Publisher/Journalist/Sales Executive Resume Example HILL COUNTRY HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE

PUBLISHER/JOURNALIST/SALES EXECUTIVE

Summary

Focused Journalist successful in developing feature articles, short stories, editorial pieces and broadcast scripts. Strong technical command of the English language and familiarity with a wide range of writing styles. Committed to maintaining journalistic excellence and integrity.Exceptional broadcasting professional bringing extensive television and radio experience, including seven years as on-air talent and commercial production assistant on Revolution FM and RevFM Radio for Revolution Broadcast of the West in Kerrville, TX.

Highlights

1. Basic Graphic Design using Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Photoshop & Ulead PhotoImpact & Microsoft Publisher

2. Entertainment Booking for Venues and Musicians

3. Typing 65 wpm

Deadline-driven

Photojournalism

Voice-overs

Effective interviewer

Strong interpersonal skills

Graphic design

Self-motivated

Experience

Publisher/Journalist/Sales Executive
March 2003 to CurrentHILL COUNTRY HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE － Kerrville, TX

Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts, using computer.
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising.
Write copy as part of layout.
Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.
Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
Collecting the band and event schedules from advertisers via internet, phone, or email to put into the monthly event calendar.
Interview clients for editorials, take representative photos, and write the text.

Conducted [Number] on-air interviews per [Time period] including with celebrity guests such as [Celebrity Guest1] and [Celebrity Guest2].Effectively explained traffic and transit conditions, issues and incidents to morning viewers.Gathered audio for shows using Adobe Audition.

Bartender/Event Coordinator & Promoter
September 2014 to December 2014Pampell's Sports Bar & Grill － Kerrville, TX

1. Prepare restaurant, setting up items such as linens, silverware, glassware, etc.
2. Assist host or hostess by answering phones to take reservations or to-go orders, and by greeting, seating, and thanking guests.
3. Present menus to patrons and answer questions about menu items, make recommendations if asked, and inform customers of specials and featured items.
4. Describe and recommend wines to customers, decant if needed, and pour into the appropriate glasses for customers.
5. Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
1. Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
2. Expediting plates for delivery.
3. P re-bus, bus, and reset Tables.
4. Calculating sales tax,gratuities, splitting tickets & collecting payments from customers.
5. Operating credit card machine and ALOHA POS systems.

Booking Consultant
May 2010 to September 2012RIVER'S EDGE TUSCAN GRILL － Kerrville, TX

Conduct auditions or interviews in order to evaluate potential clients.
2. Contact, Negotiate, Schedule, and Confirm live entertainment for the venue.
3. Obtain information about and/or inspect performance facilities, equipment, and accommodations to ensure that they meet specifications.
4. Negotiate with musicians regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.

Production Assistant
January 2008 to December 2011Revolution Broadcast of the West － Kerrville, TX

1. Compress, digitize, duplicate, and store audio data.
2. Record and edit audio material using audio recording and editing equipment.
3. Maintain inventories of audio tapes, psa files, music bed libraries, syndicated show files, commercial wave and/or mp3 files and their individual pre-mixed elements.
4. Perform narration of productions, or present announcements.
5. Entering music and commercial audio into ENCO's assigned traffic and numbers.
6. Updating the daily weather forecasts from Email to ENCO using cart numbers assigned by traffic.
7. Burning audio files to CD, posting audio to the internet, and emailing audio files to clients.

On Air Personality
September 2006 to December 2011REVOLUTION BROADCAST OF THE WEST － Kerrville, TX

