Eric Grant Sr.

Current

• Client Services Coordinator at Tribune Company
• Multi-Media Admin at Orlando Sentinel

Past

• Personnel Technician at State of Florida
• Research Specialist at JPMorgan Chase
• Publishing Assistant at Motown Records

• How Can I Be Down Assistant at Island Def Jam Music Group
• Public Relations Assistant at The Terrie Williams Agency

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Education

• DeWitt Clinton High School

Connections

54 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website

Eric Grant Sr.’s Summary

Publishing Assistant /Freelance Publicist/Jr. Account Executive/Intern
Gallagher Communications, New York, NY
The Terrie Williams Agency, New York, NY
PolyGram Music Group Publishing, New York, NY
Assisted in creating new client biographies while maintaining and updating current client list bios.
Assisted in solicitation of demo recordings to A&R personnel.
Provided research on client media appearances, and assisted in daily media relations.
Organized various client events, including, but not limited to:
o Marriage of Eddie Murphy & Nicole Mitchell – March 18, 1993, Grand Ballroom, Plaza Hotel, NYC Coordination of Celebrity Invitations - (Terrie Williams Agency)
o Dominique Wilkins’ 1st Annual UNCF Basketball Game 1993, The Omni Arena, ATL., GA.
Production Assistant - (NBA Entertainment/UNCF)
o Annual Birthday Celebration for Sean Combs, 1996, 1997, 1998. Various Album Release parties for Bad Boy Records 1995 – 1998 Jr. Account Executive (Gallagher Communications)
o Def Comedy Jam 1992 -1995, NYC - VIP Placement/Press Liaison (Def Jam)
o How Can I Be Down? Annual Hip Hop Summit, 1993 – 1996, South Beach, FL Organized Celebrity/Music Label Basketball Tournament, Various Media Related Correspondence. (Def Jam/Peter Thomas Ent.)
o Coordination of various Movie Screenings, Movie Premieres, and Album Release parties for various clients. (Gallagher Communications, Terrie Williams Agency, Def-Jam Records, Motown Records, PolyGram Music Group Publishing.

Eric Grant Sr.’s Specialties:

Freelance Publicist, Researcher, Writer, Blogger, Voice-Over Actor, Internet DJ, Pod-caster, Mergers & Acquisitions, Notary Public (State of Florida), Event Planner, Knowledge of S.E.C.(Security Exchange Commission) filings, etc.

Eric Grant Sr.’s Experience

• Client Services Coordinator

  Tribune Company

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

• Multi-Media Admin

  Orlando Sentinel

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Provide Orlando Sentinel's Multi-Media and Interactive Online departments with administrative duties. Assist in creating new advertising campaigns for our client base, as well as new business. Responsible for various revenue and billing reports, and manage the Orlando Sentinel Varsity Program awards.

• Personnel Technician

  State of Florida

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  August 2003 — April 2008 (4 years 9 months)

  Human Resources for the Ninth Circuit Court of Florida. Assist in recruiting, setting interviews, initial processing, employment verifications, payroll, orientation, and various other administrative duties.

• Research Specialist

  JPMorgan Chase

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JPM; Banking industry)

  April 1997 — June 2002 (5 years 3 months)

  Provided Mergers & Acquisitions department with research materials (SEC filings, company stock history, financial data, etc.) vital to pitch Multi-Million dollar deals in time sensitive situations.
  Created pitch book proposals for several deals, as well as provide daily updates on various exchange activity pertinent to our client base.

• Publishing Assistant

  Motown Records

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1994 — 1997 (3 years )

• How Can I Be Down Assistant

  Island Def Jam Music Group

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

  July 1993 — November 1995 (2 years 5 months)

  Assisted in the coordination of Peter Thomas' "How Can I Be Down?" music conferences in South Beach, Fl.

• Public Relations Assistant

  The Terrie Williams Agency

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  September 1992 — August 1994 (2 years )

Eric Grant Sr.’s Education

• DeWitt Clinton High School

  GED , Academics , 1983 — 1986

Additional Information

Eric Grant Sr.’s Websites:

• My Website

Eric Grant Sr.’s Interests:

Music, Movies, Television, Writing, Computer Art, Sports, Electronics

Eric Grant Sr.’s Groups:

•    "Write It Down"-A Website for Writers
•    Chase Alumni Association

Eric Grant Sr.’s Honors:

2006 Orange County Employee Academy Graduate

Eric Grant Sr.’s Contact Settings

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