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3 Chadwick Gardens Apt.

B25
Newburgh, NY 12550
Phone: (845) 561-4834
Cell Phone: (845) 699-0045
Email:
Maria Ghisolfi
Objective
I would like to further my experience in advertising, layout/production, and
marketing to advance my ability into Management.
Experience
08/10/09-11/20/09 Tri State Media Group Orange County, NY
Team Leader/ advertising Consultant
Trained Sales Reps, went out on the road with them to sell clients into our pro
ducts. Also took on a territory.
Handled all ad design, revenue for clients and sold into multiple products. Bui
lt new relationships and salvaged
Most of the damaged relationships that were lost.
Deadline oriented, Team leader & a team player, very creative.
03/31/08-08/07/09 The Journal News (The Gannett) White Plains, NY
Magazine specialist/ Project Director, for a magazine network / advertising Con
sultant
* went out on the road with sales reps, Trained the sales staff, and helped the
m sell their clients to into all 3 magazines
I was in charge of getting all art work/design from sales reps and keeping track
of all revenue each month for each publication.
I sold multiple annual contracts & had the most revenue each month in Intown Wes
tchester Magazine.
Built relationships with Very high end clientel. I also took on a territory in n
orthern Westchester where I built relationship with clients as well as ad revenu
e. Sold into weekly direct mailed newspaper, inserts, LO Hud.com (web) & The Jou
rnal News. Very strong closing skills, increased revenue every month and over al
l for the year.
Great team leader skills, & a team player. Deadline oriented. Very Creative
Sales Awards
10/03-01/08 Times Herald Record (Dow Jones/News Corp.) Middletown, NY
Advertising Consultant
* My job duties were to grow new & old business. Sales presentations. Annual adv
ertising campaigns.
Cold calls/walk in new business. I had five goals every month, building relatio
nships with new &
existing clients. Sold into multiple products. Web, special publications, newsp
aper,
magazine, Pids, preprints,direct mail, layout & design. Increase active account
s every month.
Responsible for increased revenue every month and over all for the year. Multip
le sales awards.
Increased market share in a number of territories. I helped train new hires.
3/00-01/08 Blue Stone Press High Falls, NY
Director of Sales
* Increased sales by 100% and produced a satisfactory advertisement section.
* I had a contact list of over 500 clients which whom I meet with to establish t
he best possible
advertisement for their business. I've gained trust from most of my clients to
be able to handle their
advertising with my own discretion. I practice consistency, which creates top o
f the mind awareness for
any business. This has allowed me to establish stable relationships with my cli
ents.
* Suggested new advertising strategies that increased earnings and created new p
ublications that
increased our yearly income.
* I redirected the business financially to stabilize their future.
* I directed and produced the classified section.
* I handled payroll for all of our employees.
Layout/Production
* I held meetings with my clients to assist them in their ad design.
* I was an assistant to the graphics designer, with whom I create and design ads
with for numerous clients.
* I scanned in photos for our publication using Photoshop to lighten and sharpen
photos for the best results
for each issue we publish.
* I layed out ads for placement in Quark Express, and I do all production (cut a
nd paste) work each deadline.
* I handled all billing accounts payable/receivable.
2000-2003 Weekender Magazine High Falls, NY
Hudson Valley Country Home Journal
Director of Sales
* In 2000, the owner of the Blue Stone Press and myself along with the help of o
ur staff created the
Weekender Magazine. It is a glossy cover, 50-pound white paper inside, with ful
l color glossy centerfold
pages. We distribute 20,000 copies through the upper East and West side of Manh
attan, Bergen County
New Jersey, and the whole Hudson Valley. We chose paintings for our front cover
s from local artists with
very high-end backgrounds. I had a variety of upscale clients advertising their
business in the Weekender
Magazine pulling in new Weekender business from the places where we distributed
.
* Along with the Blue Stone Press, The Weekender Magazine required all of the sa
me duties, which I have
handled accordingly. I had a staff of four people underneath me who I mentored
in my department. It has
been three years and the magazine has earned its placement in the advertising f
ield for many businesses
in the Hudson Valley.
2002-2003
Office Assistant
* I downloaded on a daily basis real estate agents information.
* I printed out real estate inquiries for agents on a daily basis.
* I dealt with numerous agents in five counties in the Hudson Valley, booked app
ointments for the real
estate agents to view and show all listings being sold or rented out of our off
ice.
* I was in charge of keys to all homes that we had in the office and I kept a lo
gbook of every agent that
viewed a home or showed a home to a client.
* I took messages for all agents and checked their e-mails on a daily basis
8/97-3/00
Senior Office & Sales Director
* Accounts receivable and payable.
* Sold all advertising spaces and designed ads for clients from four counties in
the Hudson Valley.
* Managed the office and three employees underneath me, who I trained and helped
do their daily duties.
* I kept a positive relationship with all my clients and owners of all the diner
s that I had placemats distributed
to.
97-00
Vigo Manager
* I transferred money on a daily basis into personal bank accounts and to money
wiring offices in other
countries, such as Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Dominican Rep
ublic, Argentina, Chile,
Mexico, and Spain for immigrants working in this country to send money back hom
e to support their
families.
* Semi-literate in Spanish.
Education
1999-2000
* Business skills/computer technology.
2000-2001
* Advertising/Graphic design major.
Volunteer Work
* The Rondout Valley Career Fair from 2000-2003.
* Star Spangled Spectacular 2005 & 2006.
* Career Fair Anthony's Pier 9 2004-2007.
Qualifications
* Communication skills are part of my qualifications I have used to excel throug
h my prior experiences.
I have been able to acquire many new clients for a newspaper in a brief period
of time. I have
strong customer service, communication, organization and presentation skills.
* My ability to work under pressure has made deadlines run efficiently and smoot
hly. The positive attitude
that I bring to any workplace has made things run smoothly and has caused the B
lue Stone Press to
flourish as well as the Weekender Magazine and the Times Herald Records numerou
s products.
* Creativity is another aspect that I bring to any workplace. I have worked clos
ely with graphic
designers and the publisher of two publications. We together have brainstormed
and created new ideas
each year to keep our publications fresh, unique, and eye-catching.
* I am proficient in computer applications including Desktop Publishing, Quark E
xpress, Adobe Photoshop,
Word, QuickBooks, Excell, Ready Set Go!, AS400 and Sugar.
* I have eleven years experience in advertising and I have worked closely with d
ozens of advertising
agencies from Mahattan, NY to Albany, NY.
* Detailed oreintated and used to being in a fast pace environment.
* Strong product knowledge.
* Internet advertising, preprints, Pid's, Direct mail, magazine, special publica
tions and news print
advertising
* Strong team player and Team Leader.
* Great eye for how an account should be handled. Who should handle it.
* Strong in annual media plans or proposals.
* Excellent in Co-op knowledge.
* Strong in closing business.
* References, letters of recommendation, and samples are available upon request.

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