Leena R Chitnis

350 Budd Ave, Campbell, CA 95008

Marketing And Advertising

RedScooter.org - Thessaloniki, Greece / Los Angeles, California since Feb 2011
Founder
Blue Shield of California - San Francisco, California Mar 2008 - Jun 2009
Data Analyst & Internal Communications Coordinator
ReelzChannel - Los Angeles, California 2007 - 2008
Executive Assistant to the President of Television (Rod Perth)
Fox Interactive Media - Beverly Hills, California Jan 2007 - Jun 2007
Executive Assistant to Chief Security Officer
Paramount Pictures - Hollywood, California Jun 2006 - Dec 2006
Executive Assistant to SVP, International DVD Production

Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management 2010 - 2012
MBA, Dual Concentrations: Entrepreneurship & Marketing University of Washington 1997 - 2000
BA, English, Emphasis on Creative Writing

Television
Documentaries
Video Production
Digital Media
Video
Music
Social Media
Film Production
Social Media Marketing
Training
Marketing Strategy
Digital Marketing
Advertising
Online Advertising
Editing
Social Networking
Entrepreneurship Development
Bid Writing
Publishing
Business Strategy Formulation
Newsletters
Content Strategy
Internal Communications
Copywriting
Blogging
Creative Writing
Facebook
Proposal Writing
Marketing Communications
Strategic Communications
Event Planning
Multimedia
Storytelling
Brand Development
Journalism
Corporate Communications
Creative Direction
Event Management
Process Improvement
Copy Editing
Radio
Video Editing
Web Content
Screenwriting
Creative Strategy
Broadcast
Editorial
Photography
Publications
Seo

English
Hindi
Marathi
Greek

Scholar, Fulbright Scholarship 2012-13 (Greece)
Institute of International of Education
Academic Excellence Award for the MBA Program
Whitman School of Management
Inductee
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International.
Scholarship, Whitman School of Management Alumni Club
1st Place, Panasci Business Competition
Syracuse University
Landslide winner in a university-wide competition of over 60 teams, single-handedly garnering over half of the cash prizes with 1st Place and the Fetner Prize ($30,000 of $50,000).
Fetner Prize for Sustainable Enterprise
Syracuse University
Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Renee Crown Honors Program
Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and most selective honor society in the nation and inductees are in the top 10 percent of their class.
Finalist, Global Scholars Program
Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation
Semi-Finalist, Creative Core Business Competition
The largest business competition in the US

US STATE DEPARTMENT

2012 to 2013
FULBRIGHT FELLOW
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, CA
Mar 2008 to Jul 2009
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
REELZCHANNEL, LA, CA.

Jun 2007 to Jan 2008
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT OF TELEVISION
MYSPACE (FOX INTERACTIVE MEDIA) PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND FOX BROADCASTING CORPORATION, LA, CA.

Jan 2006 to Jun 2007
CONTRACTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS
Culver City, CA
Jun 2005 to Dec 2005
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
C2 PICTURES
Santa Monica, CA
2003 to 2005
SECRETARY
PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS)
Seattle, WA
2000 to 2003
GRANT WRITER & FILM RESEARCHER

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
2010 to 2012
MBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship (Dual Concentration), Honors
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
1997 to 2000
BA in English/Creative Writing, Dean's List

Exceptional, award-winning oral and written communicator; Wordpress/Wix website design; video production and editing; photography; copywriting; self- publishing; SEO; strong presenter with expertise in Prezi and PowerPoint; sales, negotiating and closing; MacGyver in lean startup strategy, marketing communications; international business experience; fluency in several languages