Experience

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  Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival

  • United States
  • Entertainment
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Founder/Festival Director

    • Jan 2006 - Present

    Festival founded as a brand extension of the Martha's Vineyard Film Society. Conceived as a flagship event to celebrate world cinema. Annual attendance of over 3500 including press, filmmakers, and other film industry professionals. Built support for the event with local government, businesses, and community non-profits and signed numerous national sponsors - recent alliances include Nestle Waters, Stella Artois, Amtrak, IFC Films, Davidoff, and dozens of others over the past 15 years. Recognized by MovieMaker Magazine in March 2010 edition as one of the Top 25 Festival "Worth their Entry Fee".

  • Founder/Executive Director/Member of Board of Directors

    • Jul 1999 - Jan 2006

    Executive Director of the non-profit film society which operates three theaters: the Martha's Vineyard Film Center, a year-round digital cinema and performing arts space; Capawock and Strand movie theaters; festival director of the society's annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival in September, MV Environmental Film Festival in May, DOC WEEK in August, the FILMUSIC Festival in June, and WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL in October. Launched the new Boulder Environmental/Nature/Outdoors Film Festival in July 2019. Presenter of over 300 film related screenings/events annually. 2500+ film society members (400% growth over the last 3 years). Over 1500 independent films programmed, licensed, and hosted since 1999. Alternative programming including the MET OPERA, National Theater, Bolshoi Ballet, Science on Screen, and Great Art on Screen. • Managed and programmed film for two historic commercial movie theaters (Capawock and Strand) on Martha's Vineyard after a top-to-bottom renovation and conversion to DCI cinema in the winter of 2015. • Established the MV Film Center in 2012 as a multi-use cultural center to serve the Vineyard community. Fund-raised over $500,000 in 2011-12 and developed the project in the context of a public-private sector building project. • Recipient, MV Medal for Achievement in the Cultural Arts from MV Museum, Festival Director's Award for Excellence from IFFS, Governor's Citation from the State of Massachusetts.• Generated corporate sponsorships for the festival, providing companies such as Stella Artois, Idol Vodka, Davidoff, Amtrak, IFC Films, and San Pellegrino with experiential marketing opportunities. • Conceived special events and fundraisers, working with film industry veterans like Mike Nichols, Patricia Neal, William Styron, Tony Shalhoub, Brooke Adams, and Jules Feiffer in addition to dozens of filmmakers, directors, and producers.

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  Paradise Media

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Independent Media Representative

    • Sep 2009 - Sep 2012
    • Greater New York City Area

    Represent several publishing/new media clients in selling advertising in international space. Louise Blouin Media - Publisher of Art + Auction and Modern Painter Magazines and ARTINFO.COM - the leading global source for Art, Culture, Travel, Style & Luxury. My primary focus is Travel/Tourism and Wine&Spirits ad categories.Site Selection Magazine and www.SiteSelection.com - Site Selection is the top-rated publication covering global foreign direct investment, facility planning and economic development. Published for over 58 years, Site Selection’s readers are involved in an average of 130 new investment projects each month, worth an average of US$12 billion each month.

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  Site Selection Magazine

  • International Representative

    • 2007 - 2011

    Represented the magazine in Western Europe, Caribbean and Africa. Met with clients to discuss their media campaigns and provide solutions to reaching US corporate investments.

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  Plum TV

  • Sales and Marketing Director

    • Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

    Recruited by V.P. of Local Sales to replace him at Martha’s Vineyard cable TV channel. Overhauled sales proposition and brand identity by repositioning the channel as a lifestyle and culture channel resulting in almost a 100% increase in signed accounts and revenue levels. Developed and implemented corporate marketing programs and customer outreach that lifted market position. Within a short amount of time was able to negotiate the largest local network deal by devising branded content for client utilizing cable TV, web, print, and VOD delivery platforms. Went on to close over 100 multi-media sales packages to luxury brands, real estate, tourism, beverage, consumer products, home improvement, and retail clients.

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  Mediaworks LLC

  • Owner

    • Sep 1996 - Jan 2007

    International media sales firm providing media buying services and promotional strategies to clients in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Within first 15 months increased publication client's international ad sales from $50,000 to $500,000. Annual billings over $1 million achieved for five consecutive years. Developed relationships with over 1,000 government (national, state, city) investment attraction and real estate development agencies. Helped move publication client to #1 market share leader among 5 competing national publications.

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  New Hope Communications

  • Multiple positions

    • May 1985 - Aug 1995

    Director, Business Development (5/85-4/86);Publisher, Expansion Management magazine (4/86-1/93);Publisher, Global Production magazine (1/92-8/95).

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  Expansion Management Magazine (now a division of Penton Media)

  • Boulder, CO

  • Publisher

    • 1986 - 1994
    • Boulder, CO

    Oversaw all operations of monthly international corporate mobility and real estate magazine, with business dealings in 30 countries and 50 U.S. states. Recruited and supervised a cross-functional staff of 20. Devised annual editorial calendar, media kit, sales and marketing programs, and budgets. Consulted with magazine's editor on cover designs, editorial research, and editorial schedule. Exceeded profit and loss expectations for start-up.• Built magazine’s annual revenue from $0 to $3,000,000 within 5 years of start-up.• Led sales team of five to consistent double-digit sales growth over 5-year period. • Increased controlled circulation from 30,000 to 45,000, with over 80% qualified C-suite executives. • Oversaw relocation of magazine from D.C. to corporate headquarters in Boulder, CO (which required substantive re-staffing).