Steve Solter Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater New York City Area

Zenith and MediaVest are part of Publicis Groupe, which is a global conglomerate of full-service agencies specializing in media and advertising for clients across industries (eg, financial, auto, consumer packaged goods).Reported to a Senior Vice President and the Agency investment department head. Oversaw a team of thirteen with three direct reports. Clients included: Procter & Gamble, Lexus, Chase, COTY, Georgia Pacific, and CDC.Key responsibilities:Planned, negotiated, and stewarded $600M+ in media investments.Provided strategy and data-driven points of view based on marketplace analysis and brand KPIs.Hyper-targeted complex consumer audiences to yield increased return on media investment.Presented recommendations and negotiation results to senior clients and key internal stakeholders.Executed high-profile, cross-channel strategic partnerships (eg, the Oscars, the Olympics, the Super Bowl).Drove innovation and thought leadership through evaluation and application of beta partnerships and emerging tech.Led cross-functional teams (eg, internal, client, creative) in development and execution of marketing programs. Built and maintained critical relationships across client, vendor, and integrated agency teams.Led internal portfolio projects, budget management, and billing.Delivered flawless campaign implementation and brand-specific guideline compliance.Led P&G’s transition to new agencies, which required management of external teams and transparent communication, along with onboarding operational details of the account. This required coordinating efforts across myriad teams (eg, finance, operations, external agency, client).

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Video activation for P&G

Greater New York City Area

Video activation for P&G

Greater New York City Area

Video activation for P&G

Developed English-language proficiency for classes of up to twenty students, elevating language fluency to a level that prepared them to undertake their BSBA studies in English. Reported to the department head, as well as the dean of the University.Effectively and thoroughly taught numerous classes focused on writing and oral presentations. Developed daily plans and course material throughout the term.Served on the Scholastic Honesty Committee, assisting other faculty members in determining penalties for students charged with academic wrongdoings.Consistently received high evaluations from academic advisors and students.Maintain relationships with several students and colleagues ten years after this role.

My role was to provide technical support for customers utilizing the platform. I quickly learned advanced software in order to provide the customer with the best support. Trained colleagues on the platform to increase efficiency of response to customer inquiries, resulting in an increase in the number of cases processed daily. Tested new software to ensure best possible customer experience. Assisted in sales demonstrations. Left position on good terms in order to pursue a teaching position at a university in western Slovakia.

Designed and implemented a spreadsheet for identifying correlations between sales follow-up calls and actual sales, yielding streamlined, accurate and useful data and a more focused sales approach.Increased call center efficiency by training a new employee to manage clients over the phone and operate technical programs. Assisted with creative advertising projects and website updates which allowed customers to more easily find the information needed in order to make decisions.

B.S., Business Administration - Marketing

Activities and Societies: Sigma Iota Epsilon National Honors Society Member (Zeta Iota Chapter, Ithaca College).

Japanese Language

Certificate Of Completion, Slovak Language And Literature