Deborah Pressman Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Manage publicity and media for clients including comedians, actors, authors, non-profit organizations, and more; crafts and executes campaign communication strategies, monthly client proposals, and daily press releases for multiple clients at a time; schedules and maintains national press at outlets including Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show, The ReidOut on MSNBC, The New Yorker, Variety, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, NPR, Conan O' Brien Needs a Friend, Las Culturistas, Anna Paris is Unqualified; collaborated with in-house publicity teams; escorts and assists clients at red carpet events and benefits, consults with booking on clients' podcasts and other shows.

New York, New York, United States

Identify, connect with, and pitch prospective clients; create copy for social media posts, ads, websites, and marketing collateral for clients including musicians, non-profits, and political campaigns; manage clients’ social media channels and content calendars; prepare monthly reports with key metrics and insights; maintain relationships with local and national media professionals; conduct invoicing and bookkeeping.

Greater New York City Area

Managed PR for clients including writers, directors, comedians, musicians, artists, non-profits, and film festivals; crafted campaign communication strategies, monthly client proposals, and daily press releases for 8 – 12 clients at a time; scheduled and maintained national press at outlets including The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, AM Joy on MSNBC, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and NPR; collaborated with in-house publicity teams; escorted and assisted clients at red carpet events and benefits; hired, trained, and managed junior publicists and interns.

Chicago, Il

Managed projects, timing, and routing from concept to delivery for financial, medical, entertainment, and advertising clients; launched new social media accounts and developed organic brand presence across all platforms; collaborated with client, account, and creative teams; took on account executive responsibilities as needed.

Chicago, Il

Organized and hosted in-store educational events for new products and software; scheduled and managed local talent, vendors, equipment rental, and staffing for in-store events; trained and managed a team of 15 live-event specialists; collaborated with Apple event coordinators nationwide on a cohesive programming calendar.

Strategized, pitched and, executed regional publicity campaigns for clients including Sia, Tori Amos, The Juan MacLean, and They Might Be Giants; coordinated press and travel schedules; escorted and assisted clients at red carpet events, photo shoots, press junkets, and album launches.

Researched, maintained, and documented incoming and outgoing works.Created and reconfigured client, artist, contact, and inventory databases.Organized and implemented event, marketing, and national publicity initiatives for exhibitions.Principal customer service liaison for the public.

Day to day management of entire shop, including staff scheduling, training staff, opening and closing shop, maintenance of appearance, and management of 6 employees.Processed incoming orders, coordinated shipments, and handled customer-related issues.Extensive customer service including handling all mail order requests, interacting with vendors, consumers, as well as curators of both the Corcoran and other museums and galleries. Responsible for all financial transactions including bookkeeping, preparing deposits, tracking sales and bank relations. Manages shop website, including revising and adding items, images and the general look of the pages.

Managed student volunteersTaught classes when professors were absent.Evaluated, critiqued and advised student photography work.Opened and closed laboratory. Mixed and set up chemicals.

Wrote public service announcements and media releases, reviewed and organized incoming media clips, and contributed to planning of future promotional initiatives.

Organized publicity opportunities for film distributors, directors, producers and film critics.Researched and contacted media outlets (national and local newspapers, magazines, websites, radio) and target audiences and provided information on special events. Constructed press kits for artists including biographies, relevant press clippings, and event advertisements. Acted as a personal assistant for visiting directors and artists, such as award-winning directors Todd Solodnz and Danny Boyle.

Ma, Media And Cinema Studies

Focused on fandom studies and media literacy education.

Visual Media, Cinema Studies, Photography, Documentary Film

Activities and Societies: ATV, The Eagle, The Spread Eagle, Photography Film LabCreated, wrote, edited, and starred in television show.

Museum Education

· Completed 9 graduate-level credits in Museum Education.