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Responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the store, while supporting managers in sales campaigns, employee engagement, and administrative tasks. Educated employees on store offerings and demonstrated how to effectively advocate our services to the community. Applied relationship-oriented leadership methods to inspire performance from employees and fostered lasting professional mentorships.

Milwaukee

Los Angeles, California

Responsible for achieving revenue growth goals & successful implementation of direct advertising campaigns by conducting publisher research, negotiate ad rates, designing creative, & maintaining relationships with sales reps.• Aggressively negotiated advertising rates with sales reps. Slashed advertising costs by an average of 60%.• Crafted HTML email sales letter; educating readers, sparking product interest, & inspired click-through action.• Designed creative for website display… Show more Responsible for achieving revenue growth goals & successful implementation of direct advertising campaigns by conducting publisher research, negotiate ad rates, designing creative, & maintaining relationships with sales reps.• Aggressively negotiated advertising rates with sales reps. Slashed advertising costs by an average of 60%.• Crafted HTML email sales letter; educating readers, sparking product interest, & inspired click-through action.• Designed creative for website display campaigns and Pinterest Promoted Pins campaigns. Achieved an ROI of 280%.• Managed PPC advertising campaigns; targeting search engine users based on demographics & popular keywords.• Analyzed SEM data, optimizing adword bids to achieve .7% CTR & a conversion rate of 1 sale for every $50 spent.• Executed A/B tests, discovering new ads that outperformed the successful creative the company had been using. Show less

Woodland Hills, Ca

Responsible for generating new leads, scheduling guest visits, providing personalized tours, connecting fitness goals with results, & converting guests into members.• Formed partnerships with local organizations/business, leading to corporate accounts & 6 promotional events.• Appointed Club Representative; attended B2B events, where I generated new lead sources & membership sales.

Reseda, Ca

I was charged with assessing the strengths & weaknesses of the West Valley YMCA’s social media presence, managing their Facebook account, & developing content that promoted their services & fundraising campaign.• By posting relevant & consistent content, I was able to increase Facebook follower activity by 200%.• Took video and photos at events, then edited the media to be featured in social media posts and their website.• Used Hootsuite to create a media calendar, allowing Facebook… Show more I was charged with assessing the strengths & weaknesses of the West Valley YMCA’s social media presence, managing their Facebook account, & developing content that promoted their services & fundraising campaign.• By posting relevant & consistent content, I was able to increase Facebook follower activity by 200%.• Took video and photos at events, then edited the media to be featured in social media posts and their website.• Used Hootsuite to create a media calendar, allowing Facebook activity to stay consistent after my term ended. Show less

Northridge, California

Northridge, California

Elected by my peers to the lead our chapter & manage an executive board of 15+ students. Planned workshops, scheduled guest speaker seminars, acquired funds, led meetings, & grew our organization.• Organized our Marketing Mash-Up social mixer, connecting students to marketing professionals. Leading to internships & job opportunities, while raising over $2000 for our Chapter.• Drafted our chapter plan, which identified areas of improvement & set goals for the next year. Received the… Show more Elected by my peers to the lead our chapter & manage an executive board of 15+ students. Planned workshops, scheduled guest speaker seminars, acquired funds, led meetings, & grew our organization.• Organized our Marketing Mash-Up social mixer, connecting students to marketing professionals. Leading to internships & job opportunities, while raising over $2000 for our Chapter.• Drafted our chapter plan, which identified areas of improvement & set goals for the next year. Received the Outstanding Chapter Plan Award from AMA National.• Using sales techniques, promotional events, & class speeches, I was able to increase registered members by 70%.• Implemented new skill building workshops & professional events; providing more relevant benefits to member career goals. Increasing active membership participation by 70%. Show less

Northridge, California

As Director of Membership, it was my responsability to assist the VP of Membership on increasing membership numbers and participation in organization events. With my interpersonal skills, I built relationships with current and prospective members. As a Director, I attended and contributed to every Executive Board Meeting. Because I interacted with almost every member, I was able to relay to the E-Board what they were looking to gain through their membership.

Woodland Hills, Ca

• Advertised, promoted, and sold consumer electronics and services to customers• Simplified and explained tech language, product functions, and store services to customers with limited knowledge• Provided creative and effective solutions for customers' needs and problems • Strategically created new layouts for the videogame department, which promoted our most profitable products• Designed, constructed, and implemented a multi-media advertising display to increase awareness of… Show more • Advertised, promoted, and sold consumer electronics and services to customers• Simplified and explained tech language, product functions, and store services to customers with limited knowledge• Provided creative and effective solutions for customers' needs and problems • Strategically created new layouts for the videogame department, which promoted our most profitable products• Designed, constructed, and implemented a multi-media advertising display to increase awareness of new products Show less

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing

Activities and Societies: American Marketing Association, The Management Association of Cal State Northridge, Leaders In Alliance

Business Administration And Management, General

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Robotics Team