WMOR-TV, Tampa, FL, US, Sales Assistant
•Supply sales and marketing support to a sales force of nine sales Account Executives.
•Contributing writer to Hearst Link, national Hearst Corporation newsletter.
•Input orders for Account Executives.
•Back up support for the Traffic Coordinator. Schedule commercials, attach missing copy to orders, download spots and compiling and printing logs.
•Formatting and distributing Nielsen overnight ratings.
•Back up support for National Sales Assistant.
•Pull ratings post reports for Account Executives and clients.
•Pull spot placements and pre/post logs on a weekly basis for clients.
•Fulfill customer service requests: pulling spot placements from the traffic system, routing calls to other departments, tracking down Account Executives in the field.
•Updating station's web site on request.
•Create Power Point sales presentations
•Print, bind and copy sales packages.
•Fill in as needed at the reception/switchboard desk
•Greet visitors entering the office, determine the nature and purpose of visit and directed them to the appropriate destination.
•Answer phones for account executives and managers.
•Coordinate travel arrangements as needed.
•Other duties as required.
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Sales Assistant
•Supported Research Director by inputting and updating station programming into Nielsen's eNames system and by inputting and attaching ratings to programming in the One Domain inventory system.
•Wrote press releases for the station as needed.
•Supplied sales and marketing support to a sales force of eleven Account Executives.
•Back up support for Traffic Coordinator, scheduled commercials and attached copy to orders.
•Sponsor contact and coordinator for High School Play Book.
•Pulled spot placements and pre/post logs on a weekly basis for clients.
•Assisted in coordinating station events such as the Healthy 4 Life Expo, Winterfest, Summerfest, and other client events.
•Fulfilled customer service requests
Three Rivers Adoption Council, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Program Assistant
•Provided direct support to the program supervisors and intensive case managers in all three TRAC offices.
•Maintained all family and child paperwork to meet the standards of PA foster care regulations.
•Maintained the family and child database and the client information contained in the TRAC Traffic System (Donor Pro), as well as the county MPI and state HCSIS systems.
•Provided direct assistance to all foster care/adoption clients (by phone and in person).
•Provided direct assistance to all families interested in adoption and foster care through intake and orientation meeting facilitation.
•Created fliers and mailings to all families as needed.
•Clerical duties (printing, copying, distribution, etc.) Worked with the support team as a whole to provide general office support as needed.
KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA, US, CBS News Apprentice
•Provided support to the assignment desk by taking and logging incoming calls for possible story leads.
•Assisted news producers by writing for the five o'clock newscast and providing stories as requested.
•Contributed written and video content to the KDKA.com web site.
•Assisted the promotions producers with writing and editing daily topical promotions.
•Assisted reporters and covered stories when requested.
•Supported the Assistant News Director with special projects.
•Assisted the producer of the Pittsburgh Today Live Show by writing segments and managing guests for the live daily magazine show.
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Executive Assistant
•Provided administrative support to faculty members, post- doctoral researchers and students.
•Budget administration, processed Tartan card allocations and reimbursements.
•Planned, coordinated and facilitated group special events.
•Coordinated individual and group visits to campus.
•Arranged meetings.
•Created travel itineraries.
•Completed travel expenditure forms.
•Reviewed office supplies and software orders and approved appropriate requests.
•Prepared and tracked materials for classroom instruction (including tests and grades).
•Supervised and distributed assignments to work study students.
•Gave other general and administrative support as required.
•Sorted and distributed all incoming mail.
•Provided support to faculty, staff and students as needed.
Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, US, BArch, Broadcasting
Started degree in 1989. Left school and completed degree 2004-2006.
All aspects of Television and Radio broadcasting and media publishing.
