JOSEPH S. SEYMOUR II
240 Avenida Vista Montana #12-D San Clemente, CA 92672; joeyseymour1@aol.com;
714-493-0177
Professional Profile
Sales and marketing executive with five years of sales experience in team sports. Historian and researcher with multiple published works. Professional with management, presentation and interpersonal skills. Resourceful and Adaptable. Proven self-starter. Motivated and enthusiastic toward customers, co-workers and all assigned projects. Demonstrated success in:
Historical Research
Sales
Communications
Training
Marketing and Merchandising
Customer Service
Professional Experience
2009 HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Historian/Researcher San Diego, CA
Heritage Architecture and Planning has established itself as one of the leading preservation architecture firms in the western United States. Responsible for researching and determining the possible historicity of homes in San Diego for the purpose of the Quieter Home Program. Accomplishments included:
Over 300 properties researched for QHP.
Organized research process of utilizing biographical and building records to determine potential historicity.
Wrote and constructed historical reports for other company projects, including the renovation of Bennington Plaza in China Lake, CA.
2007 – 2009 NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS/HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Ticket Sales Manager Newport Beach, CA
The Newport Beach Breakers of World Team Tennis have led the league in attendance over the last three seasons. The team is operated by the Hoag Hospital Foundation. Revenue from ticket sales aid the foundation. Responsible for handling all incoming ticket orders, generating revenue through group sales and season ticket packages via outbound calls. Providing excellent customer service prior to and during matches. Accomplishments included:
Three seasons of being the most attended team in the league.
600K personally generated during the last three seasons.
Creation of Jr. Breakers Club and all ticket packages.
2005 – 2006 LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
Inside Sales Representative Anaheim, CA
Winners of the 2002 World Series, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have dominated in ticket sales and attendance over the past seven years. Responsible for incoming sales, customer service, and ticket sales gained through telemarketing efforts. Accomplishments included:
Success in recruiting new season ticket holders.
Retained 75% of previous season’s mini-plan package holders.
Created excellent relations with both previous and new ticket holders.
Led Inside Sales team and broke previous sales record with $571,000 generated.
Joseph Seymour 714-493-0177 joeyseymour1@aol.com
2002 – 2005 BOOST MOBILE
National Merchandising Manager Irvine, CA
Boost Mobile is a youth branded pay as you go cell phone service that became a major player in the mobile phone industry through savvy branding and original youth oriented marketing.
Oversaw team of twenty-one (21) field representatives in charge of educating and merchandising new and current business partners. Accomplishments included:
Development and implementation of in-store branding materials and creation of Boost Mobile Handbook.
Hired and trained new merchandising staff.
Led efforts to increase brand awareness over seas (Australia).
Aided in the increase of customer base from zero at start-up to 1.2 million.
Selected Publications
Seymour, Joey. (2009). San Diego’s Finest Athletes: Five Exceptional Lives. Sunbelt Publications.
Seymour, Joey. (2008). “San Diego’s Sweetheart: Maureen Connolly.” The Journal of San Diego History. Vol. 52, Number 2.
Seymour, Joey. (2009). “An Israeli team taking on the mighty NBA?” San Diego Jewish World. Vol. 3, Number 180.
Education
2008 University of San Diego
Master of Fine Arts – History San Diego, CA
Sports Management World Wide
2005 Certificate Program - Sports Business Management Portland, OR
Chapman University
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Film Studies and Screenwriting Orange, CA
Attended University of Melbourne (Australia) – Study Abroad
Computer Skills: Apple/Mac Windows 2000/XP/98/NT WordPerfect Word Excel Access MS Works PowerPoint Scheduler Internet/E-mail Keyboard 65 wpm Archtics TicketMaster Goldmine
REFERENCES: Available upon Request COMPENSATION: Open to Negotiation