PHILIPPOS PROUNTZOS

280 Mulberry Street, New York NY 10012
857-222-8172
philippos_prountzos@emerson.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ANTENNA PAY TV Inc., New York, USA, 01/2007 - present
Account Executive, Marketing and Advertising Sales Department
•Responsible for the implementation and execution of events
•Actively involved in advertising selling
•Implemented the execution of marketing barter deals
•Tracked and reported results of specific promotional activities
•Developed presentations and marketing proposals

Ashley and Holmes Advertising, Athens, Greece, 03/2005–05/2005
Freelance Communications Coordinator, 2nd Student Advertising Festival
•Lead organizing committee through design and implementation processes of Festival activities
•Created an effective communication plan and a promotion strategy for the Festival
•Assessed the effectiveness of the organizational committee’s meetings and diagnosed problem areas

Athens Olympic Games 2004, Athens, Greece, 06/2004–09/2004
Junior Sales Manager, Olympic Media Village
•Assisted patrons with Olympic merchandise and managed register

Hellenic Aerospace Industry (H.A.I), Tanagra, Greece, 09/2003–06/2004
Marketing Associate, Department of Electronic Parts
•Assisted departmental senior managers with daily tasks; became familiar with responsibilities of each position; processed confidential tenders

EDUCATION

Emerson College, Boston MA, USA, 12/2006
Master of Arts in Organizational and Corporate Communication
Cumulative GPA: 3.81/4.0

Master Thesis: The role of leadership in the entrepreneurial process

Educational highlights: Develop strategic communication plans, generate media strategies and materials, creative thinking to resolve communication problems, offer options to organization leaders and create an entrepreneur’s manual to start up an advertising agency in Eastern Europe

Deree College of The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece, 06/2004
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing Communications
Recipient of the 2004 Deree College Alumni Award
Dean’s List for High Academic Achievement

Lee Institute of Real Estate, Brookline, Massachusetts, 01/2007
Broker License Courses: Real Estate Principles and Practices

ACTIVITIES

International Academy of Business Discipline (I.A.B.D) Conference, San Diego CA, USA, 04/2006
Presenter & Participant
•Member of the Press and Promotion team of the I.A.B.D Conference
•Chosen from the I.A.B.D. Committee to present a paper on Crisis Communication and Leadership

Deree College Student Union, Athens, Greece
Vice President & Director, Research and Development Committee, 05/2003–05/2004
•Represented the 8,000 Deree College Students
•Developed, organized and implemented First Deree College Student Union Advertising Festival in cooperation with McCann Erickson Worldgroup Hellas
•Participated in organizing the academic seminar World of Ideas 8: Olympic Games 2004,the final countdown
Coordinator of Research and Development Committee, 05/2002–05/2003
•Organized the academic seminar World of Ideas 7: The High Price of Success

Owner & Administrator of www.ad2date.blogspot.com website
•News, opinions and fresh ideas on advertising and marketing industry

SKILLS
Language: English (Fluent), Greek (Native Speaker)
Computer: Proficient user of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer/ Windows OS