Teresa Wilks Wilson
Birmingham,Alabama
Summary
Experienced Traffic Manager with extensive knowledge in the advertising/marketing/printing and publishing fields in traffic management, production, account management and sales. Talented Traffic Manager adept at functioning as the center point for projects to connect all areas and team members. Proven communication and problem-solving skills with demonstrated success in balancing workloads and maintaining team focus. Prepared to offer 10+ years of related experience to a dynamic new role with room for advancement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Traffic Manager
Intermark Group, Inc.
10.2017 - Current
- Manage workflow (internal and external) for both sides of Intermark: Automotive and Agency
- Estimate cost and manage budgets for creative, printing, production etc
- Responsible for trafficking and scheduling jobs through the company in order to meet deadlines and for maintaining budgets and proper invoicing
- Manage cost for dubbing and shipping all television and radio spots
- Help in procuring props for video shoots and order all supplies and promotional products for our clients as well as internally for the agency
- Purchase and maintain licenses for all stock art and video
- Act as the "Moral Compass" for the agency: the person who handles grievances of harassment, bullying, etc
- And work with the legal team to learn the law surrounding these issues
- Serve as part of the InterAct group: planning parties and events for the agency.
Customer Service/Account Management/Sales
Birmingham Printing and Publishing
08.2013 - 10.2017
- Manage existing accounts with all aspects of the printing process as well as work to grow business with these accounts
- Responsible for trafficking and scheduling jobs through the company in order to meet deadlines and for maintaining customers' print budgets, proper invoicing and collections when necessary
- In charge of all new/walk-in/call-in customers, meeting with them to assess their print needs and budgets
- Manager of the Wide Format portion of the company - schedule, price, invoice all wide format jobs with inside and outside vendors
- Book all travel for employees as well as plan and execute all special events, parties, meetings etc.
Executive Assistant to the President/Traffic
Luckie & Co.
08.2007 - 01.2011
- Assist the President in all aspects of his day-to-day work such as schedule meetings and work flow, keeping him abreast of meetings, etc
- In all departments, making sure everything in his day happens and stays on track
- Handling all outside responsibilities for President, such as his work with the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, The Birmingham Country Club, The Club, The Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation, and The Bell Center
- Also handled all personal finances and planned all family vacations from beginning to end
- Was agency party/meeting/seminar planner for all departments - ordering food, scheduling locations, decorating when necessary and organizing all AV/IT for presentations
- As Traffic Co-coordinator, opened all new jobs coming through the agency, assigning job numbers and routing them to the proper employees then closing/archiving all jobs when completed and routing to accounting for billing.
Education
Bachelors - English/History
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Invoice reconciliation
- Project Oversight
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Service
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Project Management
Additional Information
UAB College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board
Lukemia & Lymphoma Society Student of the Year Board
Timeline
Traffic Manager
Intermark Group, Inc.
10.2017 - Current
Customer Service/Account Management/Sales
Birmingham Printing and Publishing
08.2013 - 10.2017
Executive Assistant to the President/Traffic
Luckie & Co.
08.2007 - 01.2011
Bachelors - English/History
University of Alabama in Birmingham