Work Experience

The Next Big Sound

January 2008 - Present

Kraft Account Management Intern at Draftfcb

June 2007 - August 2007

• Involved with overall creative and production responsibilities- including IMC
  planning in biggest ad agency in Chicago
• Responsible for writing and presenting competitive alerts to Kraft internal and brand team
• Assisted in budget reviews and working development trackers
• Completed two projects and gave presentations to DraftFCB Senior Vice
  Presidents (pizza competitive summary, viral marketing)

UMVD Intern at Universal Music & Video Distribution

June 2006 - August 2006

• Helped develop and carry out effective and creative retail marketing campaigns with tight budgets
• Created and designed promotional material using Adobe illustrator to send to Chicago music retailers
  to spark sales for Universal’s up-and-coming bands as well as headliners touring through Chicagoland
• Responsible for tracking first day numbers for new CD releases
• Worked closely with ADRs to manage and develop mutually profitable lifestyle accounts
• Visited dozens of music outlets and managers while assisting ADRs in
  gathering weekly information from the field about our products and the
  competition (i.e. placement, displays, sales)

Motown Sales and Promotions Intern at Universal Music Group

June 2005 - August 2005

• Coordinated weekly market research to insure successful artist development
• Attended daily sales meetings to insure key buyers were updated on current and upcoming artists
• Conducted regional polls to insure that our touring artists had CDs in the area stores
• Developed and distributed promotional items and assisted with bookings at BET and MTV

Education

Northwestern University 2004 - 2008

B.S. Learning and Organizational Change, Business Institutions minor, Concentration in the School of Music
Certificate in the Undergraduate Leadership Program

Activities

• Chairman of A & O Productions, Northwestern’s programming board and
  the largest student group on campus with an annual budget of 330k.

  Responsible for selecting and executing large scale concerts, film series &
  events on campus (Kanye West, Flight of the Conchords, BJ Novak, Counting
  Crows, alumni speakers etc.)

  Oversaw expansion of the exec. and general board, increased budget allocation,
  established partnerships with Live Nation, Miller and other area businesses

• Ten of twelve semesters on the Dean's list (3.7 GPA or higher)
• Weekly volunteer at the Evanston office of (National Student Partnerships)
• DJ at WNUR (Northwestern's radio station) with my own weekly underground rap show
• President of my Freshman Dorm
• Member of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, rush captain
• Participant in intramural football, dodge ball, basketball, bowling and soccer
• Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) in Word, Excel & PowerPoint. Also proficient in
  Photoshop, Illustrator, and Basic HTML.