Melissa Darling
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Melissa Darling

Melissa Darling

CAREER SUMMARY: I am experienced in managing a team in the fashion industry. I know how to drive sales into a business from my sales experience. Contributing thousands of dollars to pipeline through creative ABM strategies; attention to detail is of high importance to me. I am experienced in writing journalism pieces, which means I do my own fact-checking, editing, and formatting to ensure quality.

Location: New York, New York
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+ SKILLS:
Essentials: Microsoft Suite (word, excel, outlook, powerpoint, etc) Editing, formatting, fact-checking, Cross functional collaboration
Sales/marketing: SalesForce, Outreach, Zoominfo, Linkedin SalesNav, Hubspot
Events: WordPress, EventBrite, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Square Reader
Social media: Instagram, facebook, linkedin, tailwind
Personal: Entrepreneurial, Self sufficient, Attention to detail, Patient, Multi-tasker, Personable, Time-management, Project management, Flexibility, Organizational
+ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
BIZZABO; Business Development Representative February 2020- Present
Drove business forward using creative ABM strategies with strong attention to detail to open opportunities for business.
Initiated thousands of dollars in sales into the pipeline, growing the Bizzabo footprint.
Self sufficient in creating long lasting business relationships with prospects to ensure the desired business outcome for the company.
SENSI MEDIA GROUP; Associate Publisher November 2019 – February 2020
Excelled in outside B2B sales by communicating with a variety of people and external businesses daily.
Selling directly to decision makers in order to open up the company in a new city.
Instrumental in the launch of a new publication to New York City; Entrepreneurial outlook to own my business.
ALICE + OLIVIA LLC; Technical Design Administrator
June 2018 – November 2019
Established a cohesive yearly budget based on previous years to slash overhead for the department.
Developed deadlines cross functionally throughout departments to meet our necessary team goals; maintaining shipment deadlines and deliveries.
Distributed daily, weekly, and monthly schedules and developed new processes to ensure my team’s efficiency and face-time with the CEO.

ROOM FOR ALL LLC; Brand Coordinator August 2018 – October 2019
Coordinated brand development to expand company growth across different mediums.
Worked directly with all elements of event creation to ensure the engagement of new and existing clients.
Spearheaded the social media account, including creation, editing and formatting to gain brand awareness.

+ EDUCATION:
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Associates of Applied Science: Fashion Business Management – May 2018
College at SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
Bachelor Of Science: Fashion and Textiles, Fashion Business Management – May 2018