KAMI HALL
Valparaiso,IN
Summary
Forward-thinking Senior Level Manager knowledge of Project Management and Broadcast Traffic. Proven team leader and problem-solver competent in navigating complex situations. Manages assignments, schedules, budgets and projects with organized and detail-oriented mindset.
Achieves goals by coordinating resources, schedules and team members to meet demands. Seeks every opportunity to improve operations and team performance. Develops great working relationships with vendors and clients. Hardworking, passionate job seeker with strong organizational sills ready to contribute to a successful team.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant to Programs
Opportunity Enterprises
10.2023 - Current
- Administrative and program event coordination/management for our clients
- Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
- Improved office efficiency by implementing new filing systems and document management processes.
- Managed office inventory, tracked supplies, placed orders to ensure smooth daily operations.
- Coordinated events for staff members, promoted team-building activities, boosted morale within work place.
- Served as liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout company.
- Aided in recruitment process by screening resumes, scheduling interviews, assisting with candidate selection.
- Provided professional administrative support during board meetings, including agenda preparation and minute-taking duties.
- Developed strong relationships with vendors leading to improved contract terms resulting in cost savings for company.
- Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.
- Greeted arriving visitors, determined purpose of visit, directed individuals to appropriate destinations.
- Took meeting minutes
- Upheld strict timetables by maintaining accurate, balanced calendars.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Organized annual Christmas party and gift-giving (charitable) event for over 100 clients. Had to coordinate almost 1,000 personalized gift submissions, track recipient, recipient location, organize the wrapping, secure catering, location and decorating.
- Partnered with local church for Night To Shine event, managed donations of clothing for clients, held a hair and make-up event with volunteers from community.
Senior Specialist Buying Operations
Empower Media
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Quality control of digital and broadcast assets, submission to ad delivery vendors, invoice management. Communicate with clients/AORs for clients to schedule campaign asset deployment. Worked with media buyers to ensure units secured and correct assets (by length, messaging) were received. Was hired to help guide buying operations team in broadcast realm for new client with heavy local placement needs.
Senior Broadcast Traffic Manager
Cramer-Krasselt
11.2012 - 09.2022
- Balanced workloads and assigned specific tasks to team members in order to accomplish objectives.
- Developed and managed document tracking procedures and data gathering processes.
- Directed over 40 yearly projects from initiation through closure.
- Performed continuous evaluations of labor hours and expenses to maintain budget controls.
- Traffic broadcast media (TV/Cable, Radio/Internet)
- Estimate jobs/manage large budgets, manage department schedule, generate purchase orders, cross-train departments to work with broadcast department
- Develop procedure manuals and work orders, subject matter expert for department questions/process changes and needs.
- Assist broadcast production department with formatting questions, schedule management, deliverables, etc.
- Maintain and manage storage budgets for all produced assets.
- Work closely with Talent Manager to pay after flights air.
- Facilitate extraction of media from storage for editing.
- Ensure all broadcast invoicing is paid for storage, production, ad deployment and Ad-iD. Generate weekly status schedules and meet with team when changes required redirection.
- Optimized traffic flow by analyzing and implementing efficient routing strategies.
- Maintained accurate records of shipments, tracking progress and resolving any issues promptly for timely deliveries.
- Streamlined communication channels between sales, production, and logistics teams for improved scheduling accuracy.
- Conducted training sessions for new team members on company policies, procedures, and systems related to traffic management operations.
- Evaluated vendor performance and initiated corrective action when necessary.
- Conducted project status meetings to assess work and discuss changes.
- Built project timelines, team delegation plans and provided instructions for task completion.
- Created work schedules and project management plans organization-wide to maintain efficiency and timeliness.
SeniorTraffic Manager
Schawk Retail Marketing
08.2004 - 12.2009
- Balanced workloads and assigned specific tasks to team members in order to accomplish objectives.
- Developed and managed document-tracking procedures and data gathering processes.
- Conducted project status meetings across 7 teams to assess work and discuss changes.
- Manage all aspects of production for national preprints beginning with concept stage thru release to printers
- Monthly billing, scheduling, workflow management, team leader, official trainer for new employees, develop SOPs, part of process improvement team
- Displayed wall reviews for creative and copywriting team to edit.
Production/ Traffic Supervisor
Donahoe Purohit Miller, Pharma Advertising
05.2001 - 06.2004
- Print Production and Project Management for all medical education/medical advertising (e.g., direct mail, sales aids, banners, booklets, signage, media).
- Responsible for creating and distributing purchase orders
- Quoted projects, worked closely with fulfillment/printing vendors
- Communicated daily with vendors and team to stay on schedule
- Trafficked, scheduled, managed staff and worked with radio stations and publication production departments to create commercials.
- Set up all produced materials for symposium
Education
Associate of Applied Science - General
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN08-2023
Skills
Experience in Harris LAS/EAS, Media Ocean and MediaLine to generate estimates, traffic instructions and purchase orders Experience using Comcast Ad Delivery’s media platform Use of SharePoint Manage team workload, schedules, ensure deadlines are met Work with printing/fulfillment and broadcast media vendors Train employees and create SOPs for company Proactive with ability to look forward and anticipate needs Develop strong relationships with vendors Experience using Ad-iD platform Assisted in legal clearance for national airings Project Oversight Maintain invoicing Track asset storage and pull for production shoots Attention to detail Organized Schedule & calendar planning Proficient in Office Vendor Contracts
Wildlife Volunteer, Owl Banding, Photography, Fluid Art
I volunteer with the local wildlife rehab where I prepare diet, clean enclosures, provide enrichment and help feed/administer medication to the animals. I attend public fundraising events for the shelter as well.
During the fall, I volunteer with the Indiana Audubon to catch Northern Saw-whet owls at the Indiana Dunes State Park. We catch them in mist nets, record vitals and physical attributes to determine age and sex and then release back to the wild. We host public nights where people can "adopt" the owls and witness the data logging.
Other hobbies are knitting, wildlife/bird and nature photography along with paint pouring, to name a few!
Timeline
Executive Assistant to Programs
Opportunity Enterprises
10.2023 - Current
Senior Specialist Buying Operations
Empower Media
09.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Broadcast Traffic Manager
Cramer-Krasselt
11.2012 - 09.2022
SeniorTraffic Manager
Schawk Retail Marketing
08.2004 - 12.2009
Production/ Traffic Supervisor
Donahoe Purohit Miller, Pharma Advertising
05.2001 - 06.2004
Associate of Applied Science - General
Purdue University Calumet
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