Nicholas Pantano Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

•Oversee media vehicle, vendor selection and optimization against clients’ core targets. •Work closely with clients to determine objectives and strategies.•Develop, maintain and nurture vendor relationships to create strong, successful partnerships.•Knowledge in several verticals; Retail, Beverage, Healthcare, Sports, Pharmaceutical, Arts•Software: AdMeasure, eMarketer, MRI, Kantar, Mediatools, Nielsen, Scarborough, SRDS, Telmar, Microsoft Office, Spectra and Google docs

Greater Chicago Area

•Gathered marketplace information and vendor profiles to aide in negotiations.•Conferred with client and account services to establish media goals, objectives, and strategies for advertising campaign.•Researched and maintained record of trends, innovations, and changes that affect media buying.

Greater Chicago Area

•Interacted with several company divisions including strategy, linear and digital to surpass goals set by client•Maintained, monitored and delivered media schedules. Assisted both strategy and buying teams.

Greater Chicago Area

•Managed the highest volume Longhorn Steakhouse in the Midwest, which totaled over 4 million dollars in sales per year •Monitored the restaurant’s financial assets and maintained accurate records, processed invoices carefully and in a timely manner, analyzed and cross-checked profit and loss data and reported information accurately •Anticipated, responded to and exceeded the needs of 4,000+ weekly guests; reacted to guest feedback with urgency •Successfully delivered profitability and contributed to a 5% increase in sales by creating accountability for performance through vital operational systems •Maintained less than 4% waste by analyzing data and forecasting accurately •Set clear operational goals for the business; established improvement objectives, implemented specific action plans and communicated goals and results to team •Effectively managed over 50 employees by communicating clear performance expectations to team members, developed and prepared team members for promotion and recruits and hires quality personnel

Hospitality Administration/Management

Business Administration And Management