Entrepreneurial and pro-active Media professional with strong drive and keen business mind. Three years of experience in publishing. Six years of experience in operation management within Hospitality and Social Entertainment industry. Highly knowledgeable at non governmental organizations and multicultural environments. Excellent initiator with enthusiasm for finding and capitalizing on opportunities.
EDUCATION
Master of International Business (MIB), August 2011
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL San Francisco, CA
Bachelor degree in Law, July 2009
UNIVERSITY of TIRANA Tirana, Albania
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-National Center “CORRIDA”. Tirana , Albania 2008-2010
Non - governmental organization focused in promoting youth leadership, culture ,sport and national assets.
Executive Director
- Cofounder & Publisher of PLANET-INFO Magazine (Free cultural and entertainment guide).Biweekly , 10,000 copies. (Albanian/English)
- Engaged in logistics ,administrative and operation management . Acted as liaison between employees and clients to ensure proper lines of communication in addressing a myriad of problems and issues requiring immediate resolution.
- Managed accounts payable/receivable and expense control procedures.
- Negotiated and enforced collections to recover funds and expedite clearance in delinquent accounts.
- Analyzed competitive and marketing research of print media.
-Corrida Latina Dance Center. Tirana , Albania 2006-2009
A dance company supporting social and cultural activities through dancing.
Administrator
- Founded and performed all operation functions in a dance company.
- Organized several cultural and entertainment activities such as competitions, seminars, workshops and shows (Latin Explosion Tirana 2009 (3000 people)
- Instructed ballroom dancing for different level and ages.
-Best of Times Dance Studio LLC. Miami , Florida.
Ballroom dance company. Summer 2010
Assistant Manager
- Assisted in marketing and operation management , researched competitors’ online advertising and marketing campaigns.
- Assisted organizing and coordinating eight workshops and seminars.
- Instructed ballroom dancing for different level and ages.
-Monitor 04. Tirana , Albania 2006 – 2008
Local organization focused in project coordinating for rural areas.
Volunteer, Social Operator
§ Coordinated surveys on current studies offered from Ministry of Social Labor.
§ Reported data to the vise director
§ Operated in the area with project establishments.
-Geraldine Dance Association. Tirana, Albania 2004- 2006
A local NGO focused in Promoting Ballroom Dancing
Board Member and Instructor
- Organized several cultural and entertainment activities such as competitions, seminars, workshops and shows
- Instructed ballroom dancing for different level and ages
Planet - info Magazine
National Center “CORRIDA” is the publisher of Planet Info – the free cultural and entertainment guide for Tirana and Durres.Its basic goal is to deliver in the fullest, most suitable and at the same time most compact way pure information about each event taking place in the cities. Movies, theatre plays, exhibitions, expos, classical and contemporary music, concerts, parties and events of public importance.
Since June 2008, Planet Info is published bi-weekly with a circulation of 10,000 copies, in a compact A5 format on 52 color pages of top printing quality.Having its own dynamic distribution team, it is distributed flexibly and effectively in more than 200 key points in Tirana and Durres (cinemas, theatres, cultural centers, offices, galleries, clubs, bars and restaurants, museums, hotels, trade centers etc.)
The publication has become a reliable and inescapable companion, an inseparable part of the every-day life of practically the whole active population of the major Albanian cities.
Content
More than a source of informationPlanet Info is not just a source of information – it gives ideas to its readers how to spend their free time in a more interesting way and in a variety of choices.
Variety of topicsVariety of interesting topics are presented, which cover all events that happen around us in the cinema, theatre, music, arts, sport, etc.[Image]
The content of Planet InfoIs useful but neutral, presented in the best possible full, convenient, interesting and at the same time compact for.
Premiers – The newest titles from the big screen
Cinema – The schedules of the movie theatres
Theatre – Information about the plays
Exhibitions – Information for the museums, galleries and cultural centers
Music – the musical eventsclassical music concerts live music DJ parties
Entertainment – restaurants, bars and clubs, casinos, entertainment complexes, hotels, shopping centers, business centers, banks
Day-by-dayEverything that is happening each day of the week
-Free bi-weekly publication
-In two Albanian cities – Planet Info is distributed in Tirana and Durres
-Volume 10,000 copies
-Over 150 distribution points
Planet Info reaches its readers when they are outside and entertain which brings the positive attitude to the publication.
Characteristics of the media as an advertising tool
-On average, 3.5 people read one copy-It reaches about 30,000 people every two weeks-Unrestricted access-It can be found in places directly related with consumption
