· Advanced Tripod's superior position in the global competitive landscape, as the #2 homepage hosting and building service in the world · Developed long-term strategy for product revenue, growth, structure, functionality and reduction of costs · Set quarterly targets, projected usage and revenue trends, determined ROI on feature releases · Identified and developed new revenue-generating strategies and products, improving CPMs up to 6000% · Demonstrated consistent ability to improve competitive metrics by over 5% each quarter · Created internationally-compatible features for release to Tripod Latin America, joint venture partners in Europe and Asia, and the domestic Tripod site · Researched competition, compiled competitive analyses and reported on findings · Wrote positioning statements, product overview reports, sales presentations, specification documents · Led and inspired a cross-functional team (including direct reports) to reach corporate goals; improving individual performance and fostering career objectives
MYWAY.COM; a subsidiary of CMGI; Andover, MA Product Manager: 1998-2000 · Set product area goals, defined product structure, prioritized feature set and determined functionality · Targeted key strategic partners, negotiated terms, drafted contracts, project managed implementation · Managed partner relationships and and fostered partnership performance · Trained partners at ICScotland (Glasgow, Scotland) on licensed content production tools · Coordinated team members and internal departments to reach product area goals · Integrated content providers and E-commerce partners across the site · Quality Assurance for all product-related issues on site Community Manager & Content Producer: 1997-1998 · Expanded functionality and usage of chat, message board and club community features · Nurtured community membership, oversaw internal Community Team and external volunteers · Organized and staged community events for users and volunteers · Created and aggregated fresh content on daily basis to reflect changing world events and user interests MIT PRESS; Cambridge, MA Associate Publicist & Awards Coordinator: 1995-1997 · Initiated and maintained the News and Author Information sections of the MIT Press Web site · Publicist and media liaison for scholarly titles, researched media markets in U.S. and abroad · Solicited endorsements for all titles from international Nobel laureates, scholars and celebrities · Created endorser contact database of 800+ scholars and laureates who had provided endorsements · Submitted books for international awards, maintained awards tracking database, publicized winners Acquisitions Assistant: 1993-1995 · Assistant Acquisitions Editor for overflow Economics projects · Assisted Bradford Books and MIT Press Editors, and Cognitive & Brain Sciences Editorial Board · Coordinated referees for manuscript proposals, prepared manuscripts for publication SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS; Washington, DC Acquisitions Intern: 1993 · Researched and obtained legal permissions for 200+ copyrighted images for book project · Organized and compiled database of legal contacts and photo sources · Assisted Acquisitions Editors, Production staff, Design staff, and authors
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