TANYA MARTEN

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Exceptional computer and organizational skills;
* Excellent communication, writing and presentational skills and the ability to handle confidential information in a discreet & diplomatic manner
* Direct experience in entertainment, legal, financial, real estate, retail and non-profit industries;
* Pro-active independent work ethic with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, problem solve, and get things done in a high pressure environment;
* Adept handling of document production, phones, attorney time, billing, expense reports, travel arranging, meeting coordination and calendar management;
* Management experience includes recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluation of staff and volunteers; and
* Masters from Brandeis University.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in All Microsoft Office Applications (PC & Mac): MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,
Proficient in All Microsoft Office Applications (PC & Mac): MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Entourage & Publisher
Graphics/Web/Multimedia – Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, DVD Studio Pro, Entourage, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Foxfire, FrontPage, HTML, Internet Explorer, MacMail, Outlook, Podcasting, Quark, QuickTime, Real Media, Safari, Sorenson Squeeze, Squirrel Mail
Other – Adobe Acrobat and Distiller, DOCS, DMS, Delta View, PC Law, Filemaker Pro, Quicken, QuickBooks Pro, WinFax Pro, WordPerfect, Xerox, Dictaphone, Script & Legal formats, Type 70-80wpm


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Executive And Legal Administration
- Arranged and participated in hundreds of staff meetings and planning sessions;
- Daily administrative duties and management including: incorporation documents, filing,
annual reports, board minutes, draft correspondence, update and distribute documents,
contracts, business plans, stock certificates, corporate minute books, closing documents
and binders;
- Account balancing, budgets, billing, invoicing, monthly reports, statements, payroll,
attorney time and expense reports;
- Developed organizational plans: set goals; creation and maintenance of organizational,
filing and database office systems;
- Facility and office management, including rental, staffing organizational units and vendor
coordination;
- Managed staff and volunteers at various organizations (hired, trained, scheduling and work
reviews);
- Arrangement including technical setup of webcasts and web presentations; and
- Answered phones and made follow-up calls.

Marketing and Promotions
- Created, revised & implemented marketing plans & directmail timelines
- Created newsletters & presentations (layout, design & content)
- Researched, wrote & edited articles for in-house magazines, annual reports, brochures, promotional materials & websites
- Grant research, grant writing: letters of intent, proposals & final reports
- Coordinated, planned & implemented seminars, workshops, gala dinners and events, conferences & participation in trade shows
- Public relations & advertising: press releases, one-sheets, downloadable updates, promotional materials, weekly newspaper ads, web banners & direct mailings
- Led & taught several marketing groups

Website & Multi-Media
- Creation and maintenance of hundreds of pages (various sites including but not limited to
www.jewishva.org, www.actors-rep.org, www.creativeacting.com) utilizing FrontPage,
Dreamweaver and Flash, CSS and template components
- Set-up and maintained domain registration, retail shopping carts, gateways, credit card
services, membership database sites and customer service
- Web marketing including search engine registration, webzines, cross-linking, egroups and
enewsletters, creation and management of downloadable content, streaming media, live
webcasts and podcasts
- Produced, directed & edited one, two & three camera digital video films for various
companies (detailed production resume upon request)

 
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Sample websites: 
TJF / UJFT website
Actors Repertory Theatre website 

 
 
CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: 917-463-4285, (cell) 312-331-0013
 
Email: marten@chapman.com
Email: tanyitska@yahoo.com
 
 
 WORK HISTORY

Chapman and Cutler LLP
Legal Assistant, Chicago, IL (08/04-present)
Appropriate Temporaries
Executive Assistant Positions, Chicago, IL (03/03-08/04)
Actors Repertory Theatre
Managing & Marketing Director (2000-2005)
Tidewater Jewish Foundation
Assoc. Dir. of Marketing & PR, Virginia Beach, VA (2000-2001)
Salomon Smith Barney, New York, NY (1998-2000)
Executive Assistant
Creative Acting Company
Company Manager, New York, NY (1997-1998)
Walt Disney, Burbank, CA (1992-1996
Legal Secretary and Executive Administrative
Bodhi Tree Bookstore
Manager, Los Angeles, CA (1991-1997)
Cine-Paris Film Company
Staff, Los Angeles, CA (1994-1997)
Personal Assistant to Author, Merrit Malloy
Los Angeles, CA (1990-1991)

 

EDUCATION
M.F.A. - Brandeis University, 1990, On Scholarship  
B.A. (Communications) - University of Maryland, 1986, T.P.A, & C.A.P.A. Scholarships

 
 
 
PERSONAL STRENGTHS: 
Organization, Management of Tasks and Employees, Prioritizing, Problem Solving and Troubleshooting.  Learn new skills and software quickly.  Good Self-Starter and Team Player.
 

 

REFERENCES:
Available upon request including recent performance evaluations and computer software test scores.