John Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Assisting the Directors of Training with day-to-day management of trainees- Reviewing each trainees' active pipeline when needed and providing guidance for each stage of the closing process- Providing a model experience for the representative-client interaction and giving examples of common issues and ways to find resolution - Hosting PowerPoint presentations on best daily practices to ensure success- Interviewing New-Hire candidates and assessing their compatibility

Greater New York City Area

* Funded 107 Small Businesses for $3.9M in 2022* Platinum Sales Tier* President’s Club 2021- Fielding inbound leads as the main point-of-contact and guiding the prospective lead throughout the application-to-closing process- Discovering the needs and wants of small business owners and educating them on how our product aligns, relative to their industry and market - Reviewing pre-approved financial solutions with business owners and their representatives on a consultative basis - Analyzing bank statements and other financial statements with business owners and finding opportunity for future growth by utilizing our product- Working with the upper sales management team, the underwriting team, and our partner/affiliates team in order to further customize our product to match the clients' needs- Consistently managing my pipeline and updating various stages of a lead via SalesForce CRM- Developing strategies for prospecting and implementing them through Microsoft Office, TalkDesk, Zoom, and SalesForce platforms.

Greater New York City Area

- Attended sales training seminars and passed product knowledge tests- Met and surpassed monthly package and closed deals requirements- Demonstrated strong capability as a sales representative - Educated inbound leads on product and services as the first point of contact- Followed up with prospective clients and guided them through the application process- Assisted Senior Sales Representatives with critical information for closing

Greater New York City Area

•Informing the photographer, his photo crew and post production team on calendar updates. •Acquiring photographers’ feedback on creative, set design, and location proposals. •Ensuring all teams are up-to-date with creative and timing needs prior to a shoot. •Discussing photographers’ preference on studios, fashion team, beauty team, and production team. •Optioning digital techs, assistants, stylists, hair stylists, makeup artists, set designers, and DP’s.•Updating production sheets with all relative shoot information.•Creating photography project estimates and adjusting figures as the nature of the project evolves.•Securing photography equipment prior to each shoot.•Securing travel accommodations and sharing travel itineraries with corresponding teams. •Negotiating, approving, and paying vendor invoices. •Organizing and maintaining all documents in regards to project creative, agreements, and billing. •Coordinating contact info and call times in order to generate an accurate call sheet. •Acting as the on-set producer when needed.•Acquiring final art deadlines, post production schedules, and client/photographer edits. •Liaising with retouchers and clients through each retouching round before final delivery. •Updating booking system with latest projected fees and expenses. •Submitting weekly commercial booking reports to upper management and fielding job related questions.•Reconciling the division’s amex and ensuring proper backup is provided. •Communicating estimated project fees and expenses with the photographer’s accountant. •Collecting all photographer and vendor bills in order to draft a final invoice. •Approving advance invoices, final invoices, and submitting them directly to the client.•Reconciling flat budget projects by coordinating projected fees and expenses with the photographer. •Liaising with the AR and AP internal teams when vendors and photographers inquire on payment status.

Greater New York City Area

•Managed and tracked 28+ artist calendars and coordinated photo shoot options with colleagues and clients.•Fielded client inquiries on artist availability for photo shoots and recommended alternative artist options when necessary.•Maintained strong client and artist relationships by anticipating client needs and fostering relationships with photographers. •Examined project creative, budgets, and then communicated all details to artists in consideration.•Negotiated artist day rates, agency fees, and job related expenses with clients in order to generate estimates.•Tracked expenses, advances, shot counts, and overall project status between the artist and client upon confirmation.•Outsourced assistants, vendors, and arranged travel accommodations on a per job basis. •Collected all job related expense receipts, bills, overtime hours, and client feedback after a photo shoot is wrapped.•Reconciled and verified that all agency credit charges are accounted for before generating final project invoices. •Ensured that the artists’ work met client quality standards by formulating action plans to overcome project obstacles.•Attained images, and samples of artist work from clients, photographers, and third parties for artist portfolio development. •Provided clear communication on projects, creative processes and proposed approaches and solutions to the agency assistant when given assignments by colleagues and myself. •Demonstrated experience and ability to multitask by assuming responsibility of the owner’s and senior agent’s projects when not in office.

Greater New York City Area

• Generated and revised out-going invoices for three companies under the Jed Root corporation.• Ensured checks, ACH transfers, and memos are deposited and applied with accuracy.• Updated accounts receivable and collection excel workbooks for Jed Root L.A.• Created accounts payable statements by allocating talent/agency fees and expenses.• Reconciled credit card charges and posted vendor invoices for three companies under Jed Root.• Ordered office supplies and facilitated maintenance contracts.

Greater New York City Area

• Out-sourced freelance talent when needed and managed project correspondence.• Assisted in project bidding and deal memos.• Generated call sheets and talent itineraries.• Assisted in new business development via direct marketing applications and cold calling.• Organized and summarized project related documents and expenses.• Updated talent portfolios with new images and maintained portfolio logs.• Arranged messengers and courier services.

Greater New York City Area

• Coordinated with the web master and talent agents on web portfolio projects.• Requested digital assets from clients, artists, agents, and third parties.• Scanned and archived all incoming digital assets.• Prepped all new imagery in Photoshop.• Uploaded imagery and edited website functions in Dreamweaver.

Greater New York City Area

Web Based Courses

-Consumer Lending: Marketing -California Consumer Privacy Act & CCPA Employee Desk Card -BSA and AML Essentials -Understanding the Fair.

Scps - Finicial Accounting Course

Summer Abroad - Public Relations, Advertising, Photography

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing