Duolingo’s first sales executive hired with a focus on custom advertising opportunitiesResearched and vetted over 200 advertising leads within the travel, finance, entertainment, and food and beverage industries Served as a trusted adviser to advertisers, anticipating how decisions are made and persistently exploring their business needs Collaborated with internal product and design teams to solve our advertising partners’ business problems and ensure effective on-boarding and customer supportQualified vendors and co-authored proposal for outsourcing Duolingo’s advertising operations and campaign management

Pitched Time Out’s digital, print, and event products to a national book of business with a budget of over $4 Million, with a focus on awareness, consideration, and salesDeveloped relationships with decision makers at agencies across the country such as OMD, Horizon Media, Mullen Lowe, and Vizeum, and on accounts such as JetBlue, Sonos, Bacardi, Pepsi, Constellation Brands, and SamsungIdentified strategic opportunities for clients based on their needs, both proactively and reactivelyProspected and qualify new leads to develop and maintain a strong sales pipelineProduced and develop sales materials

Maintain relationships with high level agency contacts at top tier agencies on the East Coast such as Hill Holiday, Mullen, Mediavest, ZenithEffectively lead client and agency meetings for accounts such as JetBlue, Dunkin Donuts, Comcast, Starbucks, Verizon, McDonaldsMaintain a book of business which exceeds a budget of $1 MillionPitch business by responding to RFPs, as well as proactively identifying and cold calling new clientsRoutinely educate clients on industry news as well as NBC updates and offerings via individual meetings Work closely with the Account Manager and Trafficker to ensure success of individual campaignsCommunicate account and sales information to management on a weekly basis

Efficiently plan inventory and pricing to maximize revenuesHelp provide weekly reporting to Management and Sales Account Executives on all active campaignsRespond to RFPs and develop sales proposals and media plansWork with the sales & operations team to schedule, traffic, implement, and optimize online advertising programsCollect creative or assets from client, verify specifications and follow defined creative/traffic processFacilitate the needs of different departments by routing and handling invoice disputes and account reconciliations Monitor campaigns and ensure campaign delivery and optimal performanceGather and reconcile multiple sources of external data for post-campaign management and monthly billing

Supported the online sales team in the prospecting of potentialclients, development of partnerships and generation of revenue for PCH's onlineproperties.Generated revenue per month in online ad sales for all PCH.com propertiesEffectively developed and maintained strategic relationships with partners Kept updated sales records including performance of featured online offersDiscussed PCH's capabilities with prospective clientsWorked alongside affiliate partners in order to develop successful performance basedcampaignsWorked alongside several Fortune 500 companies in order to develop successful co-brandedsponsorships

Worked with marketing managers to ensure that Sony PicturesTelevision shows developed and maintained a digital presenceHandled a large volume of calls and kept department organizedAssisted Marketing Managers to develop and implement online/mobile marketing strategiesthat publicized Sony's television shows Involved in the launch of several award winning websites including DoctorOz.com andwaltswarning.com Built a strong marketing emphasis on breaking into social media outletsOrganized mobile campaigns for several carriers and handsets including the iPhone

Developed, managed and enhanced client relationships for the HR and recruitment departments of client companiesContributed to profitability and success of company by managing expectations and negotiating services and deliverables to Fortune 500 clientsAnalyzed and effectively addressed business and client relationship issuesMaintained regular communications with clients to ensure superior service and identified opportunities for additional deliverablesOther Management and Leadership Experience