Elyssa Garrett Email & Phone Number

Madrid Area, Spain

• Manages releases for and provides support to upwards of 20 independent record labels based in US, Europe, South Asia, and the Caribbean. This includes providing operational support, coordinating marketing actions, and.
• Coordinates ad campaigns on Digital Streaming Platforms such as Spotify and Deezer and manages allocation and spending of ad budgets for Facebook/Instagram.
• Centralizes the management of special projects for… Show more
• Centralizes the management of special projects for international team (located in 10 offices across Europe, Latin America and US), including but not limited to Latin Grammy submissions, Spotify Canvas beta access.
• Maintains relationships with and pitches content to music platforms including Spotify, Apple/iTunes, SiriusXM, Tidal, Deezer, and Vevo, among others.
• Translates marketing materials, both written and audiovisual, from Spanish to English. Show less

• Wrote sales-driven web content, including landing pages and product pages, for tour companies worldwide.
• Built websites on WordPress using TourismTiger's custom theme, developed all written web content, curated visual content, and worked closely with web designer, developer, and customer to optimize user experience.
• Managed projects from client on-boarding until site launch.

Wrote tourism content, copy, blogs, and humorous cultural observation pieces on Spain, Chile, and Florida for the web’s largest independent travel media site, an award-winning food tour company, a travel search engine and various other publications and websites.

Madrid, Spain

• EFL teacher of English language, Science, and Arts and cultural ambassador for primary school at CEIP Ortega y Gasset, a bilingual public school in Madrid (Sept. 2013-June 2015), CEIP Escarabote in Galicia. (Oct..
• Taught lessons according to the school’s curriculum. Planned and led activities to engage students' speaking and listening skills. Prepared students for the Trinity Graded Evaluation of Spoken English.

Quilicura, Santiago, Chile

EFL teacher to 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades at Weston Academy in Quilicura. Planned and led lessons and activities to engage students’ speaking and listening skills.

Chicago, IL

• Participant in the Young Entrepreneurs Program
• Maintained relationships with artists, record labels, and radio stations. Assisted in managing the CEO’s calendar and corresponded on his behalf.
• Secured interviews and live performances for clients’ bands on college radio stations.
• Completed the day-to-day tasks of radio promotion including tracking radio play for represented artists, updating contacts, maintaining music server, creating artist files and tracking social… Show more
• Completed the day-to-day tasks of radio promotion including tracking radio play for represented artists, updating contacts, maintaining music server, creating artist files and tracking social media.
• Aided in the development of the music licensing department. Show less

Chicago, IL

• Scouted talent for an international music festival to be hosted by a large liquor brand.
• Assisted in general A&R duties, including tracking licensing agreements and maintaining the company’s music database.

Evanston-Chicago

• DJ and co-host on an afternoon segment of the Rock Show.

Chicago, IL

• Created press kits for artists, assembled records, performed general office duties.

Madrid, Spain

• Assisted in resolving licensing issues between companies, organizing sales data, editing ringtones, organizing and monetizing the labels’ Youtube pages, and researching the current U.S. music market and potential new.

Santa Monica, CA

• Wrote script coverage and pitched screenplays in executive meetings.
• Performed general office duties including updating executive contacts, uploading project packets to company server, and attending weekly production status meetings.

Bachelor Of Arts, Radio/Television/Film

Activities and Societies: Northwestern University Women Filmmakers Alliance (Executive Board Member); WNUR (DJ on The Rock Show).

Study Abroad

Activities and Societies: Studied Spanish Film & Translation