Janine Largen
Pursuing BA in Business Management at North Carolina State University, and working as Promotion Coordinator at J&L Marketing.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Management, Marketing |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | North Carolina State University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Moretti’s Sauces |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | August 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Named marketing manager for former professor’s pasta sauce start-up company
• Created all direct marketing materials using consistent color schemes and themes, giving brand an identity according to target customers • Formulated entire marketing strategy and plan while implementing pioneering and direct advertising approaches |
| Employer: | J&L Marketing, Raleigh, NC |
| Position: | Promotion Coordinator |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Manage large sales events while maintaining an enthusiastic sales atmosphere
• Qualify customers based on buying habits and tangible and intangible credit • Increased sales by 40% • Work with salespeople to track and analyze sales results |
| Employer: | Independent Research |
| Position: | Research experience |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Travel Service Buying Decision Research January 2008-Present
• Received $1000 grant to undertake independent research on behavioral effects of differing online travel service interfaces • Utilize market analytics software to examine impacts of consumer search patterns on purchase decisions Energy Conservation Research January 2008-Present • Helping, first NC State, then the world’s energy conservation awareness and behavior • Leading marketing and research team to measure aggregate attitude and behavior towards energy usage |
| Employer: | The Pantry, Inc. Oil Company |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | July 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Developed brand new marketing materials for “Rapid Fuel” campaign by integrating IMC materials and objectives into business plan
• Incorporated campaign continuity, budget controls, and a customer oriented approach |
| Employer: | Cisco Systems, Inc., Raleigh, NC |
| Position: | Field Marketing Operations Intern |
| Time period: | April 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Learned to apply innovative web development components and layout design to internal operations page
• Developed outcome-based solutions that consolidated and simplified the processes that are used to execute marketing initiatives • Eliminated need for employee training by creating materials for field marketing managers explaining Web 2.0 and new database applications |
EDUCATION
| University: | North Carolina State University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Business Management, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Study Abroad Program- University of Wollongong, Australia ‘07
Traveling to Fiji, Thailand, Puerto Rico Scholars Program ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 SPLAT Magazine science editor ‘05, ‘06 |
