Elesha Barnette
Director of Media Relations at Politic365
- Location
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- Industry
- Media Production
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Elesha Barnette's Overview
- Current
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- Director of Media Relations at Politic365
- Writer/Producer at Deck as ef
- Past
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- Associate Editor at Politic365
- Band Manager at The Barnettes
- Market Account Manager at Procter & Gamble
- Category Development Manager at Procter & Gamble
- Regional Account Manager at Procter & Gamble
- Account Manager at Procter & Gamble
- Education
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Connections
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106 connections
- Websites
Elesha Barnette's Summary
Goal oriented, highly motivated creative professional experienced in the sales, merchandising and marketing of Fortune 500 brands.
Highly skilled in account penetration and client relationship development and management. Particularly motivated by and excels in fast-paced work environments where creativity is highly valued and multi-tasking, project coordination, management and execution are facets of daily duties.
Looking to reconnect as well as expand network with like minded professionals in the entertainment/media production field.
Specialties
project/production management, coordination & execution
branding & multimedia marketing
client relationship development
account penetration
Elesha Barnette's Experience
Director of Media Relations
Politic365
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry
2010 – Present (2 years)
Responsible for booking contributors/analysts/writers on national & regional radio and television in effort to expand the brand and elevate political discourse;
Collaborates in the strategic work of developing and maintaining relationships with press secretaries and communication directors in the White House, Congress, and key state and local government and politicos.
Associate Editor
Politic365
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry
February 2010 – November 2011 (1 year 10 months)
Responsible for creating/producing 25-30% of weekly content to include writing op-eds, editorials, covering breaking news as well as delivering multi-media components;
Collaborates in the strategic work of developing and maintaining relationships with press secretaries and communication directors in the White House, Congress, and key state and local government and politicos;
Manages social media marketing efforts.
Market Account Manager
Procter & Gamble
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry
2007 – 2008 (1 year)
Managed P&G multi-cateogory business at Nash Finch wholesaler in Southeast Region to include responsibilities such as developing/creating sales materials, merchandising/marketing plans for accounts, presenting/selling in new item initiatives, managing trade funds, volume forecasting and customer relations;
Managed team of retail merchandisers in Southeast region to include the coordination and completion of monthly resets across the region as well as timely delivery of in store merchandising events.
Category Development Manager
Procter & Gamble
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry
2006 – 2007 (1 year)
Managed category review process, new item initiative analysis as well as shelf design, and product placement of all newly acquired Gillette business in Southeast Region.
Regional Account Manager
Procter & Gamble
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry
2005 – 2006 (1 year)
Coordinated marketing/merchandising events with retail customers; Included responsibilities such as event performance forecast, creation/sell-in of marketing/promotion plan, ad design/layout and post event payout analysis via Nielsen data.
Account Manager
Procter & Gamble
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; PG; Consumer Goods industry
2003 – 2005 (2 years)
Managed P&G beauty care/cosmetics business across multiple customers in the Southeast Region to include responsibilities such as developing/creating sales materials, merchandising/marketing plans for accounts, presenting/selling in new item initiatives, managing trade funds, volume forecasting and customer relations.
Elesha Barnette's Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A., Communication Studies - Media Production
1999 – 2003
Awarded Order of the Golden Fleece, 2003 – for demonstrably high character [who] have made specific long lasting, innovative and extraordinary contributions to the University community.
Activities and Societies: UNC Student Television
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