• Scheduled sessions with record label executives, producers and artists• Negotiated session rates• Booked engineers and assistants • Coordinated outside equipment rental as needed• Created new strategies for more streamlined productivity• Hired and trained personnel• Oversaw construction of 12th floor Recording Studio and Event Space• Event Coordinator • Booked event space for industry parties, movie shoots, music videos and meetings • Negotiated client rates • Identified client requirements and expectations • Set up audio and video systems to accommodate clients specific needs • Sourced and negotiated with vendors • Hired DJ’s, bartenders, security, waiters and entertainment • Coordinated and supervised all staff • Managed catering needs, invitee list, special guest requirements, event set-up and break down • Followed up with client to ensure their needs were met

• Sourced, composited, retouched and uploaded images for web content• Optimized, prepared and uploaded articles for web content • Created and updated employee out of office calendar and electronic filing system

• Managed schedule, maintained business/personal calendar for President Editor-in-Chief • Coordinated travel for New York and Washington, D.C. Bureau• Prepared monthly expense reports• Managed corporate special events • Coordinated special events and team-building experiences• Handled accounts payables & receivables• Created slideshows for website• Developed engaging images for pieces and uploaded to website• Tracked writer submissions to confirm their obligations were met • Worked with ad sales to track revenue • Analyzed overall department spending and renegotiated vendor contracts to reduce costs • Managed Washington, D.C. Bureau vendor services, systems maintenance and equipment updates

• Managed schedule and maintained business/personal calendar for Vice President/Global Editor-in-Chief• Coordinated travel for Vice President/ Global Editor-in-Chief• Managed editorial department conferences and offsite retreats• Prepared monthly expense reports for editorial team • Processed and expedited vendor invoices • Event manager for department conferences and off-site retreats• Designed PowerPoint presentations for corporate meetings and sales events• Key department contact for issues requiring prompt resolution• Designed audio/visual studio in order to create digital content for readersdigest.com• Purchased equipment and set up audio/visual studio

• Scheduled sessions with record label executives, producers and artists• Negotiated session rates • Oversaw expansion from a three-floor facility to a six-floor state-of-the-art facility with rigorous deadlines • Facilitated the expansion of the brand with the purchase of a studio in Nashville• Implemented new strategies for increased sales• Hired and trained personnel• Designed ads for industry magazines• Developed and launched the company website • Managed accounts payable, receivable, payroll, and collections• Coordinated special events and team-building experiences

Scheduled sessions with record label executives, producers and artistsNegotiated rates Managed accounts payableCoordinated special events and team building experiences