Rebecca Mercado, Cem Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Oversee sales and operations of exhibits for the semi-annual American Made Show (formerly the Buyers Market of American Craft), the premier business-to-business trade show for American designer-made merchandise. Duties include coordinating room assignments, catering, security, audio/visual for show events. Trouble-shooting onsite complications as they arise. Negotiating with CVBs, hotel partners, and vendors. Submitting requests for proposals and vendor contracts. Developing marketing campaigns (printed and digital collateral, social media and content marketing) targeting exhibitors and attendees.

Exhibit manager and consultant for professional jewelers and metalsmiths breaking into the wholesale market. A valuable resource for one-on-one guidance in business development, promotion, booth design, product display and lead generation.Jewelry & Suppliers Manager for the Buyers Market of American Craft, a wholesale trade show held semi-annually (Philadelphia, Washington DC). Also, Exhibits Manager for NICHE: The Show in Las Vegas.

• Edited and proofed editorial and promotional copy for international financial newsletters and investment advisory services.• Checked for correctness, clarity and conciseness. Diligently queried authors on factual inconsistencies, biased or vague language.• Triple-proofed printed newsletters, forming strong partnerships with the graphic designer and printing company.• Supervised outside projects to make sure in-house style and quality standards are maintained by freelance editors and designers.• Used on-screen editing with change-tracking features in Microsoft and Adobe documents. Only printed documents when absolutely necessary, saving paper and ink.• Personally instructed and constructively critiqued writers on problem areas.• Created an online in-house style guide using a free blog site to ensure consistency in publications.

• Wrote, edited and proofed content for nationally distributed trade magazine with a bimonthly circulation of 15,000. • Organized and published Web site content supplementary to magazine issues.• Procured photos to accompany articles; scanned and optimized them to print- and Web-quality specifications.

Ba, English, Art History (Film)

Activities and Societies: Theater Department, Freedom Alliance

Non-Degree Seeking, Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist

Completing science pre-requisites in biology, chemistry, anatomy & physiology, and mathematics. Working toward application to a 2-year.