Lilyan Levant Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL

• Provides ongoing career transition support to outpaced individuals in one-on-one settings. Analyses, develops and delivers strategies on career options. Reviews resume content and suggests improvements until resume is.
• Consistently ranked as one of three Career Transition Strategists to receive highest volume of excellent reviews from clients for nearly all quarters since 2020.
• Routinely assigned by management to handle most challenging coaching situations and/or special needs clients.

Champaign, IL

• Assisted in management of career services and served as a liaison to iSchool faculty, campus units, and organizations outside the University. Delivered one-on-one career advising via in-person and phone appointments.
• Managed iSchool Practicum course which included working with students, practicum site supervisors, and faculty supervisors to ensure quality-learning experiences.
• Facilitated Curricular Practical Training (CPT) for international students on F-1 visas enrolled in graduate programs; managed apprenticeship and internship programs.

Champaign, IL

• Led strategic initiatives to increase revenue for daily newspaper, five community newspapers, special sections, events, two magazines, three radio stations and all digital products. Led meetings, delivered written.
• Designed and implemented new revenue projects ranging from $5K to $120K in incremental growth per initiative to include events, annual Peoples Choice program, special sections and new digital products.
• Reorganized entire advertising department by building separate print and radio sales teams into one cohesive unit; managed all cross-training initiatives to educate sales staff of new products.
• Overhauled all marketing materials including media kit and rate tables; identified and implemented new contact management system.
• Restructured sales and management compensation and bonus structure, and redefined roles.

Champaign, IL

• Directed day-to-day operations for independent not-for-profit student media organization at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with multiple print and digital products, social media platforms, University yearbook.
• Strengthened and maintained relationships with local, regional and national advertisers, key University administrators and faculty including Chancellor and Student Affairs office, Illini Media board of directors.
• Orchestrated passage of first-time student fee referendum; negotiated fee with key UIUC stakeholders; Initiated several College of Media partnerships resulting in acquisition of new computers and software at reduced.
• Relieved organization of $2.6 million in prior debt within two years of tenure by selling Illini Media building, divesting Apple-affiliated retail store, cutting budget. Balanced $1.6 million annual operating budgets.
• Enlisted support of the late Roger Ebert and other key Illini Media alumni to undertake fundraising initiatives; first campaign raised more than $40K in one month from new donors.

Chicago, Illinois

Participated in the establishment, coordination, implementation and management of fund development programs including plans to meet annual budgetary needs of $3.9 million. Coordinated and conducted donor research, wrote and designed collateral. Supervisory responsibilities included interviewing and hiring recommendations to the President/CEO, staff.

Chicago, IL

Planned and implemented fundraising strategies and advocacy campaigns designed to meet $4.5 million budget for Midwest's leading regional public interest environmental advocacy organization. Managed cultivation and stewardship of individual major donors and foundations to increase philanthropic revenues and strengthen relationships. Supervised development.

Chicago, IL

Built and directed accomplished sales team for Chicago's preeminent free weekly with display and classified advertising revenues of well over $24 million annually.

Master Of Library & Information Science

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism