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Katherine Parrick
Website: www.katherineparrick.com
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Telephone: (415) XXX-XXXX
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Email: k-n-p@sbcglobal.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
As an accomplished, seasoned professional with over six years of advertising, sales, and marketing
experience, I am looking to expand my professional horizon by obtaining a position in which I can fully
demonstrate my dynamic and goal-oriented personality.
A recent Master’s degree from one of the world’s top universities ensures superior research and analytic
capabilities as well as my aptitude for quick learning.
My diverse background, experience in various industries and with companies of varying size, and my prolific
history of scholarly research and writing have primed me to excel in any working environment.
MARKETING / ADVERTISING / PR
Fully proficient in all aspects of technical and
creative writing, having copy written and edited all types of publicity, advertising, and sales material while
directing and implementing marketing campaigns.
Executed an aggressive marketing campaign for a
start-up company, creating all elements of our product promotions and service, including the design and distribution
of brochures and direct mail resulting in an initial increase of total revenue by an estimated 20%.
Designed and distributed templates for various
B2B uses for fellow employees.
Created interactive CD-ROMs for the purposes of
company introduction, internal operations, and product/services demonstration.
Handled the Public Relations for several
companies through press releases, industry journal notifications, and directory management.
SALES
Instrumental in several phases of business
development including attracting new clients, retaining and managing existing accounts, as well as overseeing
outgrowth of client banks.
Key player in the research and development of
new client bases and retention for startup companies, immediately increasing total revenue by a minimum of 10%.
Created implementation proposals for new
products and sales processes.
Managed and trained new sales associates,
teaching sales approaches, operations, and CRM systems.
WRITING AND EDITING
Researched and wrote on a variety of subjects
including but not limited to philosophy, economics, society and culture, literature, and politics.
Independently edited works for fellow students
from brief essays and analyses to master’s theses.
Published and pending publication for creative
works (plays, poetry, and short fiction) as well as nonfiction scholarly inquiries.
EXPERIENCE
August 2005 – Present (10/05) |
Media Buyer
Trancos, INC.
Redwood City, CA |
August 2004 – June 2005 |
Full-time Graduate Student
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
September 2003 – July 2004 |
Regional Sales Manager
iMotors
Walnut Creek, CA
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February 2001 – September 2003 |
Senior Sales Manager, Copywriter
Izmocars
San Francisco, CA
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July 2000 – January 2001 |
Sales, Marketing and PR Consultant
Legal Discovery Associates
Oakland, CA
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March 1998 – July 2000 |
Regional Sales Manager
Associated Reproduction Services
Burlingame, CA
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December 1998 – May 1999 |
Sales Executive
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA
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EDUCATION
2005 |
University of Chicago |
Chicago, IL |
M.A. in Humanities, 3.7 GPA.
Master’s Thesis explored the postmodern mindset
in the age of global commercialism and ‘universal community’ through the relation of kitsch and shit in Milan
Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Areas of study included Contemporary Culture,
Public Policy, Philosophy, Government, Arts and Literature.
2003 |
San Francisco State University |
San Francisco, CA |
SKILLS
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MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Quicken
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Adobe Photoshop and Premier w ClarisWorks
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Numerous CRM systems and databases w Strong working knowledge of Macs and PCs w Web development and design w Intermediate fluency in HTML code and JavaScript w Technical and creative writing w Superb researching
experience w Intermediate fluency in Spanish
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