ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF POLAR EXPEDITIONS Summary To acquire executive assistant position dynamic company. My detailed project management, writing, creative communication experience allow take leadership role managing multiple responsibilities. Highlights Strong digital/film photography, photo editing print design skills *Great presentation skills creating visually appealing concise presentations, proposals brochures *PC/Mac literate: Word, Excel, Outlook, PhotoShop, InDesign, PowerPoint, MapPoint, Leo Software Experience 04/2011 12/2011 Assistant Director Polar Expeditions Company Name － City State Expedition sales procurement: Sold polar adventure expeditions global clientele maintained client vendor relationships. Communicated clients details expeditions (cost, payments, expect, requirements forms). Developed contributed success largest South Pole season company's history. Negotiated vendor agreements wrote industry related agreements. Managed created project/expedition timelines. Created detailed expedition client itineraries. Produced commission income built industry-related partnerships. Created handbooks, expedition summaries, expedition blogs (wrote successful Greenland Crossing blog). Digital photography video. Tracked client payments, invoicing, commissions, etc. Social media networking. 03/2007 01/2012 Designer Company Name － City State As Independent Contractor I Produced direct marketing materials (brochures catalogs) established company branding. Responsibilities included;. Extensive photo editing digital photography. Created layout, writing design successful direct marketing materials. 03/2004 01/2009 Executive Assistant/Loan Closer Company Name － City State Worked closely Executive VP/Principal, Assistant VP, CFO, development, analyst, property management, prestigious investors third party clients deadline-driven setting ensure successful financing commercial investments. Managed highly confidential information, executive calendar supervised project timelines. Photographed commercial properties use proposals finance/investor packages. Created finance/investor packages successfully gained lender financing investor support. Managed due diligence involving lenders, third party inspectors, appraisers attorneys. Administered multiple loan closings cooperation investors, attorneys, lenders title companies. Developed mortgage section database software conjunction LeoSoftware. Drafted agreements managed details confidential paperwork simultaneously multiple deals. Oversaw deal calendar coordinated projects conception close. Maintained extensive closing book library. Entertained clients events managed event planning/organization including invitation designs. Managed closings totaling $300 million 2007. 04/2000 06/2003 Public Relations Associate Company Name － City State Managed event/meeting logistics travel nationally internationally. Organized confidential meetings high-profile political clients. Conducted talent management media grand openings across U.S. Client research significant participant strategy sessions. Arranged media meet greet opportunities executive political clients. Media outreach: Contacted placed T.V., radio print media prestigious events. Drafted media releases, proofed/edited proposals associated written materials. Created format/compiled data confidential survey distributed Illinois Department Public Health. 08/1999 03/2000 Image Coordinator Company Name － City State Managed images (film digital) business-to-business catalogs, fliers newspaper ads. Assisted direction photo shoots. Retouched low-res images communicated retouching guidelines in-house staff print vendors. Edited layouts; prepared fliers, ads catalogs print; coordinated use stock photography. Managed multiple projects vendor relations highly deadline driven agency. Creative personnel communicator (art directors, photo department, designers account managers). 04/1998 08/1999 Assistant Company Name － City State Assisted directors, board directors human resources. Key participant development fundraising events, including staffing events annual benefit concert gained support Jewish Community Centers. Drafted employee resource book, assisted hiring office clerks, organized board meetings functions. Education Bachelor Arts Photography Fiction Writing Columbia College Chicago － City State GPA: Dean's List Dean's List Spring 1999 Skills photo, PhotoShop, ads, analyst, art, agency, book, branding, brochures, catalogs, closing, concise, clientele, Client, clients, database software, Digital photography, direct marketing, direction, due diligence, event planning, film, finance, financing, forms, fundraising, hiring, human resources, InDesign, investments, invoicing, layout, logistics, Mac, materials, meetings, Excel, office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, communicator, networking, newspaper, personnel, photo editing, photography, presentations, presentation skills, print design, print media, procurement, property management, proposals, Public Health, radio, research, sales, staffing, strategy, vendor relations, video, written Desktop Publishing Software: Photoshop, InDesign