Russell H. Paris
638 Lindero Canyon Road, #142, Oak Park, California 91377
1-818-707-3770
russ@jrp-graphics.com
MARKETING/ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN · SALES & MARKETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS · ADVERTISING
Graphic Design and Marketing Manager with more than 13 years experience managing a computer graphic design company. Proven record of creating innovative and successful marketing materials in all areas of advertising while maintaining excellent customer and business to business relationships. Developed creative solutions for improving marketing of large and small, local and national companies and products in a wide range of fields including the music and entertainment industry. Worked on every aspect of marketing from upgrading company image, increasing product sales, to developing promotional pieces to attract potential investors. A BA degree in Economics from Brandeis University and a JD from Loyola Law School complement this strong marketing background.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Advertising
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Graphic Design
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Marketing
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Operations Management
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Administration
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Research
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Negotiations
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Project Management
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Public Relations
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Community Relations
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Legal Compliance
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Site Selection/Leases
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EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND / TRANSFERABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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JRP PRODUCTIONS - Oak Park, California
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1993 - Present
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Graphic Design and Printing. Revenues of $100K with 2 employees.
Graphic Designer
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Computer Graphic Design: design and create logos, brochures, newsletters, stationery, posters, advertising layouts, business forms and websites for a wide range of clients in numerous fields including print brokering of finished materials
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Sales and Marketing: business promotion, customer relations, "business to business" communications.
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Created and managed a successful graphic design business, which for ten years has satisfied the demands of thousands of clients in a wide variety of business categories.
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Produced marketing instruments and website for the international sales force of a chemical solvent manufacturer resulting in increased sales and product awareness.
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Developed new advertising materials including an eye-catching, full color brochure that doubled the size of a summer day camp's attendance in one season.
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Appropriated design of internal newsletter for regional division of Audi. Shortened production process from one week to one day. Significantly reduced costs while freeing up staff and producing a superior product.
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Founded and served as inaugural president of a highly successful business networking group in the Conejo Valley that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars of referrals for its members each year.
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RUSS & JULIE'S HOUSE CONCERTS - Oak Park, California
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1997 - Present
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Acoustic music venue featuring a variety of both well known and lesser known artists.
Concert Promoter
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Created a monthly music venue that attracts artists from around the world, sells out on a regular basis and has an excellent reputation in the national music community.
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Designed and implemented marketing plans, advertising materials and all publicity required to establish credibility of a new venue and continued to revise and update all materials as the venue grew.
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Hosted concerts by world class musicians such as John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Mary McCaslin, Chris Hillman (The Byrds), Laurence Juber (Wings), Bill Payne (Little Feat), Laurel Massé (The Manhattan Transfer), John Hall (Orleans), Lowen & Navarro, Karla Bonoff, Kenny Edwards & Wendy Waldman, Steve Gillette, Ronny Cox and many others.
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Recognized by KCBS Channel 2, NPR "Marketplace", the LA Times, and more.
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EBUILT, INC. - North Hollywood, California
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2000
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Privately held website development company with approximately 420 employees.
Web Designer
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Designed web-based applications for clients. Designed "front end" of projects including creating and submitting design ideas to clients and implementing final design into working web sites.
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WEBMASTER
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1995 - Present
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Design, create and maintain the following nationally recognized and awarded websites:
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The Manhattan Transfer Fan Club, Jackson Browne Unofficial Home Page, Severin Brown.com and Sun Soul Records.
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Jackson Browne's website received numerous awards and has generated 30,000 hits monthly over 7 years.
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Published articles on Jackson Browne's behalf in national publications including the Los Angeles Times.
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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY - Sherman Oaks, California
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1990 - 1993
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Publicly traded commercial real estate company with offices worldwide.
Commercial Real Estate Agent
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Specialized in selling and leasing industrial properties as an independent contractor.
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Leased over 250,000 square feet of industrial properties in 1991.
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Marketed creative ways to earn income for client's large industrial building on vacant property by leasing the property in smaller portions, for shorter duration, thereby earning the client income during a "down" time.
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PARIS INDUSTRIAL PARKS - Encino, California
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1985 - 1990
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Privately held industrial development and property management company with 5 employees.
Assistant Manager (1987 - 1990)
Legal Assistant to President / CEO (Summers 1985 and 1986)
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Served primarily as assistant property manager reporting directly to the Property Manager.
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Assisted in management of approximately one million square feet of leased industrial properties.
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Drafted and reviewed industrial and commercial leases, notes and contracts.
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Conducted on-site inspections of industrial real estate and ascertained possession of appropriate permits and compliance with building codes.
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PRIOR CAREER HISTORY
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ARCS MORTGAGE, INC. - Canoga Park, California
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Summers 1981 - 1984
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Mortgage Banking Division of the Bank of New York; approx. 150 employees
Loan Administrator, Loan Auditor, Data Management Technician
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COMPUTER SKILLS
Hardware: Apple Macintosh & IBM PC
Software: QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Macromedia Freehand.
Operating Systems: Macintosh and Windows environments
Programming Languages: HTML
EDUCATION
JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1987
BA, Economics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1984
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
Recipient of Man of the Year Award
Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, Pacific Southwest Region, 1992
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
California Bar Association, 1988 (Inactive)
Brandeis University Alumni Association
Folk Alliance Region West - Secretary, Board of Directors
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