Wendy Posner Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Serve as a Art & Accessory Specialist working with corporations, public institutions, developers, architects, interior designers, publishers, wholesalers, retailers and private collectors in acquiring, commissioning, editing, displaying and managing their collections.• Oversee day-to-day operations of an international fine art and accessory corporation.• Responsible for accessory design and development including: sourcing, importing, designing and manufacturing of objects worldwide for the home, office, hospitality, as well as catalogue, online vendors, and retail chains.• Work with international clientele and develop new clients through networking and social media.• Responsible for all aspects of professional sales process: cold calling, market research, follow-up on referrals, customer inquires, networking customer base and assisting with complete design and customer specifications.• Rebranded Posner Fine Art, its website and began a monthly newsletter. • Deep knowledge of multimedia including traditional, online and social media with specific emphasis of the web-based and the entertainment business.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Initiated and structured a joint venture with Quad Graphics (the forth largest publishing company in the world) to publish fine art poster line. • Oversaw the production and publications of forty poster editions and two significant mail order catalogs.• Directed worldwide sales and marketing of posters to retail, wholesale and distributors. • Supervised preparation and negotiation of over 200 gallery artists’ contracts.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

The Posner Foundation of California focuses on a wide-range of causes to uplift human life and safeguard our world for future generations. These efforts focus on improving education and work opportunities, eliminating poverty, promoting good health, achieving gender and race equality, encouraging global peace, and supporting the arts.

• Managed day-to-day operations for department of five people. • Developed and implemented strategic and tactical plans for sourcing, selection and display of merchandise.• Oversaw vendor relations with well-known poster publishers, distributors, art and framing organizations.• In charge of licensing and product development for new merchandise.• Worked with Operations Department on developing order-fulfillment process.• Managed content development related to all aspects of art for integration into website.• Established guidelines and Art Advisory Board for original artist review process.

• Oversaw development and implementation of company’s web site.• Produced 450-person event for Los Angeles Siggraph Chapter at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as on-going effort to brand the company.• Designed marketing and sales collateral for the launch of Cinesite Digital Imaging.• Conceived of and managed distribution outlets including websites, partnership agreements (e.g., Kodak, AFI, and AOL, etc.) and other product areas.• Liaised with other Cinesite and Kodak divisions active in electronic publishing.• Developed strategic and tactical plans, product definition, marketing and business planning.

• Established Electronic Publishing Company specializing in content and e-commerce for the entertainment industry.• Co-produced, designed and launched “ED, a Virtual Entertainment Production Directory, a central resources and services for the film, television, commercial and video industries.• Launched sales strategies to promote product awareness within entertainment industry.

• Administered and catalogued fine art collection valued over $20 million.• Devised marketing and public relations strategies to promote gallery and exhibition programs.• Coordinated exhibition programming/special events.

• Specialized in the development and implementation of exhibition programs for cultural and large-scale public art projects.• Won contract from the City of Los Angeles Department of Airports to conceptualize, develop and implement inaugural public arts program at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Managed a $265,000 budget while designing and curating four multifaceted exhibitions for public audiences of over six million visitors a year.• Ran daily operations including executing general business strategy, managing employees, purchasing and controlling 10,000-piece inventory and overseeing shipping department.

Bachelor In Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

(Summer)