Jake Meline

Experience

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  Harlan Sports Management

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2019

  Operations Intern

  -Maintained and updated database of over 3,000 football coaches, ensuring efficiency in company staffing and recruiting efforts-Performed weekly qualitative and quantitative research and presented findings to former head coach Dave Wannstedt for numerous shows across national and local media; Coach Wannstedt has become a respected and beloved voice in Chicago and beyond-Requested, compiled and logged industry contract information to optimize negotiation process and maximize value to clients, including head coach Dave Clawson’s eight-year contract extension with Wake Forest Show less

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  Zcruit

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2021

  Data Coordination Intern

  -Determine what pieces of data are needed to make the Zcruit product more attractive and user friendly to over 80 Division I Clients and 1,110 unique users. -Access data or manage contractors to access the data necessary, such as Twitter interactions, offer data, and high school data, coming from 12 sources. -Assist with software quality assurance and testing, invoice collection, and updating marketing materials resulting in 165% client growth and 308% revenue growth-Assist in process creation using Jira and Basecamp in order to clean data on a regular basis and ensure clean data on the Zcruit platform at all times. Show less

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  Advantage Marketing

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Business Development Intern

  -Prepare and deliver sales materials, including creating dozens of proposals to present to potential clients-Enter contact information into contact management systems and organize meetings with prospective clients.-Reach out to hundreds of potential clients by email, phone call, and in person meetings, pitching how the services of Advantage Marketing could help their businesses.-Secured 3 new clients for Advantage Marketing to launch $1,000 paid search campaigns for.

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  SchoolSparrow

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Digital Marketing Intern

  -Revamped existing company blog experience by authoring and marketing dozens of posts, which have averaged 2,000 views each, an increase in site traffic of over 200% -Improved customer acquisition process through search engine optimization and targeted digital and social media marketing, resulting in a 600% increase in site registrations

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  Accelerated Digital Media

  Jul 2021 - now

  - Lead competitive research and market analysis to understand competition and support marketing efforts-Work with Head of Marketing to develop list of 500 target clients-Compile and track marketing data to understand deal flow and advise new business forecasts-Create weekly report to track marketing data and keep the team informed-Use CRM tools to track >100 leads-Lead prospect communication all the way through the sales process until the lead is qualified-Execute new business briefs to prepare Head of Sales for new business pitches -Field new business inquiries and vet opportunities-Assist in managing social media pages that grew by 10% month over month-Take meticulous notes about prospects and participate in sales calls-Assist in process creation and create documentation for recurring processes-Continually come up with content ideas and assist in the execution of these ideas-Execute sales outreach in an effort to get in contact with >500 target clients Show less

  • Associate Director of Sales Operations

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Business Development Manager

    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Sales and Marketing Operations Coordinator

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2022