AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
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Objective: Seek the Position of Travel Trade Organization Public Relations Manager
SUMMARY: Top class Travel Trade Organization Public Relations Manager with great experience providing proactive and market-driven leadership in the creation of major communications initiatives required by the Minneapolis Convention & Tourism Corporation to reach its goals and to fulfill its mission as the foremost destination marketing organization of the nation.
Summary of Qualifications
Twelve years experience.
Excellent creative sense.
Profound ability to transform marketing objectives into effective creative concepts.
Exceptional familiarity with basic marketing and media relations principles and practices,
Strong ability to develop and implement plans to accomplish measurable goals.
Uncommon commitment to quality and accuracy.
Strong writing, editing, written/oral communication skills.
Exceptional ability to organize and maintain detailed databases and archives.
Remarkable ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent organizational and work planning skills.
Great knowledge of Rainbow County area, including the hospitality community (accommodations, attractions, restaurants, etc.).
Responsible for cultivation of story ideas and positive exposure for Rainbow County as a tourism destination (leisure and convention/event) and for the MCVB as a best practice CVB, key local economic development driver and a membership organization.
Research, strategize and develop public relations plan targeting key media personnel and mediums to garner publicity in national trade and leisure publications.
Research new outlets/mediums/channels for publicity for MCVB and the Greater Rainbow County destination.
Research, write and prepare materials and gather data for media inquiries and travel writer visits.
Cultivate and coordinate media familiarization trips.
Cultivate and maintain highly beneficial relationships with local, regional and national media as well as public relations peers at partner organizations.
Capitalize on desk side visit trips.
Provide direction and support to visiting film crews.
Secure and manager 8-10 community speaking engagements per year for Executive Leadership Team.
Manage press kit requests including content materials, potential story ideas and other materials as needed.
Manage tracking database for public relations initiatives and destination / organization press coverage.
Maintain and coordinate all complimentary MCVB. listings with other publications, including Web sites, phone books, and other media.
Determined overall account strategy and what the objectives were on an account.
Determined if the number of people assigned to a team was adequate.
Determined if the work/budget was efficient; and if the quality met MCVB highest professional standards.
Responsible for budget and oversaw timely payment by the client.
Analyzed, appraised and interpreted team member performance and then communicated it to subordinates, superiors and colleagues.
Participated in new business pitches, staff trainings and supported the agency's image within the high-tech industry.
Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rainbow County, Minneapolis 1998 - 2000
Public Relations Specialist
Researched, built and maintained lists in the press database, editorial calendars, speaking and award opportunities for clients and CVB.
Coordinated and provided client deliverables, assembled press kit materials, briefing books and other collateral.
Learned basic PR writing through emails and correspondence and began writing pitches, press releases, speaking and award submissions, and other client and CVB communications.
Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rainbow County, Minneapolis 1995 - 1998
Public Relations Account Executive
Developed and executed public relations programs and plans.
Represented the CVB at relevant industry trade shows, analyst/press tours and speaking engagements.
Acted as a liaison on account activities.
Developed strategic media, analyst and social media relations programs, pitched creative stories and secured coverage, incorporating clients' key messages.
Wrote and edited news releases, corporate and product backgrounders, contributed articles, corporate strategy news releases, and complex organizational communications.
Managed day-to-day account responsibilities.
Supervise and mentor junior staff.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations & Marketing University of New York (1995)