Viper
Amanda Jewell
Sales and Marketing Leader
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Award-winning sales and marketing leader with 10+ years of experience and track record of success. Proven ability to develop and execute meaningful campaigns, build relationships, and close deals. Expertise in event planning, sales, customer service, and strategic planning that builds brand loyalty, emotional connection, and maximizes consumer ROI over the customer lifecycle.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Account Executive
MC&A DMC
New Orleans, LA
02.2024 - Current
- Developed and maintained partnerships with hotels and venues, enhancing their events by managing client interactions, allowing hotel/venue staff to focus on their core responsibilities.
- Led a highly capable team consisting of an operations manager and account coordinator, ensuring smooth and efficient project execution.
- Created custom and unique proposals using Viper to meet and exceed client expectations.
- Consistently discovered new industry trends to bring clients never-before-seen event experiences.
- Carefully crafted incentive trips for deserving teams, aiding client retention and rewarding employees for a job well done.
- Designed and executed unique team-building experiences that fostered collaboration and morale.
Premium Seating Account Executive
New Orleans Saints And Pelicans
New Orleans, LA
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
- Negotiated sales contracts between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.
- Conducted integrated sales presentations to illustrate value of product and tailor call-to-action.
- Leveraged marketing channels and sales strategies to develop pipeline and increase profitability.
- Cross-sold products and services to clients to secure additional business and grow revenue streams.
- Applied needs-based analysis to assess current satisfaction and importance of various product features to customers.
- Qualified leads, built relationships and executed sales strategies to drive new business.
District Account Executive
CORT Event Furnishings
New Orleans, LA
07.2014 - 04.2020
- Top performer and award winning sales professional
- Consulted on hiring sales executive, evaluating and redistributing sales territory, on-boarded Sales Managers.
- Served on multiple national and international industry association boards and committees.
- Studied demographic data to determine optimal targets, competitor offerings and tactics for persuasion.
- Increased credibility and client awareness by developing technical/non-technical marketing collateral and presentations.
- Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Solicited feedback from clients to assess event success and uncover opportunities for improvement.
- Determined root causes of problems with systematic approach and developed new ideas to overcome obstacles.
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues.
- Led organizational efforts through Sales Executives, Operation Department Management and Marketing Executives to maximum efficiency, client satisfaction, marketing differentiation and social media presence.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing & Consumer Psychology
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 08.2005 - 05.2011
Skills
- Self-motivated
- Customer oriented
- Extensive CRM fluency
- Revenue Development
- Market research and analysis
- Brand development
- Brand recognition optimization
- Negotiations expert
- Leadership and communication skills
- Predictive Modeling
- Forecasting and Planning
- Project Management
- Workflow Analysis
- Customer targeting
Accomplishments
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans
- Ranked top 1% in organization for both teams
- Numerous sales contests and incentives including an exclusive luxury trip to the New York Jets game in December 2021
- Closed over $2.5M in annual suite contracts
Cort Event Furnishings
- Grew territory from $325k to nearly $4M
- Sales Excellence Achieved Annual Sales Quota by May 2017
- Awarded additional territory in TX in 2019
H Factor Excellence in Hospitality Hosts Honor Award
- Jun 2017 | Hosts Global Destination Services
Recipient Winner of Big Box Initiative Contest
- 2017 | Cort Event Furnishings
Star Award Recipient
- Jul 2015 | MPI Gulf States Chapter
Affiliations
International Live Events Association 2014-2020
- Director of Membership 2015-2016
- VP of Membership 2016-2018
- The Special Event Opening Night Committee Chair 2017-2018
Meeting Professionals International 2014-2020
- Director of Leadership Development 2015-2016
- Rising Star Award 2015
- Director of Communication 2016-2017 & 2018-2019
- VP of Communications 2017-2018
- Digital Transformation Committee Chair 2017-2018
National Association of Catering and Events 2014-2020
Wedding International Professional Association 2018-2020
New Orleans Conventions and Visitors Bureau 2017-2020
American Business Women's Association 2017-2020
References
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-milano-jewell-2a86b015/
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridImportant To Me
Company CultureCareer advancementWork from home optionStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingPersonal development programsSoftware
SalesForce
HubSpot
Microsoft Office Suite
Canva
AI Platforms (Open AI, Gemini)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Account Executive
MC&A DMC
02.2024 - Current
Premium Seating Account Executive
New Orleans Saints And Pelicans
03.2021 - 04.2022
District Account Executive
CORT Event Furnishings
07.2014 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Marketing & Consumer Psychology
University of New Orleans
08.2005 - 05.2011