Experience

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  CMS Art Studio LLC

  • Laguna Niguel, CA

  • Managing Partner

    • Jul 2009 - Present
    • Laguna Niguel, CA

    Set up Partnership & recently converted to an LLC, manage HSA (Health Savings Account), accounts payable/receivable, and reconcile bank accounts. Generate reports for accountant & submit info for tax returns. Design input.

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  Press Media and Associates

  • Los Angeles

  • Senior Account Manager

    • Nov 2012 - Aug 2017
    • Los Angeles

    Duties included Sr. Account work in business development. Developed strategic Media Plans through execution for beauty accounts and beauty retailer. Other duties included managing traffic and client related tasks, developed effective power point and excel presentations, negotiated rates and merch...

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  EXEX Jewelry

  • Costa Mesa, CA

  • Marketing Director

    • 2005 - 2007
    • Costa Mesa, CA

    Established brand awareness with accessories editors in trade and fashion magazines and fashion stylists from television. Composed press releases, advertising and product copy. Created Look Book. Maintained website with new products and press information.

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  Liz Palacios Designs

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Marketing Director

    • 1998 - 2005
    • San Francisco, CA

    Hired as an in house as a full service PR agency. Duties included public relations and promotional programs for the consumer and the trade. Created brand awareness through establishing key relationships with editors from trade and fashion magazines and fashion stylists from television. Composed...

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  Advanced Research Laboratories

  • Costa Mesa, CA

  • Marketing Director

    • 1988 - 1994
    • Costa Mesa, CA

    Created brand awareness through establishing key relationships with beauty editors from trade and fashion magazines. Composed press releases, advertising, product copy and brochures. Developed advertising campaigns with artists and photographers from inception to print and placed ads with trad...