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Samantha Funderlich

Nashville,TN

Summary

Striving for a position designed for a creative individual who is self motivated, carefully and strategically organized, encourages a fun environment, and loves a collaborative, team oriented company.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Artist Manager

Darkest Valley Mgmt - Freelance
02.2020 - Current
  • Grimzlee: boosted client from 70k monthly listeners to over 150k monthly through the use of strategized branding, initiating ad campaigns, sponsorships, live shows, and a pr team
  • Luke DeJaynes: coordinate schedules (Walker Hayes, Craig Campbell), photoshoots, band A&R new talent
  • Kaylin Kole: took soul pop act and aided in the transition to country pop by organizing co-writes, connecting with PROs, finding the right producer, and redefining the brand through a natural style transition

Client Manager

Educational Media Foundation
01.2022 - 08.2022

• Coordinated recording sessions with studios, guests, producers, and catering (booked travel when needed)
• Tracked podcast releases and communicated interdepartmentally for a successful release for every podcast weekly
• Assisted Director of Podcasting, Sales Director, and Head of Production in managing podcast development, onboarding, and execution, and departmental liaison

• Represented clients during internal meetings and communicated on their behalf

Publicity & Brand Manager

Dead Horse Branding
08.2020 - 12.2021

Tony Brown: coordinated meetings with labels, pr, book publishers, and special event teams to keep Tony's legacy strong. Created and posted for him on socials, traveled with him to all events, oversaw routine crisis management when needed. Worked closely with Manager to keep her organized
Halston Dare: created social media content plans, booked and attended festival runs, managed budgeting, coordinated photoshoots, updated website regularly, etc
Publicity & Brand Manager: garnered new talent who fit the company brand (ie Baha Men), worked with marketing department on branding strategies, monitored and evaluated industry media coverage by managing social media platforms and contributing engaging articles to range of industry publications

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Grove City College
Grove City, PA
2020

Track - Music Business

Contemporary Music Center
Brentwood, TN
2019

Skills

  • Networking & Interpersonal Relationships
  • Decision-Making & Problem-Solving
  • Planning & Coordination
  • Team building
  • G-Suite, Microsoft Suite, Apple
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Crisis Management

Timeline

Client Manager

Educational Media Foundation
01.2022 - 08.2022

Publicity & Brand Manager

Dead Horse Branding
08.2020 - 12.2021

Artist Manager

Darkest Valley Mgmt - Freelance
02.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - English

Grove City College

Track - Music Business

Contemporary Music Center
Samantha Funderlich