Most Recent Employment
MATA Community Media
2404 W. Clybourn St., Milwaukee WI 53233
414-342-4000
MATA is the public access facility for the City of Milwaukee and seven North Shore suburbs.
1/96 - 1/08
Assistant Operations Manager
Duties: All those listed under Operations Assistant below, plus:
- Oversee department staff: direct oversight, training, evaluations, interviewing, develop interview questions,
- Develop procedures for new playback system: learn software, develop procedures, teach traffic staff, schedule television channels for 24/7 operation,
- Introduce general public to our facility and get them started in production,
- Teach all staff new software system that tracks all members, equipment, reservations, playbacks, etc., create manuals for system,
- Coordinate political forums: invite candidates, schedule productions & playbacks, create questions, interview candidates,
- Coordinate series process: evaluate applicants, run meeting, data entry of all reservations and playbacks,
- Create annual reports,
- Participate in relocation of facility to new location,
- Assist with international conference hosted in Milwaukee: 700 attendees, present seminar, assist coordination of A/V needs, assist with award ceremony, assist with award ceremony development and roll-in video, member of Hospitality Committee,
- Oversee new, interactive Community Bulletin Board (CBB).
9/94 - 1/96
Operations Assistant
Duties:
- Project management: coordinate Community Shares TV series, annual edit master purge, annual raw footage purge, coordinate Hometown judging, coordinate political forums,
- Document/procedure creation: redesign Rules & Procedures, develop series application process and documents, develop forms for producer use,
- Newsletter: coordinate, write, & edit monthly newsletter, redesign newsletter format,
- Purchasing: $25,000 per year, items ranging from $0.50 to $1000, develop budgets, coordinate item returns & rewards,
- Annual local award ceremony: develop timeline, coordinate judging schedule, oversee judging process, contact producers, design documents and procedures, coordinate entries, coordinate VIP presenters, develop program brochure, assist with ceremony,
- Training schedule: Finalize monthly schedule, plan annual training schedule, make all training reservations (around 800), redesign training schedule for public use,
- Community Bulletin Board: design new computer screens for event listings, edit news releases from hundreds of area nonprofits to appropriate length, coordinate incoming news releases,
- Marketing/PR: write news releases, assist media list development, perform introductory seminar for residents interested in public access,
- Reporting: CPI reports on facility and cablecast hours, CBB reports, assist with annual report,
- Video work: cameraman, floor director, CG operator, editor (cuts only).
Past Employment
Creative Marketing Corporation, 2875 S. 171st St., New Berlin WI 53151
414-797-8558
11/92 - 12/93: Jr. Account Executive
Duties: All those listed under Project Coordinator & Fulfillment Services Assistant below, plus
Member of client strategic marketing team, present strategic marketing plans to client board,
Assist in training programs for client's sales personnel, develop telequalifying programs,
Supervise database management, oversee client reports, oversee billings, develop quotes,
Coordinate & supervise personnel,
Maintain contact with media
6/90 - 11/92: Project Coordinator
Duties:
Oversee tabletop exhibit stock, tabletop exhibit inside sales, tabletop exhibit account supervisor,
Coordinate special projects, coordinate telequalifying programs with inquiry fulfillment programs,
Advise/assist clients with literature and/or program development,
Quote assistance,
Supervise outgoing client stock, oversee supplies,
Telequalifying,
Train personnel
4/89 - 6/90: Fulfillment Services Assistant
Duties:
Coordinate & process mailings, project assembly,
Conduct telemarketing research, contact clients and their customers,
Coordinate warehouse stock,
Data entry, fill-in receptionist,
Mailroom & UPS clerk
