RESUME | emilyedixon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Detroit, Michigan

Administrative Specialist, Sales and Marketing June 2013–Present

Report directly to Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Director of Sales and the Director of Communications
Determine the best methodologies for sales and marketing department, for specialty items and membership maintenance
Administer incoming RFP’s and lead generation to the proper sales managers and manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting for the sales department
Compose memos, transcribes notes, research and create presentations, handle all requisitions, product requests, travel requests, check requests, prepare and monitor invoices, expense reports and sustain account maintenance
MeetDetroit.com–allocate new changes to keep ideas/concepts new and up-in-coming for meeting planners using the site
Handle and administer season tickets for sporting venues–manage distribution of tickets to team while being a liaison with Ford Field, Joe Louis Arena, Comerica Park and the Palace of Auburn Hills
Manage all current subscriptions to VisitDetroit Magazine from start to finish—(i.e. input to database, file payment to finance, send out magazines and handle discrepancies)
Marketing–copyedit newsletters, website and magazine, compose client letters, work with advertising agency and work as a team to develop new ideas and designs

Jonathan Witz & Associates, Pontiac, Michigan

Promotions Intern September 2009–Present

Contribute to various events; Arts Beats and Eats (Royal Oak), Motown Winter Blast Festival (Detroit), River Days Festival (Detroit) and Blue Water Film Festival (Port Huron)
Spearhead special projects and promotions of the department related to community outreach and festival duties
Prepare and plan events, compile communication materials, and coordinate opportunistic activities for internal department heads and external constituencies

Productions Assistant

Assist the productions department in supporting all of our sponsors–making sure each affiliate is accounted for
Help arrange and coordinate volunteers location and organization as well as the VIP areas

Licenses Liaison

Work with city officials to properly distribute licenses for the entry and service of festival volunteers and vendors
I am a direct contact of the Investigator to approve that the license agreements are properly distributed and mounted
Supervise contact with each vendor, volunteer, and organization to ensure success of each festival

Vector Marketing, Lansing, Michigan

Sales and Marketing Representative May 2009–June 2010

Created and maintained sales orders, contracts while tracking, and solved inconsistencies
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication, written, and presentation skills
Acted as a liaison between our internal support departments and external contacts on all special requests
Created own sales directory of clientele

EDUCATION

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan August 2008–June 2013

B.A. in Professional Writing with emphasis in Digital and Technical Writing: Dean’s List: 3 semesters

SPECIAL SKILLS

Proficient with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access, CRM database
Basic knowledge of markup; HTML, HTML5, CSS, XML, Joomla CMS
Use of various social networking platforms to promote content and events- Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn
Working ability of Cvent, Salesforce, Insight, Knowland Group
Relevant coursework: Content Management Systems, Web Authoring, Technical Writing, Visual Rhetoric, Editing and Publication