Sales at Gawker Media
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Sales Associate at Gawker Media
- Past
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- Advertising Operations at Gawker Media
- Viral Syndication Consultant at Mekanism
- Trend School Panelist at The Intelligence Group
- On-Air Panelist at mtvU
- Associate Manager, Network Strategy at Mr. Youth
- A&R Intern at Columbia Records
- Grassroots Marketing Consultant at Kadium
- Host/Reservationist at Caroline's On Broadway
- Executive Assistant at International Artists Agency & Benevolent Management
- Education
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- New York University
- Seaford High School
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James Del’s Summary
I showed up in NYC less than 4 years ago, and things have been nonstop ever since. My freshman year at NYU I spoke at the MIXX conference during AdWeek, and a silly quote of mine made it into the New York Times. That led me to work for a whole slew of different companies as a consultant on trends, Web 2.0, youth marketing, and viral syndication, among other things. I'm good at finding a niche and then expanding it, both in my self promotion and for the companies I work for. The internet has completely changed how consumers interact with media and each another, so I typically like to capitalize on that. If I'm not ahead of the curve at some point, it's because I'm either stranded on a remote island or in a coma. Hopefully the former.
James Del’s Specialties:
Viral syndication, New Trends, Music, Booking, Selling Things, Web 2.0 integration, Online Promotion, Blogs
James Del’s Experience
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Sales Associate
Gawker Media
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
With a year plus worth of ad operations background, the Sales overlords decided I should be selling things...namely our sites. I still bury my nose in analytics and party planning whenever I can, but now I get to contribute to the revenue generating maelstrom that is the Gawker Sales team. Daily activities include brainstorming, media planning, Powerpoint mastery, and perfunctory liver damage.
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Advertising Operations
Gawker Media
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Everything from ad trafficking to copywriting to party planning...if the sales team needed to make something happen, I was the guy to make sure it did. I was also Gawker's in-house traffic analytics guru, running traffic numbers through Excel and making pretty charts come out.
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Viral Syndication Consultant
Mekanism
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years )
I managed a small team that uses blogs, message boards, and social networking to syndicate a series of viral commercials. I also helped launch a viral prank site for a major car corporation.
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Trend School Panelist
The Intelligence Group
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 4 months)
I regularly spoke at The Intelligence Group's Trend School, which featured the latest trends, brands, activities, and websites for the 18-25 demographic. Major Fortune 500 companies sent their marketing directors to this day-long seminar to get their finger on the pulse of what's hot and what's up and coming.
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On-Air Panelist
mtvU
(Public Company; Entertainment industry)
April 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 5 months)
I was a regular panelist on the mtvU new music show, The Freshman. I also appeared on mtvU's weekly top 10 show, The Dean's List, as well as various short segments and VJ hits for the station. I also made a few correspondent appearances on TRL.
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Associate Manager, Network Strategy
Mr. Youth
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2007 — January 2008 (9 months)
I helped manage website development, researched new trends on blogs and social networks, produced the monthly newsletter and provided technical support both internally and externally. I acted as a project manager for our web portals, which were ultimately complicated web applications that allowed users to post photos, follow leader boards, take polls, post announcements, and send messages. The portals I helped develop are still in use to this day.
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A&R Intern
Columbia Records
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Music industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
I got to sit in a glorified closet and listen to new music all day, every day. Pretty much the coolest job ever.
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Grassroots Marketing Consultant
Kadium
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 7 months)
I offered online grassroots marketing services to promote clients within the blogosphere and message boards. I also occasionally offered consulting services for other youth-oriented, viral syndication marketing campaigns. I was responsible for managing up to 4 grassroot marketers online at any given time.
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Host/Reservationist
Caroline's On Broadway
(Entertainment industry)
September 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Answering phones for upper management and taking reservations for the most famous comedy club in NY.
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Executive Assistant
International Artists Agency & Benevolent Management
(Music industry)
February 2006 — September 2006 (8 months)
I did everything from drafting contracts and maintaining the office network to booking my own roster of bands across the U.S.
James Del’s Education
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New York University
BA in Individualized Study , Intellectual Property in the Digital Age , 2005 — 2008
Graduated a year early, magna cum laude.
- Activities and Societies:
- The Dean's Team, Gallatone
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Seaford High School
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James Del’s Interests:
Blogs, Social Marketing, Music, Traveling, New Media, Web 2.0
James Del’s Groups:
NYU Gallatin Dean's Team, Grammy University Network, Seaford Key Club
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