I was employed as the Circulation & Logistics Manager for DLT Media UK and was later promoted to Group Circulation Manager for DLT Media UK and South Africa. DLT Media sells both custom and pre-selected packs of magazines to 10,000 customers across the UK and Ireland. Customers included hotels, dentists, hospitals, hairdressers, car dealerships and libraries to name a few. I managed and improved the efficiency of the circulation process of receiving 140 titles each month from 40 publishers across the UK and Ireland and distributing them to customers. My responsibilities:• Forecasted the magazine sales in advance and sent print orders to the publishers to receive the correct quantity of magazines. The amount of wastage was reduced substantially during my time at the company.• Managed the distribution of the magazine boxes each month.• Prepared circulation statements for publishers to validate paid subscription volumes to support ABC audits.• Managed the ABC audit of DLT every 6 months. • Procured new magazines to offer to customers and uploaded these to the DLT website for customers to choose them in their packs.• Produced financial reports for the circulation department.• Managed marketing services project to contact publishers to insert their magazines to targeted DLT customers (by sector or region). Was responsible for invoicing these publishers using Sage.• Oversaw the Circulation Manager role at DLT Media South Africa both remotely and through periodic visits to ensure they were following the best practices I had developed and implemented at DLT UK.

I was employed as the Circulation Development Manager at NUVO magazine and MONTECRISTO magazine. See NUVO Magazine for more details.

I was the Secretary at BCAMP (BC Association of Magazine Publishers) where I sat on sponsorship, circulation, HR and professional development committees.

I was employed as the Circulation Development Manager at NUVO magazine and MONTECRISTO magazine.My responsibilities included:• Managed the quarterly distribution of NUVO to national distribution sites and of MONTECRISTO to local Vancouver distribution sites. • Created subscription and renewal campaigns for NUVO and MONTECRISTO to gain and retain paid readership. • Researched, initiated and fostered relationships with hotels, airlines, and corporate clients to generate revenue from the sale of NUVO magazine. For example securing distribution of NUVO at the British Airway lounges in Canada and at Heathrow.• Sought new distribution sites for MONTECRISTO magazine including local retailers, restaurants, hotels, and businesses. • Applied for and secured Canada Magazine Fund (CMF) grants for NUVO to increase paid circulation at the magazine. This included creating detailed budgets and marketing plans for projects and then reporting back to the CMF on the success of said projects.• Managed NUVO and MONTECRISTO’s involvement in corporate and fundraising events across Canada.• Secured sponsorship arrangements for NUVO at various events across Canada.• Updated content on nuvomagazine.com and created e-newsletters for subscribers and advertisers. • Managed and established best practices for customer service at both magazines.

I was the Administration and Marketing Assistant at Modern Dog magazine. My responsibilities included:• The retail program: contacting specialized pet stores to encourage the stocking of the magazine. • The hotel project: contacting pet-friendly hotels to promote inclusion of the magazine in pet amenity packages issued to guests who stay with their dog. • Event management: organizing arrangements for trade shows and contacting event organizers for sponsorship. • Contacting accounts receivable.