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Greenville, SC, US

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Marketing & Content Strategy: Developed and wrote print, digital, and billboard ad campaigns, brand video scripts, blog content, and corporate communications for top-tier clients.
• Social Media: Ran the social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) for client United Community Bank. Initial strategies resulted in a 179% increase in engagements, 93% increase in engagement rate.
• Speechwriting: Served as speechwriter for CEO for board & external leadership presentations.
• Talent Acquisition: On a long-term client assignment at United Community Bank, coordinated hiring process and building of bank’s Marketing & Communications Department of 7 employees.
• Project Management: Tracked CEO’s strategic priorities by maintaining her calendar, coordinating meetings (department, executive, and board meetings), supervising deadlines, and organizing meeting notes and follow up.

Brooklyn, NY

• Donor Relations & Fundraising Strategy: Coordinated high-level donor meetings, resulting in $15 million+ towards museum’s capital campaign. Collaborated with the Development department to conceptualize and implement a.
• Administrative: Assisted Anne Pasternak, Director, and also provided support to David Berliner, President & COO. Created first-ever Director’s Office meeting grid to streamline the process of scheduling meetings for.
• Speechwriting & Communications: Supported the Director with speechwriting for art openings, commencements, and memorials. Acted as ghostwriter for the Director for organization-wide and donor correspondence.
• Celebrity Partnerships: Coordinated outreach to celebrities and influencers that resulted in actress Lena Dunham (HBO’s Girls) and musician David Byrne attending the 2019 opening of the Museum’s Frida Kahlo exhibition.

Virtual

• Public Speaking: Presented career coaching workshops at top colleges and universities such as Yale, Dartmouth, UCLA, UCLA Extension, Middlebury College, Georgetown, UC Irvine, Occidental College, and Hamilton College.
• Public Speaking Coaching: Coach executives in the art of public speaking: finding one’s unique voice and speaking style, overcoming nerves, connecting with the audience, and identifying speaking opportunities for.
• Job Interview Coaching: Train & prepare job-seekers of all levels to ace job interviews.
• Speechwriting: Write & edit keynote speeches for executives, including the CEO of a national real estate firm.
• Celebrity Partnerships: Consult with organizations on strategy for outreach to celebrities and influencers - gleaning from past experience working at one of the world’s top talent agencies, ICM Partners. Successfully.

Los Angeles, CA And New York, NY

• Founded career coaching consultancy that specializes in helping recent grads secure entry-level jobs in the business side of the entertainment industry at talent agencies, production companies, studios, and networks.
• Expert in entry-level entertainment resumes, cover letters, networking strategy, and interview prep.
• Cultivate & maintain relationships with recruiters at top entertainment companies in Los Angeles and New York.
• Trained 75 private clients who landed jobs at top companies in Hollywood, including CAA, WME, UTA, ICM, APA, Fox, Amazon Studios, CBS Films, Paramount, The Conan O’Brien Show, Skydance Productions, and more.
• Built and promoted first-ever online course for entry-level Hollywood job seekers, Hired in Hollywood.
• Through private programs, workshops, and online course sales, generated $70,000 in revenue in 2016.

Teach 1-day course entitled "Careers in Entertainment: From Assistant/Intern to Executive" each fall at UCLA Extension. Course description:Entry-level jobs in the entertainment industry are competitive and hard to find. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you prepare? This workshop is tailored for those seeking entry-level jobs as assistants in.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Coordinated annual retreat for 70+ instructors including room scheduling, activities, publicity, and catering.
• Planned activities, publicity campaign, and catering for twice-yearly networking events for 300+ film & entertainment students.
• Created schedule of distinguished speakers, including cinematographer Dean Cundey (Back To The Future), for Custom Program of 25 international students from Germany’s top film school Filmakademie.
• Assisted with conceptualization and initial organization for UCLA Extension's first-ever student film festival, including scheduling, venue research, publicity campaign, festival submissions and more.
• Handled all scheduling and room requests for department of 7 administrators.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Consulted on a nationwide summer campaign to create the first-ever Immigrant Heritage Month in the US.
• Coordinated with managers and talent agencies to book celebrities onto the campaign, including Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and actor Paul Wesley (Vampire Diaries).
• Facilitated celebrity appearances in 10+ Public Service Announcements that were distributed cross-platform in June 2014.

• Actively pursued and acquired up-to-the-minute information and updates for over 70 department databases, including: cable & network development, TV pilot development, executive tracking, and talent tracking.
• Responsible for organizing materials and tracking submissions for over 600 agency clients to networks, studios, and production companies for 17 agents within the department.
• Spearheaded the scheduling, preparation, and follow up for all TV Literary department meetings, including weekly staffing, development, and interdepartmental packaging meetings.
• Acted as liaison with all other departments within ICM Partners, as well as with studios, networks, production companies.

Worked with 15 other agents, assistants, and ICM staff members to provide grants to non-profit and charitable organizations benefitting underprivileged youth in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, CA

Selected as 1 of 20 agency assistants to participate in year-long agency training program.

Los Angeles, CA

• Created first-ever digitized archive of ICM Partners television director reels and samples.
• Skilled in managing heavy call and email volume, monitoring office phone log, and managing agent's calendar.
• Booked travel and created detailed itineraries for all agent trips.
• Fluent in E-Agent business management software and created hundreds of client bookings.
• Scheduled client meetings, coordinated contract correspondence, and tracked weekly payments for clients.
• Featured as one of “10 Hollywood Assistants To Watch” in Variety Magazine’s Hollywood New Leader’s Issue (October 2013).

New York, NY

Comprised of JHRTS members from Los Angeles and New York, the Next Generation Committee members serve as Jury Members for the 2013 Independent Pilot Competition Awards as well as ambassadors for Festival initiatives. The Festival seeks to engage committee members that excel in their professional posts and roles as JHRTS members as well as exhibit a passion.

New York, NY

• Spearheaded new business development, including a $5,000 sponsorship from Beverly Feldman Shoes, LLC. Maintained the company budget and tracked expenses.
• Implemented the company’s social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter.
• Launched and co-designed the company website.
• Wrote all company press releases and liaised with media outlets.

Westport, CT

• Restored financial health of the WYFF festival and surpassed fundraising goals by 350%. Secured as an additional $30,000 in in-kind sponsorships.
• Organized a sold-out advanced screening of the Focus Features film Jane Eyre, followed by a Q+A with director Cary Fukunaga.
• Marketing: Increased festival attendance by 500% - from 100 attendees in 2010 to 500+ attendees in 2011.

Middlebury, VT

Founded and directed the first ever large-scale (2,500 sq. foot) outdoor mural project at Middlebury College. Photos and information: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/news/communications/middnews/2010/october2010/node/263409

Middlebury, VT

B.A., Art History

Activities and Societies: Activities: Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury Mamajamas a cappella group. Conceived of & produced.

High School

Graduated cum laude