Emma D. Beckerle

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Emma D. Beckerle
49 Beach Rd. ∙ Stony Point, NY 10980
845-323-5912 ∙ ebeckerl@skidmore.edu

EDUCATION
Skidmore College: Saratoga Springs, New York                                    
•    Bachelor of Arts candidate, May 2009
•    Major: Management and Business, Minor: Sociology

Institute for the Education of International Students: London, England
•    Student during the semester of Fall 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE
Cape Divine Hotel & Resorts – Cape Town, South Africa                                  Summer 2008
Marketing Assistant
•    Assisted in the development of promotional strategies and product development
•    Developed media packs for international public relations firms and company promotions
•    Provided administrative and personal support to Directors, such as coordinating travel arrangements, & preparing agendas & appointments
•     Generated marketing materials for mass brochure mailings to prospective customers
•    Arranged preparatory meetings for new business development initiatives
•    Researched and presented marketing strategies for boutique hotels to generate more business

Superfly Productions – New York, NY                                                                                   Summer 2007
  Intern
•    Researched international promotional product sourcing for music production company
•    Monitored, reported and responded to consumer comments and trends
•    Helped design, price and develop promotional products for the company
•    Website maintenance and helped with artist management
•    Worked extensively on the Bonnaroo and Vegoose music festivals

MB 214 Marketing Team Pine Lake Stoves - Saratoga Springs, NY                                                                        Spring 2007
•    Developed marketing campaign to help Pine Lake Stoves enter into Saratoga Springs market
•     Researched industry trends, analyzed competitors, and performed survey interviews
•    Won approval from management at Pine Lake Stoves

MB 107 Final Presentation Team Nordstrom -     Saratoga Springs, NY                                                         Spring 2006                 
•    Performed market research and developed marketing strategies
•    Performed an internal and external analysis of Nordstrom
•    Developed business strategy for Nordstrom

Beckerle Lumber Supply Co. – Haverstraw, NY                                                                         Summer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Office Assistant
•     Analyzed customer invoices and made sure they balanced with the company records
•     Kept daily records of incoming checks, cash flow and credit card bills
•    Organized company files into an easily accessible and organized system

SKILLS, ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS
•    Key Courses: Marketing, Accounting, Information Systems and E-commerce, Micro- and Macroeconomics                                      International Marketing, Finance, International Business, Organizational Behavior,                                        African Business
•    Activities: Skid News (Spring 2006), International Affairs Club Sports (Spring 2006-Present), Skidmore Ski and Snow Sports Club (Fall 2006-Presnt), Student Nutrition Action Club (Fall 2006-Present)
•    Traveled extensively throughout North America, Argentina, Uruguay, Ireland, Scotland, France, Sweden, Holland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Botswana, and Zambia and lived in London, England for 4 months and in Cape Town, South Africa for 3 months
•    Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook