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Greater St. Louis Area

• Assist customers with understanding product functionality.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for various platforms used by sales, sales operations, traffic teams, business operations and advanced operations.
• Use iSupport ticketing system to resolve over 4,800 cases/year for over 2,800 users with technical issues related to internal software applications including Salesforce and ShowSeeker Pilot, Innovar’s InnCreative.
• Works with outside vendors including Operative, Frequence and Innovid via Jira and Slack to ensure key components are delivered to internal support teams and external clients.
• Assist learning team in UAT, testing and training preparation for new and existing products
• Diagnosis software issues by reviewing software set up and configuration, system settings, data.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Works closely with multiple account executives in understanding the advertising needs of clients and in creating a products/services, including strategic placement of commercials on cable television networks and.
• Collects, prepares, interprets and analyzes research data reports (Nielsen) and incorporates into presentations and summary reports.
• Develops positive relationships with clients and in the community.
• Works with ad agencies, such as Saatchi and Saatchi, Icon International and Zimmerman to create aggressive media buys using CPP and TRPs in Strata View.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Handled all non-revenue generating activities for eight Account Executives and the local Sales Manager so they could focus on revenue activities including converting contracts, revisions, and copy into traffic ready.
• Anticipated Manager and Account Executive needs as they relate to preparing for sales calls, utilizing MS/Office tools; Adsails and Eclipse Web.
• Responsible for managing all non-business development processes and activities with clients, prospects and internal Media Departments.
• Assisted Account Team with prospecting new business and developing positive relationships with clients and in the community.
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly reports including new business, spot times, revenue reports or any other reporting needs that arise throughout the year.
• Timely and accurately processed Account Executive travel and expense reports.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Team Leader for traffic team of 10 including marketing and inventory analyst; acted a role model and go to person for team, ran daily reports, finalized and sent schedule for team.
• Trainer for new hires on maintaining strict deadlines to complete all work within work day.
• Worked with Account Executives to ensure clearance of all advertisement placements.
• Imported orders, copy instructions, revisions, verify and reconcile spots for sales team of eight; acted as back up for all other Traffic Coordinators.
• Scheduled all cable networks in multiple zones to generate the most revenue.
• Responsible for special projects, including broadcast sweep spots for four network stations and all local political campaign advertisement. Worked in Adsails and Eclipse systems.

Maryland Heights, MO

• Managed inventory placement and negotiated pre-emptive rates with sales management.
• Collaborated with sales management regarding pre-emptions and spot clearance.
• Produced daily commercial/program FCC log for air for multiple stations.
• Identified inventory avails and oversold areas with sales reps during weekly meetings.
• Worked with Sales Representatives to create media packages based on customers budget, audience demographic and available inventory.
• Worked with production and promotional departments to coordinate copy and air dates.

Cape Girardeau, MO

• Data entry of broadcast orders and copy for radio commercials in several markets.
• Scheduled of radio commercial logs for 9 stations. Verified spots times for clients
• Ran discrepancy, oversell, and various other reports for Account Executives

Cape Girardeau, MO

• Designed newspaper advertisements and special projects as needed, including Big Nickel Classified Publication, Tip-Off Monthly Entertainment Magazine and Scott Co. Signal.
• Managed graphic design projects from conceptualization through completion.
• Worked with clients, sales team and management to determine vision and design of projects while working to meet time and budget requirements.
• Utilized four-color pre-press technology to ensure quality production of ads.

Bachelor Of Science, Communications

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society Association The Capaha Arrow Peer Assistant Leaders

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