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Seattle, Washington, United States

Brand protection strategy; intellectual property protection, counterfeit detection and enforcement, online market monitoring, investigative initiatives, data analysis and reporting, cross-functional collaboration and planning

El Segundo, California, United States

- Support Legal in marketing/advertising, intellectual property, and internet-related matters.- Optimize and maintain workflows between the marketing and legal department.- Analyze licensing contracts and advise on rights and requirements.- Communicate with colleagues across departments and external vendors and/or customers.- Manage giveaways and sweepstakes requirements.- Create and improve processes to support legal operations: create and manage forms and tracking tools, develop processes, and evaluate software.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Govern PLBY’s domain name portfolio of 3,000+ domestic and international domains, as first point of contact for activity, including registrar management, purchasing, domain-name migration, and lapses.Own process to file and maintain customs and trademark license agreement recordals.Serve as subject matter expert to address and resolve inquiries from customs officials and third-party resources regarding shipments of potentially counterfeit or suspicious products.Produce and maintain database of company’s board meeting records and SEC filings.Utilize skills in Equity Planning to oversee securities matters related to company’s mergers and acquisitions, including releases of restricted stock and related documentation.Function as departmental liaison, facilitating communication among HR, Finance, Accounting, and Payroll teams to seamlessly integrate efficient processes and mitigate risk. Execute a variety of Equity Planning functions, including plan administration, cap table management, annual audit support, investor relations management, entity management, statistical tracking/data analysis, and insurance policy tracking and renewals.Provide top-level strategic decision-making related to global trademark filings and clearances.

Los Angeles, Ca

Conceptualized strategies, in tandem with foreign counsel, to meticulously investigate, monitor, and prosecute brand impersonators.Collaborated with local counsel to draft and submit compelling UDRP complaints aimed at successfully recovering domain names from incidences of infringement.Mentored junior team members on appropriate management of research projects, investigations and takedown requests to ensure consistent departmental workflow approaches.

Beverly Hills, Ca

Directed execution life cycle process for Products, Digital, LBE, and Publishing agreements; proactively identified areas for potential improvement to implement more efficient practices.Established system to complete copyright and trademark conflict checks related to copyrightable and trademarkable assets.Supervised execution and distribution of Authorization Letters, Power of Attorney documentation, ensuring chop/stamp, notarization, and legalization as needed.Streamlined and oversaw document authorization activities, ensuring that all information was correct, accurate, and ready for data processing.

Beverly Hills, Ca

Directed processes to address infringements, including cease-and-desist letters and social media takedown forms.Built strategies for accurate monitoring of IP inboxes and related communication dissemination.Produced comprehensive Board Meeting minutes in collaboration with department heads and outside counsel.Worked with registered agent to file requisite annual reports with applicable jurisdictions to keep entities in good standing.

Culver City, Ca

Responsible for heavy calendar management, requiring close communication with internal staff and external executives and assistants, clients, consultants, and vendors. Scheduled and prepared meetings and off-sites, which included travel bookings, venue reservations, and catering coordination.Supported the Marketing Department in the creative presentation and budgeting processes.Coordinated marketing activities, including conducting industry research, performing email administration, and securing creative approvals.Utilized Concur software to process expense reports.

Los Angeles, Ca

Sourced office staff and new client talent, encompassing developing job descriptions, posting jobs to jobseeker websites, screening resumes, interviewing candidates, and recommending new hires to the president. Authored employee handbook and assisted new employees and artists through the onboarding process, including collecting all new hire paperwork, checking references, running background screens, and training new personnel in company procedures. Completed daily sales tasks, such as providing customer quotes, checking client calendars for availability and travel routing, and maintaining contact database in ACT.Reviewed potential new client materials/submissions; maintained all social media platforms and responded to cold calls.

New York, Ny

Maintained current, accurate database of all independent contractor records for this Broadway prop shop. Managed payroll; handled all sales and income tax processes for the state and federal government. Served as liaison between independent contractors and owner in all workplace requests and disputes. Utilized QuickBooks software to enter and track all prop receipts and artisan hours, to bill back clients, and to monitor delivery hours and labor for later billing.

