ROSS FIGLERSKI

Social Media Resume: http://rossfiglerski.wordpress.com 34 Round Tree Drive, Melville, New York, 11747, 631-455-1922, figlerrl@gmail.com _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY - Harrisonburg, Va, GPA 3.4
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Design Minor in Music Industry & British Media and Communications

May 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE
VIACOM: MTV Music & Talent Internship, New York, N.Y. Summer 2013 Worked on varying projects pertaining to the 2013 Video Music Awards, the 2013 4th of July Music Video Marathon and the 2013 Stssy/Yo! MTV Raps special, which included research marketing, data collection, and video editing Assisted with coordinating the music and celebrity talent for each respective channel, obtaining spin counts, the creation of One Sheets for varying artists and working V.I.P promotional events for MTVs Clubland (e.g. Jumpsmokers/Dillon Francis) METROPOLIS STUDIOS - Marketing and Creative Internship, London, England Spring 2012 Assisted online & print advertising, pitch presentation, research marketing, label copy, and assisted with the creation of the 93/03 Reef Box Set Collaborated on managing & updating release schedules, websites, and reviewing new music submissions CONNOISSEUR MEDIA: LONG ISLAND RADIO GROUP - Promotions Internship, Farmingdale, NY Summer 2011 Assisted with live DJs with on-air contests, event preparation, on-site events and duties geared to listeners Responsible for front desk duties including data entry and reception assistance WXJM COLLEGE RADIO - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Fall 2010 Present MUSIC DIRECTOR (FALL 2013): Provide supervision for all Genre Directors and DJ's in following station regulations, duties include obtaining new releases from promotion companies, maintaining up to date music rotation, reporting charting as well as future rotation additions to the College Music Journal for the Prog genre URBAN/RPM GENRE DIRECTOR (FALL 2012): Responsible for overseeing and supervising Urban/RPM radio shows, duties included obtaining new releases from promotion companies, maintaining up to date music rotation, reporting charting as well as future rotation additions to the College Music Journal. Disc Jockey for designated weekly time slot, prepare and organize song lists with artist information, announce community advertising, news, event information, and marketing my show

CAMPUS ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT

BREAK DANCE CLUB Circles Committee: Advertising Chair Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Responsible for promoting Circles, one of the largest Hip-Hop charity events on the East Coast to the local, collegiate, and Hip-Hop community Oversaw graphic design and flyer creation, public relations, video promotion, team management, community out reach, and creative advertising, which lead to a 43% increase in student attendance measuring $600 in profit ticketing ALPHA EPSILON PI FRATERNITY - Omega Chapter Spring 2011 - Present Fall 2012 Executive Board Member: Rush Chair - Responsible for the recruitment of undergraduates interested in Greek life, plan and implement rush events, delegate and supervise work responsibilities of the Rush committee members Represent the fraternity by participating in numerous philanthropic and community service events in the JMU community UNIVERSITY PROGRAM BOARD - Spotlight Sounds Committee Fall 2011 Spring 2013 Helped program/book one small venue music event every month and one larger music event a semester on campus Introduced local music and student musicians as well as up-and-coming touring acts to campus, which included but are not limited to Grammy nominated music act The Lumineers, Kids These Days and William Beckett of The Academy Is

SOFTWARE PROFECIENCY
Adobe: Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom Apple: Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band Miscellaneous: Microsoft Office, WordPress, DMDS, Promosuite, Serato