Tyler Tekac
Charleston
Summary
Results-driven professional with a proven history at a leading company, adept at implementing strategic sales initiatives to secure new business. Skilled in crafting and delivering compelling proposals to executive leadership, managing high-level document delivery, and cultivating industry partnerships. Recognized for developing and maintaining deep client relationships and establishing effective sales procedures.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Sales Director
Challenger Teamwear
07.2023 - Current
- Solicited and secured business from new and prospective clients using proven sales strategies aligned with company's brand and vision
- Prepared and presented material to executive leadership to achieve accountabilities
- Managed high level document delivery and communicated effectively to key stakeholders
- Reviewed proposals and estimates to support accuracy, standards and professional quality
- Identified opportunities and developed strategies to grow deep sole-sourced client base
- Established process plans and standard sales procedures for new services and products
- Projected sales and identified less profitable areas by closely monitoring operations
- Built favorable industry partnerships by representing company and promoting products at trade shows and conventions.
Associate Recruiter
Procom
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Ensure that qualified, technical candidates are presented against resource requirements in a timely and efficient manner
- Work in conjunction with resource manager, account executive, site manager, account manager or regional recruiting manager to qualify and clarify details of the assignment
- Identify and recruit qualified candidates from all sources, assess their potential qualifications, and determine appropriate action items
- Follow ISO certified recruiting process to ensure recruiting and hiring quality
- Coordinate technical interviews between candidates and staff
- Negotiate all facets of the hiring process including salary, relocation, travel, and expenses
- Develop and implement creative approaches to attracting new candidates including direct sourcing, job posting, Boolean searches, and networking
- Create, manage and customize reports used as tools for the analysis of recruiting, sales and hiring processes
Creative Director
King & Columbus
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked alongside producers to scope projects, identify resources and maintain budgets
- Partnered with communications team members and across departments to shape product requirements
- Pitched concepts, creative treatments and storyboards to stakeholders to obtain buy-in
- Leveraged industry research, stakeholder interviews and emerging trend knowledge to develop creative visions
- Guided team members through successful promotions of brands, messages and stories across multiple mediums
- Decided which style, size of type and graphics would best meet objectives of particular piece of visual media
- Gave final approval for art or copy materials and final proofs
- Oversaw high volume of fast-paced work, including managing the schedule and budget for each project
- Worked closely with creative team members in the art and production departments to turn client requirements into successful creatives.
Creative Department Supervisor
King & Columbus
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Communicated to clients to develop an organizational and artistic approach and style for all projects
- Provide leadership to the creative department, including the content team on an on-going basis to ensure projects, goals, writing assignments and clients expectations are being met
- Provide leadership to the creative department on an on-going basis to ensure projects, goals and clients expectations are being met
- Oversee the visual look and design for all work on an account, making sure the client's marketing materials are visually engaging and that the selling message is clear
- Direct the visual elements of the campaign, whether it's designing ads, websites, outdoor media, and print media for K+C on behalf of its clients
- Delegated assignments and coordinated schedules to manage day-to-day employee activities and functions
- Documented department activities through logs and reports.
User Experience Designer
King & Columbus
05.2019 - 01.2021
- Collaborated with designers and developers to create intuitive, user-friendly software
- Made strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core and new functions and features
- Maintained and developed detailed user-interface specifications
- Developed wireframes and task flows based on user needs
- Developed high level, detailed storyboards and mock-ups to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
- Assessed and optimized performance of new and existing features by actively participating in user research and assessing performance metrics
- Created personas through user research and data
- Ran website tests to check for bugs or page problems, taking prompt action to fix issues
- Used WordPress to design and update websites, landing pages and other digital assets to support communication and marketing strategies
- Conceived and produced creative ad assets for social media and programmatic display by repurposing photography, video and other forms of content
- Created concept and execution for social media, email marketing and rich media content to engage new customers
- Collaborated with designers and marketers on creating sales materials and traditional web design and marketing assets.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Graphic Design -
Charleston Southern University
01.2019
Skills
- Jira
- HubSpot
- Microsoft Office & Google Suite
- Contract Negotiations
- Web Design & Development
- User Interface Design
- Strategic Planning
- Slack
- Document Management
- Data Analysis
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Resource Allocation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Regional Sales Director
Challenger Teamwear
07.2023 - Current
Associate Recruiter
Procom
08.2022 - 07.2023
Creative Director
King & Columbus
05.2022 - 08.2022
Creative Department Supervisor
King & Columbus
01.2021 - 05.2022
User Experience Designer
King & Columbus
05.2019 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Graphic Design -
Charleston Southern University
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