▻ Promoted to Learning Specialist in January 2019 for conducted over 200+ demonstrations and enrollment sessions through a combination of group and 1-on-1 meetings at targeted campuses.▻ Traveled to 19 states to meet with key decision.

Austin, Texas Area

• Managed 15 states and territories, creating new opportunities for growth at institutions of higher education. Launched conversations with prospects via telephone and email outreach.
• Booked in excess of 225 demonstrations, gaining 3800+ new users for the spring 2019 semester.
• Identified new opportunities through a combination of cold calls, email, and targeted marketing, touching an average of 350 contacts per week.
• Kept close tabs on the status of prospects, detailing their needs, tracking discussions, and constantly following up.
• Led efforts to establish and enforce organizational standards necessary for a startup company in the midst of exponential growth.

Greater New York City Area

• Covered breaking news events in New York City as a credentialed freelance photographer and videographer. Sold stringer footage to broadcasters including CNN, NBC, VICE News, NY1, PIX11, and NEWS12 Brooklyn, garnering a.
• Developed deep contacts with NYPD and FDNY officers and personnel by navigating through the multiple channels across the organization.
• Became a trusted, in-demand source for quality broadcast footage by consistently providing the highest quality footage available a competitive price.

Melbourne, Australia

• Produced award-winning broadcast content in the U.S. and internationally.
• Distributed the feature film PLAGUE across the U.S., Europe, and Netflix by identifying key distributors and negotiating the handover of final deliverables.
• Represented PLAGUE at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, gaining acquisition by a U.S. distributor during a sales screening.
• Produced 120 x 1:30 online education video modules in 7 weeks by partnering with stakeholders to identify needs and managing the production team from start to finish.
• Scripted, directed, and produced numerous other projects such as episodic television, music videos, new features, and advertisements that received millions of views.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed and executed the association’s political and policy operation on Capitol Hill and with the Executive Branch.
• Translated complex, science-based information for diverse audiences, presenting results to external stakeholders for decision making.
• Conducted face-to-face and phone call prospecting of policymakers ahead of key votes, gaining bipartisan support for the association’s initiatives.
• Wrote press releases, testimony, news articles, and policy documents that successfully educated and motivated action in the public sector.