Seattle Community

Colin Christianson

Last activity: 4 weeks ago

Olympus Entertainment | GMOD.com

Seattle, Washington 98119


What Colin does

Currently working as the CMO for Olympus Entertainment | GMOD.com. A game mod and addon distribution site for PC games where gamers can easily find, install and manage new maps, graphics, characters, weapons, etc... for their games.

I work in Broadcasting with ESPN at the Summer and Winter X-Games. I have done this for the past three years. I maintain the goal to gain a depth of knowledge in the entertainment industry. Specifically in video games, television, online media and the film sectors.

What Colin does best

Project management, new business development, public speaking/presentation skills, sales management, branch management, account management, strong interviewing, negotiating, conflict resolution skills.

Developing business systems for marketing, sales, and recruiting.

Programs: FrontPage, Final Cut Pro, I-Movie, Movie Maker, iDVD, Garage Band, Excel, Word, Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Nero, Toast

Video: Using Dub-Racks, Importing, Editing and Exporting

Scanning: pictures, slides, negatives, etc...

Printing: Large Format Printer, Medium Format Printer, and Color Prints.

Can use both MACs or PCs for any type of problem shooting

Education

Western Washington University (2002-2006)
Major: Psychology Minor: Anthropology

University of Washington, Seattle (2007- June 2008)
Major: Business Entrepreneurship

Experience

College Works Painting 2004-2007

2006-2007 Senior District Manager

  • Mentored 2 District Managers
  • Managed 5 Branch Managers and 21 painters/marketers
  • Sold $156,070 and produced $128,764 in team revenue with an 18% team profit margin *Personal sales $41,153 and produced $32,121 in revenue with a 44% profit margin

2005-2006 District Manager

  • Managed 15 Branch Operators and 62 painters/marketers
  • Sold $523,978 and produced $511,633.33 in Revenue with a 15% team profit margin.
  • Won the Summer time Top Gun Competition for highest sales in the nation ($184,275)
  • Top performing District Manager in Washington State.
  • Ranked 13th out of 200 in the Nation for top sales and production

2004-2005 Branch Operator, Bellingham, WA

  • Managed 6 employees for marketing and 5 for production
  • Sold and produced $67,755.64 in Revenue with a 24% profit margin.

2004-2005 Residence Hall Association, President

Served on/as:

  • Residential Advisory Committee
  • Services and Activities Committee
  • Programming Committee
  • Recreation Center Advisory Committee
  • No Frills Conference Chair Selection Committee
  • Casino Night Entertainment/Supplies Chair

Colin's location

Seattle, Washington 98119