Passionate Marketer Strategist Looking for Great Company
Reno, Nevada Area
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- Senior Marketing Strategist at Rand & Associates
- Marketing & Sales Manager at LeFiell Company
- Marketing Communications (Intern) at KPS|3 Marketing
- Adjunct Professor of Journalism at Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
- Customer Amazement Manager at Starbucks Coffee
- Creative Director, Principal at Gostin Productions, LLC
- Contributing Photographer at Associated Press
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
- California State University-Long Beach
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Ira Gostin, mba’s Summary
I am a marketer with a passion for the strategic process, innovation and connecting left brain strategic planning with right brain creative
Ira Gostin, mba’s Specialties:
Strategic planning, marketer, creative problem solver, brand and identity protector, collateral and tool creator. Master communicator, highly experienced in negotiations and developing strategic alliances.
Ira Gostin, mba’s Experience
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Senior Marketing Strategist
Rand & Associates
(Accounting industry)
August 2008 — May 2009 (10 months)
Redefined brand in market through variety of tactics. Client poll showed an 87% approval of new branding efforts. Directed integrated marketing efforts as well as all strategic development for firm. Also worked with clients to assist them with their marketing and strategies. As part of the executive team, oversaw Business Advising, Marketing, Sales and Technology departments.
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Marketing & Sales Manager
LeFiell Company
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
July 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Crafted strategic direction and re-branding of precision engineering and manufacturing company. Developed new markets while overseeing all creative and brand identity efforts for 98 year-old company. Designed advertising, community involvement and communications programs.
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Marketing Communications (Intern)
KPS|3 Marketing
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Grad school internship. Constructed collaborative marketing components such as website strategies, press releases, and other specific tasks directly related to client marketing success.
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Adjunct Professor of Journalism
Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
(Higher Education industry)
2001 — 2006 (5 years)
Instructor of two undergraduate photojournalism courses and the faculty advisor to the photojournalism club. Directed conversion from film to digital. Produced Photojournalism at Nevada, a one-day symposium for visual journalism. Guest-lecturer to ethics courses.
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Customer Amazement Manager
Starbucks Coffee
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBUX; Food & Beverages industry)
December 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Directed all customer service initiatives, store operations, employee training and store-specific marketing at two stores in the Reno area. Successfully managed a budget of nearly $1 million and a team of 18 partners (employees). I was certified as a spokesperson for Starbucks and was the recipient of a Bravo Award for outstanding store-level marketing. My barista skills coffee master training, coffee master training and a true love for coffee will stay with me forever.
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Creative Director, Principal
Gostin Productions, LLC
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1995 — 2005 (10 years)
Successfully directed my photography communications firm specializing in photography for business clients. Effectively marketed business and services to a client list featuring top national businesses and several Fortune 500 corporations. Clients included Time, Levi Straus, Harley Davidson, GlaxoSmithKline, AT&T, Inc., Occidental Petroleum, Harrah’s Entertainment, GMC Trucks, Caesar’s, Fitch, Hyatt Resorts, The New York Times, and Wells Fargo. Member ASMP and APA.
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Contributing Photographer
Associated Press
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
1980 — 1994 (14 years)
Contributing photographer to AP in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Reno. Covered events including two Summer Olympic games, military operations in Central America, Emmy and Academy Awards, Super Bowls, World Series, and U.S. presidential elections. Published in major newspapers and magazines worldwide.
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Ira Gostin, mba’s Interests:
Baseball fan (Go Yankees!), hanging with my son Justin. Horseback riding, spending time outdoors, listening to music, cooking, enjoying a fine cigar.
Ira Gostin, mba’s Honors:
ACE Award, AMA, Outstanding Marketing Strategy, 2008
Multiple ADDY's, Craftsman awards
International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs, 2000.
Excellence in Commerce Award, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, 1997
Nominee, Pulitzer Prize, 1996
Eastman Kodak Fellowship, 1995.
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