Develops timely, high-quality, and competitive proposals, pitch materials, and sales collateral, as well as collecting and tracking attorney experience. Writes and edits responses to RFPs under direction of BD leads. Drafts proposals and assists with collection, drafting, and cataloging of attorney experience for use in pitches, proposals, and directory submissions. Proactively identifies opportunities, tracks wins/losses, and maintains library of content. Assists with preparation of directory submissions.

Act as first point of contact for potential clients; educate them on the project phases and the design process, set up initial meeting, write fee proposals, and develop pricing.Maintain company’s web presence, including; website maintenance, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram posts, and MailChimp database.Support Owner/Partners in business development and marketing efforts [attending networking events, new client meetings]Prepare project proposals, RFPs and RFQs; engage design team consultants, develop design schedules and manpower deployment flowcharts, and create portfolio presentations of past work.Human resources duties including posting job openings, conducting phone and in-person interviews, writing formal employment offers, on boarding of new employees [W-4/W-9/I-9 forms, confidentiality agreements], administration of benefits [as liaison to outsourced providers], exit interviews, and filing of separation paperwork.Wrote and implemented company’s first employee handbook, including formalization of policies and procedures.Developed a standard invoicing format and payment tracking system for accounts receivable; generate invoices to clients [hourly/fixed fee/private owner/City and or FEMA funded], track & follow-up on payments, and make bank deposits.Manage office facility; initiate maintenance and repairs and negotiated agreement to renovate NANO’s office space.

Represent and speak for the Councilmember at various events and meetings [regular meetings include: New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, City Park, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, Brechtel Park and Le Petit Theatre].Coordinate the City Council Youth and Recreation Committee [create agenda as directed, organize guests and groups giving presentations].Set the Councilmember’s schedule [appointments and meetings, confirming or regretting attendance at events].Assign staff members to attend events and meetings for or with the Councilmember.Write press releases, quotes and statements and distribute to media outlets, as well as set up interviews.Research and draft talking points for speeches, and accompany Councilmember to speaking engagements in order to facilitate logistics and take photos.Maintain website, Facebook [5000+ “likes”], Twitter [2300+ followers] and Constant Contact database [3000+ contacts].Write official correspondence [welcome and congratulatory letters, requests for advisory opinions from City and State Boards of Ethics and State Attorney General].

Selected engaging talk topics for “WWL First News with Bob DelGiorno” by researching news web sites, blogs and online forums in addition to print and other broadcast media.Contacted and scheduled guests to be interviewed live to share their information, knowledge and opinions with listeners.Screened listener phone calls for appropriate content and to go on-air with the host.Ran master control console [sending programming and commercials to transmission, regulating volume and dead-air, switching between broadcast studios, running Emergency Alert System tests as mandated by the FCC].Created daily podcasts from the best guest interviews and listener calls and posted to WWL’s website for download.Wrote promotional spots and teasers for the show.Trained new call screeners and master control operators.

Produced audio for ready-to-air commercials, on-hold messages, narrations, training and sales videos and other audio projects by selecting appropriate talent, mixing music, adding sound effects and/or voice filters.Prioritized incoming orders based on client’s deadline and voice talent’s work load.Proof read, corrected and re-wrote copy and worked directly with clients on rate quotes, status requests, copy revisions, questions and pronunciations.