Larry Oji Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Documentation: Creating process documentation in Microsoft Visio for all tasks and responsibilities of Digital Fundraising department

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Deputy website manager under founder and CEO. Responsible for staff management, fundraising, PR, and music evaluation for preeminent video game music community of more than 30,000 registered users. Developed and managed crowdsourced fundraisers generating more than $170,000 in revenue. Developed network of hundreds of professional and hobbyist musicians.• Fundraising: Developed Kickstarter fundraiser for Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin album, raising more than $153,000; Managed merchandise fulfillment through Amazon FBA and Bandcamp digital albums through Mailchimp; Raised more than $1,000 in monthly revenue through crowd-sourced arts patronage site Patreon, while increasing visibility of OverClocked Records sister record label; Negotiated targeted site ad campaigns with Square Enix and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.• PR and Social Media Management: Primary public voice and spokesperson for media and convention appearances, creating and maintaining social channels with following of nearly 200,000 users across Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; Secure media placements including high-profile outlets: The Onion A.V. Club, Minnesota Public Radio, Destructoid, 1UP.com, Machinima, Official Xbox Magazine, and Ars Technica.• Personnel and Database Management: Primary recruiter and trainer for cadre of 10 volunteer music judges enforcing quality guidelines; Maintain network of hundreds of musicians and other industry colleagues to support submissions for the site.• Digital Content Management and Curation: Head Submissions evaluator since 2006, having evaluated more than 5,000 music submissions against site’s quality guidelines, and provided feedback to submitting artists; Standardized and improved metadata for more than 4,300 music files; Manage informational database, expanding game and musician data more than 1000% through more than 4 years of independent research.

Launched and currently manage niche online music label with more than 200 albums and dozens of professional artists targeted toward game music fandom, including discovery and recruitment of artists, product marketing, and customer support.• Content Acquisition and Management: Manage sales and distribution through WordPress, Amazon, and SoundCloud services; Develop bundled music content geared toward mood and usage; Resolve customer service issues.

Addition of 550+ albums to video game music database, including full composition, arrangement and performance credits, track listings, catalog numbers, album art, game and platform associations, and publisher information.More than 400 corrections to existing album and artist entries with accurate information; Proposed distinction of “free” vs. “unknown” release prices and “strength of relationship” schema for related albums (in development); Appointed Trusted Editor by site administrator Ken Moore in December 2007; Promoted to Staff in February 2008

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Promoted from Internet Marketing Assistant. Served as donors’ primary contact and as lead in-house gift processor for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s international peace and health nonprofit.• Donor Relations and Customer Service: Served as donors’ primary point of contact with The Carter Center, fielding 2,000+ calls annually. Eagerly assumed responsibility for inbound calls previously split between multiple staff, streamlining resolution of donors' requests including donations by phone, record updates, troubleshooting, receipting, reduced mailings, and refunds that fostered donor relationships and improved donor experience• Inter-Department and External Vendor Collaboration: Provided support and troubleshooting to external gift processing, database and acknowledgment vendors, and collaborated as trusted liaison to internal departments interacting with donors and gift processing team, i.e. Donor Services, Annual Fund, Planned Giving, Carter Center Weekend, Correspondence, Finance, and Volunteer Office• Gift Processing and Receipting: Administered and supported all in-house batching, data entry, and reporting of 8,000+ small-sum gifts for $2MM+ in annual revenue (checks, credit cards, cash, online gifts, sustaining gifts, matching gifts, donor-advised funds, IRA/PPA gifts, and wire payments); Trained and supervised processing and acknowledgement team as well as volunteers; Prepared hundreds of gift acknowledgement files and letters as needed• Database Management: Managed 1.15MM+ donor records and overall list health across Luminate Online, DMI, and Raiser’s Edge databases; including 6,000+ annual updates for names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers, interests, sustaining donor status, and reviews of duplicate, deceased, and undeliverable records• Documentation: Created process documentation in Microsoft Visio for all tasks and responsibilities of Assistant Director, Direct Marketing and Internet Marketing Specialist

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Supported implementation of online fundraising strategy for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s international peace and health nonprofit. During tenure, online fundraising revenue grew by 138%. Admin-level experience with CMS, CRM, and broadcast/mass email marketing applications. Primary responsibilities included: eCRM database administration (Blackbaud’s Luminate Online Marketing/Convio), online form creation through eCRM form builder tool, online metrics reporting, strategic assistance, and online donor support services.• Fundraising and Donor Relations: Increased revenue and retention of lapsed sustaining donors through improved online and phone renewal instructions; Served as primary contact to update online payment and personal information• Digital Marketing: Developed content for and reported results and metrics of 500+ email newsletters/solicitations to internal clients, identifying most effective content for donor cultivation; Advised social media manager on best practices• CRM Database Management: Within Luminate Online (customer relationship management system), managed accuracy of 200K+ constituent database, including queries, groups, list segmentation, and resolving erroneous, duplicate, and fraudulent records; Created and managed 150+ survey, event, and donation forms to internal client specifications• Revenue Reporting: Timely, accurate reporting of 40,000+ online gifts for $4MM+ in annual revenue to Development and Finance departments for disbursement of funds to programs• Troubleshooting: Assisted Chief Development Officer with oversight of constituent records, cross-referencing, and synchronization testing between Luminate Online, DMI, and Raiser’s Edge databases; Documented processes in Visio for data management, donor services, and online form creation; Due to extensive product knowledge, identified erroneous credit card decline bug affecting all Luminate Online clients, preventing multi-million dollar revenue losses by nonprofits

PR & media relations for Tiny Metal and Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, indie, turn-based combat simulation video games inspired by Nintendo's Advance Wars series.• Product Promotion: Promoted organization’s talent and game titles as representative at video game industry events (E3, GDC, PAX Prime/East, PlayStation Experience, MomoCon, Tokyo Game Show, Paris Games Week), coordinating media interviews & developer meetings, building audience awareness and customer mailing lists, fielding player inquiries, overseeing booth constructions and takedowns, and assisting with games' English localizations.

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Worked through OverClocked ReMix in partnership with Capcom; Managed musician recruitment, artwork development, quality assurance, digital distribution, revenue reporting, and promotion.

Primary content provider and editor for blog on video game music hosted by ocremix.org, coordinating coverage of North American and European amateur and professional video game music scenes, including limited Japanese coverage, and persuading video game music community members to provide daily content updates and news tips.

Osaka, Jp

Worked through OverClocked ReMix; assisted David W. Lloyd securing musicians, as well as providing music critique, administrative work, digital album release, and media relations.

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• Managed display and timely turnover of more than 600 titles of Periodicals sectionmanager due to organizational skills• Independently resolved customer demands, designed merchandise displays (graphic novels) and maintained excellent, trustworthy record of cash handling• Received Service Awards for work ethic and overtime during store remodel (Oct. 2006) and exceptional product knowledge and customer service (Mar. 2007)• Regarded as very efficient within Seattle’s Best Coffee café, described in annual review by one supervisor as possessing “little wasted motion”

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