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Nikita Kozlovskij Business Leader. Marketing Manager. Designer.

Summary

Entrepreneur with over 10 years of internet-savvy marketing and PR expertise, advanced web development and graphic design talent, global perspective on business development, with experience ranging from high-tech start-ups to event production, to the film industry.

Freelance Highlights

2010: Created AtCostFlights.com brand. Designed a SEO-friendly corporate website. Launched and managed a successful and highly cost-effective Google Adwords campaign with one thousand targeted local ads, landing pages, and 250K+ keywords.
2009: 1st Assistant Director (AD) under Ned Kopp (Godfather, Fast and the Furious) on a Chris "Kid" Reid music video, directed by Babak Sarrafan, DP Jim Orr
2002: Co-authored a business plan, seeking VC funding for a competitive intelligence start-up CIgator Inc. Compiled market research data, forecasts, product segmentation, and white papers into 300-page CI reports.
2000: Developed and launched GetItSmart, the first website which let customers instantly order a custom-built PC (before Dell, HP and others offered it)

Work Experience

Director of Marketing & Event Production, Co-Founder 4/2005 – 12/2009
Novoe Radio LLC, San Jose, CA

  • Co-founded an online Russian radio station and entertainment company
  • Propelled the company to become #1 Russian Radio in the U.S. within the 1st year
  • Secured multiple advertising contracts and corporate sponsorships
  • Negotiated re-broadcasting contracts with top media companies (XM Radio, Sirius Radio, DirecTV, Echostar, etc.)
  • Formed partnerships with Russian and European record labels and organizations
  • Produced and promoted parties and concerts with up to 1,000 attendees, with full-scale promotional campaigns (radio, online, social networks, print, outdoor)
  • Negotiated and booked venues, celebrities, DJs, performers and other talent
  • Managed all travel, visa, and lodging accommodations for the talent
  • Supervised a team of outsourced programmers to develop a next-generation, interactive, geographically customizable radio player.

Online Marketing & Affiliate Program Manager for North America 2/2004 - 10/2006
PartyGaming Plc., London, UK

  • Managed CPA affiliate accounts with monthly revenues of over $100K
  • Saved company tens of thousands of dollars in wasteful advertising spending by adjusting Google AdWords for optimal performance and maximum ROI
  • Optimized company websites for better search engine placements (SEO)
  • Managed media buying in magazines, online, outdoor, local TV, and direct mail
  • Represented the company at industry events in San Francisco (AdTech 2006) and Las Vegas (CAC2006)

Project Manager, IT Consultant 3/2004 - 9/2004
Restaurant Evaluators, Inc., Chicago, IL

  • Developed a new corporate identity and website
  • Supported profitable client relationships with over 70 upscale restaurants
  • During my 6-month contract, the company went from 110 to 200 reviews a month
  • Wrote and managed monthly mass mail newsletters
  • Implemented technological changes which dramatically increased productivity (new IP phone system, web-based workgroups, elimination of scanning and faxes, etc.)
  • Created an automated sales promotion process in GoldMine (e.g. automatically mail a postcard, two weeks later send a letter, follow-up call, etc.)

Director of Sales 10/2001 - 2/2004
Stratigate LLC, Sunnyvale, CA

  • Liquidated assets of defunct companies (networking, telecom, industrial equipment)
  • Researched and developed new supplier and distribution channels internationally
  • Managed monthly sales of IT equipment ($100K+)
  • Created advertising materials (catalogs, website, banners, print ads, eBay listings)

MarCom, PR, Founder 4/2000 - 8/2000
allSAN.com Inc, San Jose, CA

  • Created an online research portal for SAN (Storage Area Networking)
  • Acquired and negotiated with new advertisers, sponsors, and partners
  • Sponsored and helped organize Storage Networking World Conference 2000
  • My research quoted in InfoStor magazine, IBM financial report, and books.
  • Collaborated closely with clients, sponsors, vendors, analysts, investors, media
  • Negotiated to sell the company for $80K four months after launch

Print & Web Designer, Marketing Assistant 11/1998 - 6/2000
IMEX Research.com, San Jose, CA

  • Created corporate website design, brochures, posters, presentations
  • Managed relationships with PR people, analysts, press editors
  • Took the company from 2 employees to 9, with 6 working directly under me

Education

B.S., Business Administration - Marketing
Minor: Radio, Television, and Film
San Jose State University, 2009

MBA Study in Emerging Economies
Alliance Business Academy
Bangalore, India, 2009

Skills

  • Great communications skills, positive attitude, good sense of humor
  • Strong sense of creative design, web development, and financial skills
  • Fluent in English, Russian, Lithuanian, some German and Spanish
  • Superior negotiating, management, sales, and customer service skills
  • Global work & study experience in America, Asia and Europe
  • Driven to excel and always cherished by management
  • Always achieved tremendous impact on employers (through increased revenue, profit margins, customer base, productivity, brand awareness, and company size)

Software & Applications
(expert level)

Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Acrobat, Flash, Illustrator, DreamWeaver. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, FrontPage. Windows, Mac OSX. QuickBooks, QuickBase, GoldMine, mass e-mail marketing apps, SPSS, Business Plan Pro. HTML, Flash, JavaScript, Mambo/Joomla CMS platform. Salesforce.com, eBay, Google AdWords, Docs, Facebook Ads, social network marketing platforms (MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)

Portfolio

Graphic, print, web, photography and film portfolio is available at krakadil.com™

REFERENCES

Plenty of references available upon request.


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