Manage a book of 150 digital advertising sales accounts
Grew spend of assigned business by over 200% in less than six months
Map out client organizations and develop relationships with business stakeholders designed to target and drive new account revenue
Tailor solutions to meet clients' marketing and budget priorities
Identify and manage strategic partnership opportunities
Track and forecast revenue to executive team via in-house data channels
Provide open communication and support between Product and Marketing teams.
Producer Management
SOULJAH ENTERTAINMENT
New York, NY
02.2007 - Current
Represent roster of published songwriters and producers responsible for multi-million unit record sales
Pitch and secure song placements at all major record labels and music publishing companies
Procured licensing agreements securing artist content for online promotion and digital campaigns using strategic & tactical ability insuring alliances with writers, producers and artists for song collaborations
Liaison between artists, artist managers, label, A&R executives and attorneys
Created multi-platform licensing opportunities to maximize publishing revenue of master recordings.
Director of Urban A&R
THE ROYALTY NETWORK
New York, NY
12.1998 - 08.2013
Expanded urban division of boutique music publishing company to five times net revenue from songwriters and producers
Vigorously pursued and developed leads for new signings resulting in opportunities and partnerships
Manage entire cycle from contact through deal negotiations and agreement execution
Ensure song placements for campaigns, television and film releases
Used vast knowledge of music industry's ecosystem to seamlessly partner and strategize with team members to implement marketing campaigns to boost engagements with various brands including Pepsi, Microsoft, CBS and MTV
Leveraged relationships with talent and management to secure publishing deals with Grammy-nominated and award-winning producers
Developed and marketed quarterly music sampler
Headed songwriting and producer camp to connect company talent spanning various genres.
Creative Assistant
RONDOR MUSIC/ALAMO SOUNDS
New York, NY
08.1996 - 11.1998
Prepared weekly presentations and A&R reports for management meetings
Planned and coordinated bimonthly talent showcases to promote talent to record companies and talent managers
Coordinated studio recording sessions for clients
Vetted all artist and songwriter submissions for consideration
Maintained database of artists, confirmed placements and pending submissions for placement.
Education
Marketing -
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
01.1992
Skills
Possess strong inside/outside sales knowledge, lead generation and cultivation experience, and account management skills; computer application proficiency including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; email/social media marketing knowledge, including Facebook ad creation and Mailchimp promotion; data management abilities via CRM applications Salesforce and Zoho; specialized experience artist relations, music publishing and record labels entertainment contract deal-points