Danbury, Ct And Remotely In Nyc

Utilized SAP to enter IT department requisitions and route them appropriately for approval. Provided exceptional assistance to customers regarding compensation and relocation packages. Meticulously processed and tracked IT/telecom purchase orders, requisitions, invoices, billing, coding, and other accounts payable activities.Provided executive assistance to senior VP and his team, including booking travel, scheduling meetings, and compiling and proofreading status reports.

New York, Ny

Met with clients to plan specifications for multiple events, including wedding receptions and The Great Saunter (32-mile walk around Manhattan waterfront).Assisted owner in contacting caterers, florists, photographers, and other industry professionals and vendors.Responsibilities included financial concerns (petty cash and budgeting).Assisted on-site to ensure that events went smoothly, emergent situations were handled appropriately, and attendees/clients had stellar feedback.

San Francisco, Ca

Produced daily schedules for all personnel of this residential and commercial cleaning service; ensured that schedules were disseminated appropriately each day. Processed accounts receivable and contracts, working in cooperation with JFCS Finance Department to maintain proper financial systems and procedures.

San Francisco, Ca

Prepared and submitted all necessary documentation to obtain and maintain required business licenses for restaurant and night club.Directed HR functions, such as posting jobs online, scheduling interviews, and maintaining all employee records.Addressed IT concerns, encompassing the websites, exchange server, high-speed internet, and PBX phone system.Served as personal assistant to the owner, fulfilling a wide range of tasks and responsibilities.

Headed onboarding activities, such as conducting background checks and scheduling drug screens for new employees .Ensured that internal and external company websites were up-to-date with current job postings .Assisted hiring managers in building comprehensive benefits packages and determining appropriate pay scales.

San Ramon, Ca

Handled all website-related activities, including publishing content to the internal and external websites.Performed coding using Macromedia Homesite and Microsoft Content Management Server.Ensured that all intranet pages were of high quality and were easily accessible.Provided ideas and options to clients in each operating company to help them build compelling new pages.Educated clients on standards, best practices, and copyright requirements.Performed an array of statistical research activities: prepared web visit statistics and shared them with the Editorial and Web teams, evaluated search logs to make recommendations for additions and changes based on findings, and monitored and responded to user feedback.Handled large distribution email campaigns; regularly analyzed user email to identify trends and areas for improvement.

San Diego, Ca

Maintained calendars for senior staff; coordinated and prepared meetings in various venues.Prepared presentations, including PowerPoint reports.Scheduled domestic and international travel itineraries.Handled recruiting process by contacting candidates, managing interview schedules, and processing new hire paperwork.Negotiated purchase pricing with outside vendors; processed PO requests and tracked expenses.Coordinated expense reports; maintained reconciliation to corporate credit cards, cellular bills, and receipts.Organized employee appreciation and special holiday events as well as company meetings.Partnered with property manager to solve any facility-related issues and security concerns.Completely managed the front office, directing all day-to-day business activities.Supported Market Intelligence Department by conducting surveys and tracking weekly product ads, both online and in-store.Controlled and compiled all trade show leads for internet marketing manager.

Mountain View, Ca

Served as assistant to the Engineering Department of WebTV, MSTV, and TVD.Maintained a complex calendar for busy executives, prepared meetings, scheduled travel itineraries and accommodations, facilitated a timely flow of information/correspondence, obtained signatures and authorizations, answered and screened phone calls, and acted as liaison between working groups for public forums and speaking events.Designed, updated, and maintained internal platforms and website.Planned comprehensive events, annual company meetings and parties.Collaborated with other administrative assistants to coordinate headcount information updates, position changes, requisitions, and departmental moves and training.Maintained strict confidentiality with proprietary information. Researched, prepared, and created presentations; coordinated and reconciled expense reports.Managed departmental asset tracking and implemented a system to track all new equipment purchased for campus-wide engineering labs.

Certificate

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program (Aba Approved)