4 years Classic Rock as RevFM 94.3 1. Show prep: internet research of new releases, breaking news, concert information, entertaining anecdotes, facts & history, public service announcements, weather and road conditions 2. Board Operation: Maintaining a seamless on-air delivery both manually and automatic, live and prerecorded.
Live and pre-recorded calls, live reads from advertisers, manual CD play, and live in-studio performances.
Monitoring and balancing the levels of each pod, mic, phone line, voice, instrument, or on-location live remote broadcast coming in.
3. Invent, Produce, and Execute Contests, Benchmarks, themed shows, et.
that promote the station and appeal to its target market and audience.
The creation and delivery of various original, entertaining, and contagiously profitable promotional events.
4. Writing Copy, Voicing Commercials, Liners, Announcements, Station Promos and Sweepers 5. Host, Broadcast, and MC live and on location remote broadcasting at our clients events, fundraisers, concerts, giveaways, and sports.
Remote broadcasting via telephone line, cell phone, and internet broadband.
Giving away swag, prizes, good music for the purpose of bringing in the customers and making your clients money.
Transport, set-up, and Return of company vehicles, equipment, merchandise, and prizes to various locations.
Preparing, rehearsing, anticipating, communicating, and troubleshooting step by step in a punctual, professional, enthusiastic, error free event.
6. Stimulate traffic online with frequent updates to social networking venues and the station website.
7. Board operator for sports seasons that are broadcast live.
Voicing and updating station promos for the upcoming games throughout the season.
8. Stay informed and current with music, news, weather, and non-profit events, and consistently active the community.
9. Logging the Required Weekly Tests.
10. Branding and nurturing the "Steele Workers Union" with Natalie Steele Social Networking 11. Entertaining the Texas Hill Country on the air.
12. Generating Sponsorships and servicing those sponsors and their advertising needs on the air and on the web.

Education

Bachelor of Psychology : 5 1997Schreiner College (now a University) － Kerrville, TXGPA: Member of the Texas Heritage Music Foundation 8. Audio Recording and Mixing with Adobe Audition 9. Radio Programing with ENCO. 10. Guitar Player 11. Digital Photography 12. Passport Holder A.B.C. Certified to Serve Alcohol in the State of Texas 5. Service Industry Professional with over 15 years of experience including bartending, high volume cocktail waitressing, golf course beverage cart service, fine dining, wine service, up selling techniques, and professional customer service in general. 6. World Record Breaker / Largest Guitar Ensemble, Luckenbach TX, Aug. 23rd Member of the Texas Heritage Music Foundation 8. Audio Recording and Mixing with Adobe Audition 9. Radio Programing with ENCO. 10. Guitar Player 11. Digital Photography 12. Passport Holder

High School Diploma : 5 1991Tivy High School － Kerrville, TX

REFERENCES 1. KATHLEEN HUDSON founder of Texas Heritage Music Foundation Professor at Schreiner University Contributing Writer for Hill Country Happenings Magazine kat@texasheritagemusic.org Tel: 830-792-1945 2. GREG FOREST Owner of musicoffice.com Musician & Audio Engineer Film Producer Graphic

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, advertising, Audio, Basic, Branding, broadband, Broadcast, broadcasting, C, CD, com, contracts, Draw, credit, clients, customer service, delivery, editing, edit, Email, Engineer, Film, Graphic Design, Graphic, Guitar, illustration, Indesign, layout, market, money, Microsoft Publisher, mp3, Musician, Network research, POS, presentations, Producer, profit, recording, selling, sales, Tables, tax, telephone, answering phones, phone, troubleshooting, Typing 65 wpm, website, Writer

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

HILL COUNTRY HAPPENINGS MAGAZINE
Pampell's Sports Bar & Grill
RIVER'S EDGE TUSCAN GRILL
Revolution Broadcast of the West
REVOLUTION BROADCAST OF THE WEST

School Attended

Schreiner College (now a University)
Tivy High School

Job Titles Held:

Publisher/Journalist/Sales Executive
Bartender/Event Coordinator & Promoter
Booking Consultant
Production Assistant
On Air Personality

Degrees

Bachelor of Psychology : 5 1997
High School Diploma : 5 1991
REFERENCES 1. KATHLEEN HUDSON founder of Texas Heritage Music Foundation Professor at Schreiner University Contributing Writer for Hill Country Happenings Magazine kat@texasheritagemusic.org Tel: 830-792-1945 2. GREG FOREST Owner of musicoffice.com Musician & Audio Engineer Film Producer Graphic

Publisher/Journalist/Sales Executive Resume Example

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