Nicole Gildea Email & Phone Number

United States

Trumbull, CT

Part-time Zumba and Barre instructor.

Bridgeport, CT

• Worked part-time with a small marketing team at a full-service law firm.
• Responsibilities included: customer database management, graphic design, direct mail, socialmedia, event and trade show organization, PR and being one of the liaisons working with our outside ad agency and printing.

Stratford, CT

• Managed marketing strategy for a leading global business aviation company.
• Developed / executed all public relations and marketing activities in the US and worldwide.
• Developed brand strategy, successfully re-branded a 14 year old small-scale company to an internationally recognized luxury brand.
• Created /produced all company marketing materials: press releases, direct mail campaigns, product brochures, print advertising, website content, internet advertising and graphic design.
• Researched, selected, organized promotional events including industry tradeshows.
• Worked closely with advertising agencies and C-level management to create and execute marketing strategy.

Irvine, CA

• Conducted marketing surveys for a software manufacturing company.
• Provided forecast information which aided in the nationwide success of several new imaging software products.
• Developed marketing presentation reports utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Secured media interviews, speaking engagements and organized trade shows for company executives.

Laguna Beach, CA

• Privately tutored high school students in the areas of math and science.
• Experience acquired in this capacity was the ability to identify individualscholastic needs through parent and teacher interaction and provide groundwork necessary for the achievement of educational goals.
• Most rewarding was the amount of positive feedback received from parents and teachers.

• Promoted from Store Manager to Northeast Regional Manager upon graduation from college.
• Responsible for managing the Northeast Region chain of 15 retail stores.
• Duties included: merchandising, inventory management, shrinkage control, hiring and training store managers and employees, coordinating promotions, advertising and meeting sales goals.
• Transferred to Los Angeles to fill the need for a southwest regional manager.
• Proven track record for having the company’s highest sales for five consecutive years.