Experience

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  Cars & Bids

  • United States
  • Retail Motor Vehicles
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Associate Editor

    • Jun 2023 - Present

  • Auction Specialist

    • Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

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  Nathan Gerdes

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Freelance Writer

    • Jun 2017 - Present
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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  HELL'S KITCHEN, INC

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Advertising/Sales Promotion Coordinator

    • Sep 2017 - Jan 2022
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, and Social Media management for Minnesota's most-booked restaurant

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  Go Next Inc.

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Copywriter

    • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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  Eveve

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Account Manager

    • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    At Eveve, I've gained experience in just about every area of a SaaS-style company. As a very lean company with staff located internationally, my job has taken on many different facets. Of course, I've done plenty of work with client retention and sales, but it is not limited to just that. I put in 30 hours a week as a support line operator, I do technical training for new staff members, I've installed and trained over 20 new clients, and written internal training and reference materials for the company. In addition to standard product support, we also offer consulting for our account-managed clients, and in this capacity I've helped devise and implement strategies for social media, web development, search engine optimization, and more efficient system usage for a number of clients, both large and small, local to international.

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  Hell's Kitchen

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Marketing Intern

    • May 2014 - Dec 2015
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    As Marketing Intern with Hell's Kitchen, I was assigned specific projects to see through to fruition. For example, I worked on a project to revitalize our Happy Hour sales, which involved starting with general trends/best practice research, then hands-on local competitor research, data analysis/synthesis, and finally recommendations for future changes. I work with high levels of autonomy under our President, and give professional presentations to our management team. I am also present and involved with general management discussions and meetings. While my formal scheduled work with Hell's Kitchen has ended, I will occasionally advise and consult on projects as necessary.

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  Radio K - KUOM : Real College Radio

  • United States
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Training Director/Volunteer Coordinator

    • Jun 2014 - May 2015

    As Training Director/Volunteer Coordinator with Radio K, I really wore two hats. First of all, as Volunteer Coordinator, I was the first point of contact for anybody looking to get involved with the station. Students would reach out to me, and I would provide information about the station, station tours, volunteer opportunities, and more. On the less tangible side of things, I was also responsible for being the first public "face" of Radio K to potential volunteers. This means I needed to be open, friendly, and inviting, and make sure the station never presented itself as intimidating for new volunteers. I also managed our Listserv database through which we sent informational emails to all Radio K staff and volunteers.Second, as Training Director, I had the specific job of organizing and teaching DJ Training classes three times a year. This involved tracking volunteers' service hours, writing and sending out applications, coordinating times, creating syllabi, and of course, teaching the classroom sessions and supervising the hands-on practice sessions. Class sizes ranged from as few as 5 people to as many as 40, and classes involved creatively, informatively, and efficiently teaching everything from technical equipment operation, to FCC legal guidelines, to station standards, to general public speaking skills and best practices.

  • Music Reporter

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

    Radio K's Culture Queue is a magazine-style arts and culture reporting show that airs new content weekly. As Music Reporter, I had the same job as any other producer on the show, but with a focus on music. This means creating air-able content from start to finish. I would come up with an idea for a piece, workshop it with other producers, find interview subjects (at least two per story), carry out the interviews, write and record voiceover scripts, and use ProTools to digitally edit and craft engaging, thoughtful, and entertaining radio stories. I averaged 2-3 pieces per month.

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  Target

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Sales Floor Team Member

    • Jun 2011 - Jun 2014
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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  Target

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Guest Service Team Member

    • Oct 2008 - Sep 2010
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area