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* Scripps Ventura County Star Digital Media Consultant * Facilitated trainings at clients location educating staff on optimization of digital products * Educated potential clients on digital Media products giving them the opportunity to learn how adding a digital media will add to increase website traffic * Generate and analyze digital reporting * Generate new digital revenue. * Build new sales proposals * Create and implementation on art work * Strategize with clients and sales reps on new opportunities & creative digital solutions * Prospect and capture market share from competitors

* Managed licensed agents and administrative staff * Managed and developed all marketing projects * Focused on outside and inside sales and prospecting * Direct selling of Personal and Commercial insurance products * Built relationships and gained carrier appointments with standard and non-standard insurance companies some but not all listed below * Travelers * Mercury * Hartford * Safeco * fidelity * Lexington * Balboa * Progressive * Mc Graw * Worked with underwriters creating requirement charts per each companies guidelines to accurately train new hires * Serviced existing book of business , outside accounts Some travel included * Managed and developed all marketing projects * Built lasting relationships with mortgage and escrow companies

* Direct selling agent specializing in Homeowners * Utilizing direct mail , incoming web based leads ,cold calling and referral sources to obtain new clients * Pre Underwriting files before sending to final underwriters * Handled multiple incoming lines, Administrative duties also applied * Training new hires to be enthusiastic , ethical and productive

* Prospecting , New account development and cold calling * Selling though multiple carriers and several personal lines products * Managed and maintained five incoming sales lines * Cross sold with other departments such as our mortgage division * Customer service and administrative duties applied

* First position held- Sales support and administrative support * Cold calling , taking application information for agents and providing warm transfers to them * Customer service , reception, filing faxing and email application database support * Held this position for a year and was promoted to the positon below * Second positon held - Account manager * Writing up proposals and declaration pages * Cold calling, prospecting new business and up selling current customers * Obtaining new underwriting information and training new incoming staff

* Scripps -805 moms.com & Printed niche publication * Championed a mom Blogging site and print publication * Sold targeted display advertising to niche business targeting moms in the community * Generate and analyze digital reporting * Generate new digital revenue. * Handled marketing and networking with in the community to drive traffic the site and gain interest in the publication * Traveled and attended seminars learning about the target audience