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MEDIA PROFESSIONAL
Media Broadcaster / Broadcast Producer / Ad Copy / Copy-Editing / Commercial Production
Media Liaison / Promotional Events & Contests / Public Speaking / Press Releases
Presentations / Public Service Announcements / Production Engineering
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Carter Broadcasting Group, Kansas City, Missouri
Producer/Broadcast Personality/Public Relations, March 1997 - Present
- Morning Drive-Time Personality and Producer, managing all aspects of morning show production and broadcasting for 100,000 watt station, reaching an audience from Topeka to Columbia, and St. Joseph to Harrisonville.
- Direct show preparation/research, copy creation and editing for live broadcast show segments, news, sound bites, media board and systems operations, music, and operate multi-line phone system for audience calls.
- Create listener interactive games sponsored by major corporations, and implement new additions to radio show, including health and information, guests, and entertainment news.
- Coordinate with Sales Representatives on promotions, remote broadcasts and commercial copy.
- Perform on-air endorsements and voice-overs for Carter Broadcasting clients’ promotional campaigns and commercials, including Fortune 500 Companies, car dealerships, retailers, entertainment venues and restaurants.
- Initiated changes in guest interview procedures, line-up, set time lines, and listener interactive topics, all resulting in increase efficiency and improved quality of operations.
- Train all part-time employees on media board on-air operation.
- Promoted three times during tenure, from part-time to late night producer and broadcaster, from late night to evening producer and broadcaster, and from evening to morning drive-time show producer and broadcaster.
Daimler-Chrysler Financial Corporation, LLC, Leawood, Kansas
Customer Service Supervisor, December 1996 – August 1999
- Supervised teams of 8 to 12 Financial Adjusters, managing loss recovery/delinquency
percentages in assigned demographic areas for automobile financing.
- Maintained loss recovery/delinquency rate of 85% for corporate and individual accounts.
- Trained 30+ employees on collection processes, skip traces and production progress.
- Performed process analyses for identifying key customers and demographics.
- Implemented systems for assisting Customer Service Representatives with achieving training
goals and increased production among Adjusters by reassigning tasks to decrease monotony.
United Sports of America, Prairie Village, Kansas
Administrative Manager, May 1996 – December 1996
- Produced sponsorship packages, including creation of all advertising copy, edited contracts, and
arranged vendor participation in air and motor sports shows.
- Created company product sponsorship proposals encouraging corporate participation, and
coordinated with Account Executives on proposal planning and execution.
Julie Gray, Résumé, Page 2
- Acted as liaison between clients and media department.
Carter Broadcasting Group, Kansas City, Missouri
Program Assistant, December 1994 – May 1996
- Produced commercials, and created and edited copy for Public Service Announcements.
- Created copy for promotional contests and events.
- Assisted Operations Manager with organization of on-air tasks, and with broadcasts.
INTERNSHIPS
- CBS Sports, NCAA Selection Show, Kansas City, Missouri
Intern Assistant, December 1996
- KMBC Channel 9, Kansas City, Missouri
New Reporter Intern, September 1994 – January 1995
- KMOS TV-6, Warrensburg/Sedalia, Missouri
Operator Trainee, August 1992 – December 1992
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
B.A. Mass Communications, Graduated with Department Honors, May 1996
- American Marketing Association, Chicago, Illinois
“Transitioning from Subordinate to Supervisor” 1998
Daimler-Chrysler, Orlando, Florida and Leawood, Kansas
“Analysis of Target customers in the Collections Process” 1998
“Effective Communications Skills for Supervisors” 1998
“Dealing with Difficult Clients” 1997
PRODUCT ENDORSEMENTS
- Cascade Complete
- Luciderm Skin Care
- Red Lobster
- Swiffer Wet Jet
- Cingular Wireless
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Via employment with KPRS/Carter Broadcasting, Kansas City, Missouri
Collaborate with Community Relations Director and Music Director for volunteer projects, including 18th & Vine District, The Prom Closet, Boys and Girls Club, Community Blood Center, Harvesters Food Network, Rotary Club, Salvation Army, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Swope Parkway Health Center and United Way.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Kansas City, Missouri
National Member and Local Chapter Member, March 1997 - Present
- UMMA Media Association, Kansas City, Missouri
Current Member, March 2000 – Present. Student Member, August 1995 – August 1996.