Katherine Parrick

Website: www.katherineparrick.com    t   Telephone: (415) XXX-XXXX    t   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

February 2001 – September 2003

Senior Sales Manager, Copywriter
Izmocars
San Francisco, CA

July 2000 – January 2001

Sales, Marketing and PR Consultant
Legal Discovery Associates
Oakland, CA

March 1998 – July 2000

Regional Sales Manager
Associated Reproduction Services
Burlingame, CA

December 1998 – May 1999

Sales Executive
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA

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

  • B.A. in English, concentration in Literature, 3.6 GPA.

  • Received honors and made the Dean’s List every quarter while maintaining a full time job.

SKILLS

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Quicken    w  Siebel   w   Adobe Photoshop and Premier   w  ClarisWorks    w   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