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Plainfield, NJ, US

New York, New York, United States

New York, United States

New York, United States

National responsibility and oversight for the entire automotive category for both Fast Company and Inc. brands. Additional responsibilities include managing existing partnerships & growing the technology and travel categories for Fast Company.

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw experiential, digital, custom content, and print across automotive, private aviation, and travel categories. Cultivated new relationships and managed existing partnerships across the automotive, private aviation, and travel categories. Collaborated with CEO weekly to provide status of account activity and revenue updates. Leveraged industry.

New York, NY

Led all New York business across digital, print, and experiential. Built new relationships across non-endemic categories, including timepieces, fuels, and fashion. Developed marketing strategies and presented to clients. Improved OEM and strengthened agency partnerships.

Managed and grew business for East Coast automotive accounts. Consulted on comprehensive integrated marketing programs for clients and agencies. Led cross-platform selling, including digital, print, video, mobile, social, targeting, and events. Oversaw internal brands across the automotive category, including Time, Southern Living, InStyle, and Essence..

1271 Avenue Of Americas

Managed the sales process and developed 360° integrated marketing programs for clients and agencies. Led cross-platform selling, including print, digital, mobile, and events. Exceeded goals. Collaborated weekly with Ad Director and Publisher to discuss revenues and status of account activity/pipeline.

Drove revenues in digital, broadcast, event and print platforms. Created and executed integrated marketing programs and events. Approved marketing materials for multiple sales platforms. Collaborated weekly with CFO to discuss revenues and status of account activity/pipeline.

Managed the New York office and sales team. Developed the consumer and automotive category of advertisers; closed new accounts into publication. Created presentations and integrated marketing plans to present to prospective clients. Provided weekly status report of New York office to SVP National Advertising Director. Accompanied Account Executives on.

Grew and maintained sales territory from Maine to Florida, for automotive, consumer products, and pharmaceutical categories. Coordinated with Marketing Research and Creative Services to develop more effective sales presentations and integrated proposals for national and local clients.

Sold American Way, Southwest Airlines Spirit, and Celebrated Living in-flight magazines. Managed and grew East Coast sales territory. Leveraged clients’ advertising dollars by using resources within American Airlines Publishing division. Conducted extensive research and prepared marketing presentations for potential clients.

Accountable for closing new partnerships into newspaper. Maintained and grew sales territory on Manhattan’s West Side. Conducted extensive research and prepared marketing presentations for potential clients. Appraised feasibility of new business sales strategies and made recommendations to clients to help broaden their exposure in the marketplace.