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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Clients: National Basketball Player's Association (NBPA), Snipes USA, Curry Brand (Under Armour), and 2k Sports

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Ownership and management of all national and local sponsorship assets across event & entitlement verticals.• Rollout sales initiatives (averaging $500k+) and field questions from clients/sales teams to customize programs.• Creation & development of sponsor decks/sales collateral/recaps.• Create and monitor project/event timelines for our twelve (12) annual tentpole events.• Work with interdepartmental teams in securing sponsor deliverables.• Strategized outbound opportunities to ensure the campaigns are competitive current and multifaceted.• Manage inbound media-related and/or impression level requests for pre packaged offerings.

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• Manage game operations and event production for the TBT Basketball Tournament 2019, 2021, & 2022.• Monitor sponsor activations and brand visibility in-game and postgame.• Facilitate event logistics including equipment and venue setup.• Coordinate post-production recaps with in-house social media and video production teams.• Assist ESPN and local sports media networks with setup locations, game day information/changes and talent interviews.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

• Provided support and managed The Gotham's Podcast Certification Program (Winter 2020-2021 cohort).• Oversaw communication with students, guest speakers, department heads and professor via Zoom, Slack and email.• Assisted with creating and finalizing course schedule, including classes, presentations and etc.• Coordinated selection of guest speakers which included leaders and pioneers within the audio and podcast industry. • Managed and reported all student questions, concerns and requests.

New York, Ny, Us

• Developed new business and revenue for our 5500+ radio affiliates and programs nationwide.• Created profitable traditional and non-traditional radio, social media, digital and event campaigns to a range of brands and agencies in various categories.• Managed and grew agency business through our CRM database on a national and regional basis.• Managed event and oversaw sponsorship opportunities for our flagship events, which include the Musical Soul Food Festival, Big & Rich Tour, JimBrickman Experience and more.• Develop advertising strategy for program flagship website and social media.

Silver Spring, Md, Us

• Managed $40 million worth of revenue for Radio, Digital, Social Media and Event sponsorship sales, providing campaign support during pre-and post-sales to ensure campaign performance, revenue sustainability and account growth.• Oversaw client event sponsorships and created customizable brand activations for our various annual flagship events which included the Tom JoynerFantastic Voyage, Tom Joyner Family Reunion, Rickey Smiley’s Birthday Bash and the Radio One Upfronts.• Coordinate the development and sale of on-air, digital, and social media advertising for our nationally syndicating programs which air on 180+ stations• Responsible for management of custom multimedia marketing campaigns and managed weekly internal timelines/calendars for client meetings and projects• Managed forecasting, media plans and impression numbers for digital and social campaigns via DoubleClick for Publisher, Google Ads, and Sizmek.• Served as lead point of contact for linear and digital clients that included: collaborating with all internal teams, troubleshooting ad delivery and performance, fulfilling research requests, providing daily and monthly reporting with analysis, distributing weekly logs and monthly invoices, resolving billing discrepancies and providing insight related to revenue recognition and branded opportunities

• Assisted with production and operation of large-scale events such as Time Warp Music Festival, The Meadows Music Festival, HOT97’s Summer Jam Concert, Robot Heart NYC and the Panorama Music Festival (all 40,000+ attendees). • Engaged with and manage brand relationships with ownership and staff. • Oversaw front of house and talent management process as well as event logistics and operations. • Partnered with CEO to innovate new brand activations and build new client relationships. • Managed talent/artist hospitality along with travel.

• Developed various marketing strategies to promote and produce the company’s core events, which increased attendee list to over 1900+ guests for the Ultimate Sneaker Expo (2014 – 2016), Westchester Sneaker Expo (2015), and Long Island Sneaker Expo (2016).• Ensured client visibility and created custom branding opportunities for respective clients which included step-and-repeats, newsletters, sponsorship page in programs, sponsored branded & social media content, and more.• Booked and created various sponsorship packages for major sponsors for both major events.• Responsible for 70 + additional new clients to the company’s client portfolio.• Assisted creative team with creation and scheduling of digital promotions and viral campaigns such as flyers and promo videos.• Clients included Complex, Monster Energy, and Jimmy Jazz.

New York, Ny, Us

• Streamline acquisition and input of local, national and network commercial copy, completion of network affidavits, and filing• Manage assignment/rotation of commercials and coordinates with accounting on billing.• Collaborate directly with AE s, the production department, agencies and commercial providers to ensure all instructions and spots are received, inputand delivered in a timely manner.

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Coordinated with Sales Department to setup on site promotions/remotes sponsored by various clients.• Handled contesting and data entry for various prize giveaways and promotional campaigns.• Assisted major record labels with distribution of talent products, music and other marketing material.• Facilitated the production and coordination of annual HOT 97 events: (Summer Jam 2009-2014, April Fools Comedy Show 2009-2011, and On the Reggae Tip LIVE 2009-2013).• Led projects in developing strategic promotional, event and marketing ideas for station brand (ex. HOT 97 presents Boost Mobile MC Battles, MetroPCS 5 Boro Takeover Tour).• Coordinated and executed creative and brand related contests, which helped, create and maintain strong listener base.

• Coordinated and executed various client promotional tours (EA Sports presents the NBA JAM Invasion Tour, Red Bull King of the Rock Tour, Brooklyn Nets Basketball Experience).• Develop different guerilla and strategic marketing ideas to expand client and company brand awareness and product sales at major sporting events and venues: Clients including: EA Sports, Converse, Red Bull, Nets Basketball, & Skull Candy.• Event Manager of Brooklyn Nets Experience Promotional Campaign (2011-2013).

City Of Industry, California, Us

Actify Marketing, Newegg.com College Tour, Project Manager (Contract)- Developed and coordinated marketing strategies to promote Newegg.com products and services at various Northeast Region colleges/universities- Established working relationships with colleges/universities in NY, NJ, NH, PA, & MA for annual promotional tour- Developed day to day objectives and itinerary for staff- Created contesting for giveaways at major college/university events

- Assisted various major recording artists with their day-to-day itineraries. Artists included: • Jim Jones • Missy Elliot • Busta Rhymes, e.t.c.- Handled bookings and travel arrangements for concerts, appearances, and other events- Maintained artists riders, files, and media library

Houston, Tx, Us

Station: Pacifica Radio - WPFW 89.3- Assist Programming & Production department with producing and voicing commercials, soundboard operation during live broadcast- Managed process of live listener phone calls and comments- Researched on various topics dealing with public and political issues

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Station: CBS Radio - WPGC 95.5- Assisted Midday talent, Adimu Colon, with on-air contesting, board operation, and content development- Facilitate on-site promotions at various concerts and events sponsored by WPGC 95.5- Performed general administrative task including but not limited to screening calls, filing, faxing- Assist with the selection of winners and organized promotional giveaways

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Radio And Television

Master Of Science - Ms, Sports Management