Jennifer Ruggiero

Current

• Manager, Professional Societies at Vitality Communications

Past

• Marketing Manager: Program/Events - CAR/TN at Sprint Nextel Corporation
• Indirect Account Executive / Boost Account Manager at Sprint Nextel Corporation
• Customer Account Representative at Sprint Nextel

• Office Manager - Industrial Psychology at Pegasus International
• Promotions at Dick Broadcasting

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Company

Jennifer Ruggiero’s Experience

• Manager, Professional Societies

  Vitality Communications

  (Publishing industry)

  August 2008 — Present (4 months)

  Vitality serves professional associations and voluntary health agencies with relevant, market-focused products and services that reach their audiences effectively. These include:
  
  • Patient education materials.
  
  • Targeted audiences.
  
  • Toolkit development.
  
  • Securing sponsorship.
  
  • Custom magazines.

• Marketing Manager: Program/Events - CAR/TN

  Sprint Nextel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 8 months)

  Work with team to create sales driving efforts through media buys, NFL/NASCAR assets, and innovative ideas. Responsibilities include creating, maintaining and managing barter/trade contracts with NFL, NASCAR, Media, and other local sponsorships. Grow strong, positive, business relationships with NFL players, Agents, and Media partners. Coordinate NFL Player Appearances, Radio Remotes, Hispanic Festivals and Radio, and NFL/NASCAR Ticket distribution. Partner with Octagon Marketing for events consisting of NASCAR Races, Speed Street, Nashville Sound and Speed, and Mobile Marketing. Manage mobile marketing tours such as Sprint NFL Access Tour, Nextel Racing Experience, and the Nextel Showcar. Create exciting promotional sales driving ideas through partnering with Radio stations. Yellow Page and Newspaper Tagging. Accruals/Budgets. Co-op group buys. Copy Creation.

• Indirect Account Executive / Boost Account Manager

  Sprint Nextel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Wireless industry)

  April 1998 — December 2005 (7 years 9 months)

  * Indirect Account Executive (10/99 – 12/05), Boost Account Manager (02/05 – 12/05)
  Worked with local & national Authorized Representatives (ARs) and Preferred Partners (and some National Retail). Duties entailed assisting, guiding, training, motivating and managing ARs. Further duties included managing sales, compensation, contracts/addendums, spiffs, contest creations, marketing/advertising, co-op, hiring, escalations, collateral, training, and all local distribution (i.e.: owner of group email box, text/email distribution lists, location mapping, and conference call coordination). Duties also included recruiting new ARs, growing existing ARs, and serving as the general “liaison” between Sprint Nextel and the field.

• Customer Account Representative

  Sprint Nextel

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Wireless industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

  * Customer Account Representative (04/98 – 09/99
  NC Lead C.A.R. Responsible for servicing accounts including major & corporate accounts, performing modifications, resolving escalated & long term billing issues. Awarded Circle of Excellence award in 1999.

• Office Manager - Industrial Psychology

  Pegasus International

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years)

  1996 – 1998: Pegasus International, Inc. - Management Consultants (Greensboro, NC)
  * Office Manager
  Responsible for office operations & survey development. Developed managerial & human resource skills while gaining proficiency in programming, form development/layout, & factor analysis. Attained experience with tests/surveys consisting of sales, management, & 360 degree inventories.

• Promotions

  Dick Broadcasting

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

  1994 – 1998: WKRR/WKZL (Rock 92 & 1075-KZL) Dick Broadcasting Company (Greensboro, NC)
  * Promotions Associate / Part-Time Air Personality
  In addition to Promotions Associate and Air Personality, also served as a substitute Traffic Director & Sales Apprentice. Developed marketing skills in the promotions department through developing contests, assisting with remote broadcasts, writing copy, & creative thinking. Attained public speaking skills while working as an air personality. Awarded 1995 Team Player Award.

Jennifer Ruggiero’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  Media Studies, Broadcast Journalism, 1990 — 1996

Additional Information

Jennifer Ruggiero’s Websites:

• My Company