Marketing Research Coordinator

Posted on: 2006-08-24

Kelsey Ball 19190 Foxglen Lane, Huntington Beach, CA. 92648 • (714) 925-1376 [email protected] QUALIFICATIONS • A skilled communicator; able to maintain cultural sensitivity, establish rapport with members of diverse groups, and promote team cohesiveness • Self-motivated with excellent research and writing skills; able to grow positive relationships with clients and colleagues at all organizational levels • Highly organized, dedicated, and focused; able to prioritize, orchestrate, and complete multiple tasks and follow through to achieve project goals • A creative problem-solver who rapidly adapts to changing demands • Strong leadership and teamwork skills; able to enlist team participation • Advertising and graphic design experience; able to create advertising layouts, posters, covers and designs using Apple software. • Computer skills include: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, SPSS, and Apple software programs (Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop) EDUCATION/ ATHLETICS Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. • Bachelor of Arts degree, graduated Cum Laude. • Majors: Organizational Communication; Business Administration emphasis. • 4 Year Division 1, NCAA Student-Athlete on the Women’s Basketball Team at Pepperdine University. Team Captain 2006; Scholar-athlete, All-Academic Team 04-06, Defensive Player of the Year 06, First Team All-Conference 05. EXPERIENCE Educational Research/Administrative, CI Associates, Costa Mesa CA. 5/06- present • Direct focus groups and participate in data distribution and collection. Organized data and wrote report drafts. Team Consulting, The Westside Pregnancy Resource Center (non-profit organization), Santa Monica CA. 8/05 – 5/06. • Contributed to a group project that conducted an organizational diagnosis for a nonprofit organization, including data collection, analysis, and data feedback. The group presented results and recommendations for next steps to management. • Created a comprehensive needs assessment and proposal to help forecast demand for services and staffing; identified key issues in response to organizational growth and the development of tools for managers to communicate changes to staff. • Designed and ran training session for the staff and board members on effective communication, group cohesion, and composed needed job descriptions from research. Marketing Research, NFL Network, Culver City CA. 1/06-5/06. • Experience assembling TV show minute-by-minute analysis and analyzing Nielsen trends of consumer interest. Mentoring and Coaching, City of Malibu, CA. • Youth Recreation Assistant Supervisor, director of planning, coordination and implementation of recreation Programs. (basketball, football, softball, swimming, surfing, tennis) 4/04 – 10/05