Résumé

Jasmine A. Hood

404.664.4785

MissJHood@aol.com

“If it looks good to the world but doesn’t feel good in your soul it’s not success at all.”

 

EXPERIENCE

Safe Horizon Development Administrative Associate, New York, NY                                                                     2009-2010

• Conduct corporate and foundation prospect research for new funding sources. Work with Program Staff to determine fundraising needs of 501(c)(3) non-profit organization from public and private sources, including government agencies, individuals, corporations, and foundations.
• Represent organization in department-wide projects, events, and special initiatives on cause marketing, corporate sponsorships, corporate volunteer initiatives, and general corporate fundraising relationships.
• Proof, mail merge, and prepare solicitation mailings and sponsorship packages. Update website by archiving and uploading current press releases and media mentions. Also, maintain and contribute content to social media sites including Ning, Facebook, and Twitter.
• Executive Assistant to the Chief Development Officer

E Period, LLC Brand Manager, Atlanta, GA                                                                                                           2006-2009

• Develop marketing tools for Arts & Culture event planning company, including sponsorship and vendor packages, press releases, budgets, and all corporate communications. Manage brand consistency within events and partnerships.
• Book local and national talent for internal projects, as well as external clients such as the Woodruff Arts Center, National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), and DeKalb County Parks & Recreation. Talent includes national recording artists, HBO Def Poets, BET Comedians, as well as local artists.
• Administratively assist CEO by managing schedule of meetings, events, and hosting engagements. Attend all project planning meetings, maintain minutes, company calendar, and contact lists.
• Oversee event production – rehearsals, set up, show production, break down, clean up, and pay out.

World Marketing, Inc. Account Executive, Atlanta, GA                                                                                            2007-2009

• Achievements: Designated the primary AE contact across all 8 national business units for InsideTrack® (an industry exclusive service); Member of the Millionaire Club for billing over $1,000,000 in revenue during fiscal year (2007, 2008); Honored as a WMA Secretary of Client Focus.
• Multi-task direct mail marketing campaigns, supervise project production schedule, perform quality checks, and ensure accurate quoting and timely billing. Serve as a liaison between clients and internal departments for processing of client’s marketing programs, most importantly interpreting client’s data segmentation needs to the IT department.
• Receive and review hard copy and PDF proofs from print vendors, attending press checks if necessary, to confirm all design and print quality are consistent with the client’s expectations for brand management.
• Build relationships with clients for long-term retention of account by providing expertise on programs, creative concepts, packages, and postal discounts and regulations.

FOX Stations Sales National Sales Assistant, Atlanta, GA                                                                                        2005-2007

• Collaborate with Account Executives and station assistants to create offers for FOX owned and operated stations, including the brand new network MyNetworkTV (formerly UPN), with proper rationale for media buyers.
• Daily monitoring of time-sensitive material, i.e. new account orders, agency revisions, approvals, and rejections for national television spots.

Philadelphia Film Office Intern, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                    2004-2005

• Event assistant for Philadelphia Film Festival events including press conferences, panel discussions, and PhillyPitch workshops and auditions.
• Disseminated information about the Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition and served as a preliminary judge.

EDUCATION

M.S. Integrated Marketing Communications        West Virginia University           Morgantown, WV                   2010

B.A. Communications (Cum Laude)                             Temple University                     Philadelphia, PA                     2005

RELATED SKILLS

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Mac OS X, Acrobat, PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Raiser’s Edge, Final Cut Pro, Protools (65 wpm)
• Social Media Savvy: WordPress, Google AdWords, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube, RSS, SEO/SEM, Google Grants
• Coursework: Brand Management, Cause-Related Marketing, PR Concepts & Strategy, Health Communications, Buzz Marketing, Audience Insight, Sports Marketing, Direct & Interactive Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Green Marketing, Emerging Media

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

BCA (Social Media Volunteer Leader), Habitat for Humanity, L.O.V.E. Golftech Invitational Tournament (Web design), WET Productions (Event Assistant), National Black Arts Festival (Event Assistant), Kwanza Hall for City Council (Event Assistant), Philadelphia Film Festival (Event Assistant), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Jabberwock Debutant Ball (Administrative Co-Chair), Temple Student Government Community Service Committee

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