Kim Ries Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Ky, Us

Executive Assistant to the CEO, CFO/COO, President and Vice Presidents. Manage Global Corporate Travel programs. Coordinate Board Meetings, Town Hall employee meetings and special events for customers and employees. Program Administrator for corporate credit card programs. Coordinate employee volunteer programs (Habitat for Humanity, Mayor's Week of Service, Job Shadows). Manage titles and registrations for fleet vehicles. Manage travel visas and passports for global travel. Marketing Specialist - Manage tactical marketing aspects to include website updates, social media (Youtube, Google+ and LinkedIn), trade shows, promotional items, presentations and print collateral.

Created a small business featuring hand crafted jewelry and paper arts. Studied the competition and focused on quality materials and original designs at an affordable price. Created a blog, Facebook business page and Twitter account to create social media awareness. Developed branding used in business cards, banners, giveaways and in social media. Steadily increased sales at local art/craft fairs. Doubled sales in two years by researching the best shows to attend, returning to established shows and also offering online sales. Increased brand awareness and further sales due to repeat customers. Also helped manage the KY Etsy Team, a group of KY artists with online Etsy shops. Helped organize promotions, contests and giveaways. Registered a domain name and created our own website. Organized meetings to build support within team and to teach new techniques. Attended craft fairs to promote awareness of Etsy. Applied for and received an Etsy grant used for advertising in local arts magazine.

•Maintained busy trade show schedule for a major corporation, including 10 national trade shows with an annual budget totaling $700K and over 100 regional distributor events. National trade shows averaged 50k attendees. •Worked closely with clients to identify their needs and challenges and provide results within their budget. •Processed customer orders for displays and advertising collateral as part of the Advertising Assistance Center.•Created customized giveaways and promotional items.•Managed mobile marketing tractor-trailer road show (touring U.S., Canada and Mexico).•Worked onsite at trade shows staffing booth, interacting with customers, maintaining booth and all collateral items. •Managed projects under tight deadlines and within budget. •Set up registration/welcome desk at sales meetings and special events.•Demonstrated leadership skills.•Supervised and trained staff, conducted employee appraisals.•Generated project estimates and invoices. •One stop answer center for customers with inquiries about products, programs, branding, etc. •Review and edit copy for literature, ads, graphics and promotions.•Selection of vendors and negotiation of best pricing.•Generated traffic sheets and coordinated staff meetings.•Coordinated project management between departments.

Coordinated all aspects of trade show logistics including: shipping arrangements to/from show, orders for show services, labor for setup and dismantle of exhibits, audited show service invoices, filed claims for lost/damaged properties, arranged travel schedules, maintained inventory of exhibit properties, wrote work orders, prepared estimates and invoices, knowledgable about customs procedures for international shipping, negotiated competitive pricing from trucklines and airfreight carriers.

B.S., Marketing

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