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RU PORTER

 

M: 917.808.6452

PluggedUpMGMT@gmail.com

www.pluggedupmgmt.wixsite.com/RuPorter

 

Profile                               Music Manager

 

Experience                     Andrew J. Miller, Debonair Music Group, Mount Holly, NJ – September 2020 - Present

                                           ● Manage @ProdByDru's social media channels and grew audience by 58.6% within 12 months

                                           ● Assist with brand image and digital marketing strategy

                                           ● Coordinate studio sessions with other music producers, and songwriters at Roc Nation/EQ Distribution, and Empire Distribution

                                           ● Secured album and single placements with Sony Orchard Artist Olakira

                                           ● Negotiate all artist agreements 

                              

 

                                           Music Manager, Cory Giles, The DJ, New York, NY – 2017 - Present

                                           ● Partnered with chain-restaurant Aroogas Sports Bar & Grille, and W Hotels to create unique marketing experiences

                                           ● Secured long-term DJ Residency with Rutgers University, the largest public university in New Jersey

                                           ● Increase yearly revenue from $20,000 to over $60,000

                                           ● Facilitated DJ Contract with the WNBA Team Connecticut Sun

 

Marketing Communication Experience    

                                           

                                           Events Coordinator, Rutgers University Graduate Student Association, New Brunswick, NJ – 2017- 2018

                                           ● Assisted Director of Master of Media and Communication Program and a team of five members with socia media                                                                              promotion and planning of events for 2017-18 calendar year.

                                           ● Acted as a liaison for faculty to build a good rapport with MCM students in-person and via e-mail

                                           ● Attended graduate student meetings and events on behalf of the School of Communication

 

                                          Food, Music, & Men’s Sports Lifestyle Writer, Complex Media Network, New York, NY – 2009 - 2016

                                           ● Secured interviews from major brand influencers in urban footwear for Reebok on DJBooth.net

                                           ● Increased traffic through feature interviews with luxury footwear designer Jon Buscemi on UpscaleHype.com

                                           ● Planned promotional giveaways on social media to grow audience on YouGottaEatThis.com

                                           ● Wrote Dancehall and Reggae single reviews on BoomShots.com to target millennial demographic

 

Education                       University of New Haven, West Haven, CT –  2009

                                           ● BA in Music Industry

 

                                            Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, May 2019                                             

                                            ● MA in Communication & Digital Media

                                            ●  2017-18 Scholarship for Master of Communication & Media Students

 

 

Skills                                  MS Office | Facebook | Hootsuite | Instagram | Twitter | WordPress | Creative Writing | Brand Development | Contract Negotiation |                                             Strategic Communication | Market Research

 

References                       Available Upon Request

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