Sandra L. Young has over 20 years of experience as an Advertising Sales Coordinator managing large print and digital portfolios. She is highly energetic with strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. She thrives in fast-paced environments and is known for her organization, communication abilities, and leadership.
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1. SANDRA L. YOUNG 5535 Bertrand Street
450 656-1540 / 514 952-5535 Brossard, Quebec J4Z 3E2
sandilyoung@gmail.com
ENGLISH • FRENCH
SUMMARY
Advertising Sales Coordinator with over 20 years’ experience managing large digital and print
portfolios for both national and local accounts. Highly energetic, positive individual with strong
interpersonal skills. Thrives on working in a fast paced environment putting to use my ability to
think quickly, and to successfully handle challenging situations. Known to be organized, good
communicator and strong leader
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Advertising, Sales Coordinator 1988-2013
The Montreal Gazette, Montreal, Quebec
Managed large portfolios of National and Local accounts
Established a solid, positive and productive work relationship by fully understanding the client
and audience needs
Received customer orders and met daily deadlines to ensure a smooth customer experience
Took initiative to find new opportunities and applied innovative solutions to day to day
challenges
Made recommendations to optimize the product/client visibility
Implemented advertising campaigns appropriate for print and electronic media
Assisted sales team in achieving the yearly revenue objectives for local and online advertising
Maintained strong relationships with internal partners
Attended monthly departmental meetings
Participated actively in client meetings to ensure customer expectations were met
Prepared, keyed in, edited and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, publications
and handwritten copy
Created or handled artwork and processed all print advertising for 3 or 4 Sales Representatives
Calculated advertising costs and billed customers
ACHIEVEMENTS
Was given the responsibility to create work procedures on special projects due to my creative
and strong organizational skills.
Managed volunteers for annual company golf tournament due to my leadership abilities.
AWARDS
Certificate of Recognition for Support Team of F12 overall contribution 2012
2. Sandra L. Young 450 656-1540 / 514 952-5535 / sandilyoung@gmail.com 2
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Microsoft Office Outlook Vax system AdDrop
EDUCATION
D.E.C. in Secretarial Sciences 1986
Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert, Quebec
VOLUNTEER WORK
Weekly Volunteer Caregiver for 12 chimpanzees 2009- to present
Fauna Foundation, Carignan, Quebec
Rower in Dragon Boating Competition to raise funds 2013 and 2014
Cedars Cancer Institute, Montreal, Quebec