Profile
Respected idea-generator and problem solver, demonstrating vision, creativity, and initiative in identifying areas for improvement, detail oriented and resourceful in completing all projects; able to multi-task effectively. Experienced working in fast-paced environments demanding strong organizational and technical skills. Conducts self with confidence and poise in interactions with individuals at all levels. Ability to be agile, trustworthy, ethical, and discreet.
Relevant Experience
Marketing Specialist/ Photo Assignment Coordinator Associated Press, New York, NY
2007 -Present
- Coordinating professional special photography assignments globally
- Communicating with professional image buyers, including newspapers, magazines, broadcast and multimedia outlets.
- AP Images Website Administrator
- Photo content clearance and research
- Various Special Projects
- Distribution of Images
- Professional special photography assignments
- Communicating with professional image buyers, including newspapers, magazines, broadcast and multimedia outlets.
- Own marketing and project coordination
- Digital Editing
- Surveillance agent promoted to department coordinator in October 2005
- Creating, editing, and delivering content of surveillance reports from all agents
- Management of approximately 15,000 agents both locally and nationally
- Being accountable for the schedule of all surveillance operations, and their spreadsheet reports
- Compilation of customized letters and emails for clients, agents or other affiliated businesses
- Hiring of new agents throughout the United States
- Created and edited new company newsletter (designed overall page layout, structure, organized
- articles and graphics to fit into a four page newsletter spread)
- Provided administrative support to the Director
- Customer correspondence, merged mailings, and unique special projects
- Insurance Claims Processing
- Stationary design
- Manage purchases, direct vendor relations, generate and maintain equipment tracking records
- Compilation of Memory DVDs and photo manipulation
- Organize the details of special events and travel arrangements
- Filing and Data Archiving
- Client Relations
- Account development and lead generation
- Personal marketing material creation
- Sales Presentations, contract negotiations, and closing activities
- Product research evaluations
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook, and Access
- Adobe Photoshop
- ACT
- Quickbooks
- Networking
- Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X
- Basic HTML
- Digital Photography [shooting, retouching, restoration and photo manipulation
- Video Photomontages
- Freelance writing
- Nutrition counseling
- Teaching and working with children
- Non profit volunteer and project experience
- B.A. Social Sciences, Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ will walk 2007
- Equivalent of associates in business list of completed courses upon request
- Recent Book self-published "Out Of Winter" Release Winter 2007
- Photography Exhibition TBA 2007
- New Jersey Real Estate Sales License, Weichert Real Estate School
- New Jersey Board Of Realtors
- New Jersey Notary Public
- Former member of South Jersey Real Estate Investors
- Philadelphia Web standards meetup member
Freelance Photographer Portfolio, New York, NY
2007 -Present
Surveillance Coordinator at Count On Us, Pennsauken, NJ
2002-July 2006
Administrative Assistant Wooster's Funeral Home, Atco, NJ
January 2003 - July 2003
Real Estate Sales Associate at , Century 21 Hughes-Riggs
Still holds license, received in 2001