Barbara Nelson has over 30 years of work experience in various roles within the entertainment industry. Barbara is currently the Senior Vice President of Studio Relations and Sales at Swank Motion Pictures, where they lead the strategic vision for studio and distribution partnerships. Barbara is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with major studios such as Warner Bros, NBCUniversal, and Disney. Barbara also oversees internal sales teams and emerging markets. Prior to this role, they held the position of Vice President of Studio Relations and National Sales at Swank, where they managed studio relationships in Hollywood, New York City, and Europe. Barbara also oversaw sales in non-theatrical verticals in the United States and Paris. Barbara's experience at Swank also includes serving as the General Manager and Sales Manager at Swank France SARL.
Before joining Swank, Barbara worked at Films, Inc., where they served as the Vice President of College and University Sales, overseeing the distribution of out-of-home content to educational institutions. Barbara began their career at American Sports Radio Network and PIA Radio Network, where they held positions in affiliate relations management.
Barbara Nelson's education history includes a Bachelor's Degree in Business/Corporate Communications from Loyola University Chicago. Barbara also pursued studies in Marketing at Northern Illinois University, although it is not specified whether they obtained a degree in that field. Additionally, Barbara has obtained a certification in Executive Leadership Negotiation from Wharton Executive Education, but the month and year of completion are not provided.
Links
Sign up to view 3 direct reports
Get started