Experience

JJ's Waste & Recycling

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Sales Account Manager (Garbologist)

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Rubbish and recycling are very topical subjects as we get more information on the global issues around these topics. My role is to educate and develop new business services and relationships, along with maintaining and updating existing services. I work in a fantastic team who cares about their customers and service. Our depot is based locally at The Lakes, Tauriko and we have a great team of drivers that we proudly receive great feedback about. Rubbish and recycling are very topical subjects as we get more information on the global issues around these topics. My role is to educate and develop new business services and relationships, along with maintaining and updating existing services. I work in a fantastic team who cares about their customers and service. Our depot is based locally at The Lakes, Tauriko and we have a great team of drivers that we proudly receive great feedback about.



Neben Morris Media - Bay of Plenty Business News

• Tauranga

• Advertising Account Manager - Contract Role

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  Working with many local businesses for marketing and advertising with Bay of Plenty Business News. NM Media also works with the Bay Events Team publishing the Official Home Show Magazine which I have enjoyed working with. We are on the pulse with the market from an editorial point and love to hear from local businesses on their trends and what they are doing. Bay of Plenty Business News is the only local regional publication that is focussed purely on businesses. Working with many local businesses for marketing and advertising with Bay of Plenty Business News. NM Media also works with the Bay Events Team publishing the Official Home Show Magazine which I have enjoyed working with. We are on the pulse with the market from an editorial point and love to hear from local businesses on their trends and what they are doing. Bay of Plenty Business News is the only local regional publication that is focussed purely on businesses.



Monarch Media - Vinyl Destination and The Station (105.4 FM)

• Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

• Partnerships Specialist

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  This is a locally owned business that is passionate about working with and supporting local businesses. Being local there is the flexibility to work with our partners and clients with the best possible solutions. I am working with partnerships connecting Businesses to Businesses, People to People with collaborations and multi media campaigns creating an overall experience. We are a retail, ecommerce, cafe and venue hire space alongside The Station which is 105.4 FM and I Heart Radio and broadcast from in store. My role is educating to grow audience, brand awareness and revenue.



Venus Businesswomen

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tauranga CBD Facilitator - Voluntary until September 2016. Member until August 2018

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  This is a voted for and voluntary position that means for the next six months I will be the facilitator at the CBD Venus Group I am a member of and working alongside the co-facilitator. A fantastic opportunity to network and meet new fabulous women and reconnect within the Tauranga community. We hold fortnightly meetings and ongoing one on one meetings to work together to share information and refer services. This is a voted for and voluntary position that means for the next six months I will be the facilitator at the CBD Venus Group I am a member of and working alongside the co-facilitator. A fantastic opportunity to network and meet new fabulous women and reconnect within the Tauranga community. We hold fortnightly meetings and ongoing one on one meetings to work together to share information and refer services.



New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)

• New Zealand
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Multimedia Senior Account Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2018

  I attend many networking functions and opportunities to connect with people and the market to re-establish myself in the Tauranga community so that I am able to work with clients on fully integrated advertising solutions and connect people. I work together with clients around budgets, audience, and market on full advertising campaigns and onsite events when applicable. I work with an existing client portfolio as well as developing new business which networking has helped to play a large part in. I am thrive being at the get go and putting together an overall strategy collectively and watching it all come together. This could be an event or an overall campaign and experience. The NZME products that I can work with are all our print components including Bay of Plenty Times and NZ Herald, all NZME websites, 9 radio stations including I Heart Radio and locally broadcast The Hits, GrabOne as well as being a premiere partner to Google with google adwords. I have been a member of Venus now since 2015 having transferred from the Auckland Metro syndicate to the Tauranga CBD syndicate. Alongside attending the fortnightly meetings and After 5pm Venus events, I also attend the Chamber of Commerce members and Womens Business Network Business After 5pm events. Every quarter I attend the Wonder Women events which always have inspiring local business women speakers in view to raise funds for Cambodia.



New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)

• New Zealand
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Account Manager - Business and Employment

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

  I am now working within the Business and Employment Team across the multi media channels that APN NZ Media has. This includes all print, digital and radio channels along with Grab One and Google Ad Words. I will be working with recruitment advertising agencies along with many corporate, education clients and sporting associations. I am also involved with the running and organising of NZs largest print career feature - Career Portfolio on an annual basis. A large part of the teams structure is working alongside other corporate companies in a sponsorship partnership which includes maintaining yearly relationships as well as attending many events. Some of these include: EY Entrepreneur of the Year Westpac Auckland Business Awards (North, South, West and Central) Westpac Auckland Best of the Best Business Awards Amcham Awards (American Chamber of Commerce) NZ Food Awards



HT&E Limited

• Australia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Account Manager - Retail Advertising

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

  Working in a team of three across the Central East territory of Auckland. My clientele consist of a broad range of business types within the retail sector. These consist of B2B and B2C direct clients as well as advertising and PR agencies. Through knowledge and relationship building I am always looking to affectively identify opportunities where I feel will be of value to the client and their business. I enjoy both the benefits of working autonomously, as well a in a team environment which I have. From a product point of view I sell across most channels of APN NZ Media. These are New Zealand Herald Print including newspaper inserted magazines (Viva, Bite, Canvas & Time Out), NZ Mags (New Idea, NZWW, Listener etc) & www.nzherald.co.nz. APN NZ Media has recently been invited to join a premiere partnership with Google so I now have the exciting channel of selling google adwords to my portfolio.



APN NZ Media

• Group Account Manager - Recruitment Advertising

  • 2004 - Mar 2013

  Working towards a multi-media approach for recruitment solutions to the market. In such a challenging environment it is important to look at bespoke advertising opportunities to engage with the right quality audience in a skilled shortage market. I work with key accounts via both direct advertisers (corporate and recruitment companies) and Advertising Agencies specialising in Recruitment (Adcorp, Fuel Advertising and RAB). This means that I have direct relationships with the agency clients also and can work alongside them to come up with the best possible solutions.



HT&E Limited

• Australia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Account Manager at NZ Herald and heraldjobs.co.nz

  • Aug 2006 - Feb 2013

  Recruitment Advertising Packages with print and online channels with APN - this includes NZ Herald, Weekend Herald, Herald on Sunday, Aucklander, heraldjobs.co.nz and nzherald.co.nz. Recruitment Advertising Packages with print and online channels with APN - this includes NZ Herald, Weekend Herald, Herald on Sunday, Aucklander, heraldjobs.co.nz and nzherald.co.nz.



The Radio Network

• Account Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Oct 2006

  APN purchased netcheck from TRN. Merged and Rebranded new job board to search4jobs.co.nz. Positon changed to Senior Account Manager. Working for this recruitment website I was focused on building new business and maintaining existing relationships. I worked with other sales team members to help maintain their client relationships and provided ongoing support to the website developer. APN purchased netcheck from TRN. Merged and Rebranded new job board to search4jobs.co.nz. Positon changed to Senior Account Manager. Working for this recruitment website I was focused on building new business and maintaining existing relationships. I worked with other sales team members to help maintain their client relationships and provided ongoing support to the website developer.



National Bank

• Trainer

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2004

  Conducted needs analysis to determine training and development requirements and collaborated with coaches and managers to design, develop and deliver training and resources. I also evaluated and reported on the effectiveness of the training and the progress and performance of trainees. Ran five-week new staff induction courses and ongoing training regarding updated systems and policies to existing staff. Implemented extra one-on-one coaching for staff facing difficulties. Observed and co-trained STAR-T sessions (a DS an S sales programme that replaced the David Forman courses)