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Los Angeles, Ca

Malibu, California

New York, Ny

-Liaise between Creative Department, Senior Management, Global Marketing, North America and Public Relations, coordinating and trafficking all requests and activities of the Creative Services Department for nine brands-Manage Global semi-annual prototype requests and all product photography including the annual IMW and Sales Promotion Bulletin postings-Provide support to Vice President of Creative Department-Facilitated fragrance license acquisitions of Marni and Tory Burch by conducting brand research and creating presentation materials leading to final package design-Serve as Creative Department's studio manager-Maintain system to monitor advertising campaigns in collaboration with Operations managers, enabling consistent tracking of usage rights and renewals-Negotiate contracts upon expiration, obtaining savings

New York, Ny

-Managed the day to day scheduling and provided support to the GM of Epic Records-Served as point person for label-wide communication-Created marketing materials, including Shakira iTunes presentation and Incubus Marketing Deck-Successfully handled and processed payments to multiple vendors and reconciled monies due to label for several artists' worldwide tours-Demonstrated strong understanding of marketing; identifying fluctuating industry trends, consumer demand in the music industry, direct-to-consumer, street teams and reaching the consumer through cutting edge digital strategies-Managed every aspect of on and off site meetings and events including: orchestration of all Epic Records' artists and staff for Grammy Awards participation (2008-2010), prepared budget, obtained hotel holds and negotiated rates within corporate T&E cap, oversaw production of viewing parties for west coast staff

New York, Ny

-Reported to and assisted artist's manager on a daily basis-Worked closely with office personnel, artist's business and tour managers, personal assistants, publicist, record label and attorneys-Handled all scheduling for artist: private events and concerts, press appearances, radio and television-Assisted in all ticketing, scheduling and travel arrangements for artist's domestic and international tours (2004-2007)-Arranged all corporate and personal travel (commercial and private air, ground transportation) for artist and family-Arranged and negotiated recordings: studio time, producer, engineer, mixer, musician's fees, travel and work schedule-Worked on production and recording budget for Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos (Spring '06 release)-Organized photo shoots: obtained photographer, worked with label to stay in budget, contributed to art direction-Served as liaison between publicist and artist for all upcoming film and TV promotions-Monitored artist's personal and corporate monthly expenses, managed petty cash and reconciled credit card charges

Coral Gables, Fl

-Assisted in daily office management and marketing of all Broadway and touring Broadway shows-Collected solid client basis for The Broadway Channel's internet division-Managed all content for company's website as well as client's websites-Composed press releases

Coral Gables, Fl

-Pitched stories to media in order to increase awareness of client's brand, resulting in press coverage and exposure-Created and implemented projects in order to analyze communication with key target audiences-Involved in the composition of press releases; followed-up via telephone and internet-Created and maintained media lists and editorial calendars