Zach Silva Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Concert Booking Agent for Anniversary Group Arts, representing a diverse worldwide roster of musicians, bands, and entertainers.

• North American Booking Representative for variety of artists from the U.S. and Asia including Sobs (SG), Subsonic Eye (SG), Bubble Tea & Cigarettes (US), KST (TW), Chinese Football (CN), Chinese American Bear (US).
• Designed Far Out Distant Sounds digital marketing strategy (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and publicity materials
• Helped manage inventory of physical releases and advise on physical/digital distribution deal for Maybe Mars, Genjing Records, and other Asia label catalogs

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Prepare, issue, and file contracts for U.S. and International artist engagements
• Serve as primary agency contact for Tour Managers, Promoters, Marketing Directors for client roster
• Coordinate artist financial settlements, agent commissions for all played show dates
• Design marketing materials for use by promoters and venues in their respective markets
• Route tours and negotiate deals and bookings for artists on agent's roster

Port Chester, New York

• ​Developed weekly digital marketing reports for venue network using Google Analytics, Facebook Ads
• ​Published original content to drive ticket sales – led to 15+ sold-out events, increased engagement
• ​Provided administrative assistance to Marketing Director, Box Office Staff, Artist Management

Greater New York City Area

• Digital marketing intern for Legacy Recordings branch of Sony Music, attending to Artist Websites, Social Media, and Digital Streaming needs.
• Devised promotions and analyzed digital marketing strategies for artists and releases in Legacy catalog with 1 million+ total daily impressions
• Managed artist websites, social media accounts, and streaming services
• Created images and text cards for various social media outlets using Photoshop
• Coordinated with project managers, sales and marketing staffs on special projects

Chicago, IL

• Compiled weekly clips of artist features, album reviews, live reviews; updated release calendar
• Constructed reports regarding tour press and media coverage of artists and releases

Evanston, IL / New York City, NY

• 'stache lifestyle rep at 'stache media, a division of RED Distribution/Sony Music.
• Spearheaded 10+ artist, album, and brand campaigns in the Chicago market – worked directly with retail and lifestyle accounts to design effective promotions
• Delivered bi-weekly marketing reports on social media and on-the-ground campaigns
• Met with artist management and promotions staff as representative of 'stache media

Greater Chicago Area

• Serve as intern for radio promotion and artist exposure in the Chicagoland area and the country.Projects:
• Quarterback independent artist promotions and tour scheduling
• Create artist and station files for company review
• Attend shows in the area and meet with artist management to give update on radio airplay
• Research and assess new talent

Greater New York City Area

• Assist in press and public policy responsibilities for the Manhattan Borough President in New York City
• Report to the Director of Communications and staff
• Attend meetings throughout the week on constituent issues and policy, events throughout Manhattan regarding issues of local interest
• Write remarks for events and press releases, develop letters to organizations and constituents

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

• Supervise all live and pre-recorded on-air activity of the station and work to ensure that all staffs maintain consistent on-air quality.Further responsibilities:
• Approve all staff selections and maintain and publish accurate, up-to-date listings of all staff members and their positions for general use by all staff members throughout the quarter.
• Supervise and review all prerecorded production and traffic material.
• With the Webmaster, supervise collection of documents and report to ASCAP, BMI and SESAC; maintain the Producer’s Log [to ensure that Executive Board and staff members are aware of the requirements for completing logs].
• Chair quarterly meetings of the Programming Board and other meetings involving programming and to act as chair of Exec Board meetings in the absence of the GM.

Northwestern University, Evanston IL

• Responsibilities:
• Scheduled quarterly newscast schedule, ensure producers and anchors are accountable
• Developed a working knowledge of radio station technology and equipment to teach others
• Worked with WNUR Exec to improve the station as a whole
• Wrote scripts and rundowns, arrange guest interviews for weekly broadcasts
• Established web presence – managed the WNUR News social media presence, redesigned the WNUR News website and populated it with breaking news stories, original reports, and WNUR News broadcasts; Worked with staff to.

Evanston, Illinois

• Designed, promoted, and operated on-campus and local product launches for flagship Ubisoft properties (Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, Far Cry), resulting in 100% increase in pre-orders in Evanston market
• Created social media content and promo materials for campus video game community of 2,500 Facebook users

Chicago, IL

Served as press intern to Senator Richard J. Durbin's Chicago, IL office, reporting directly to the Press Secretary and Senate Aide; managed special projects, including extensively researching and compiling daily clips for staff distribution; assisted constituents on time-sensitive casework issues.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Leadership For Creative Enterprises

Master's program with coursework from professors and media professionals between the School of Communication and Kellogg School of.

Mandarin Training Center, Mandarin Language Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: North by Northwestern, WNUR 89.3 FM, Supplies for Dreams, Helicon Literary MagazineAdjunct Major: International.

Education record