Abby Fretz Email & Phone Number

Miami, Fl, Us

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Digital project manager, consultant, educator. With extensive agency experience, I work with digital teams on complex digital projects, discerning the best process approach for the project and team, from sales through launch.In addition to providing core digital project management, I work with digital teams to build client education programs around the process of building a digital product, CMS-based content management, and how to maintain and grow digital properties.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

New York, New York, Us

Clients: Ben & Jerry’s, Lagunitas Brewing, Canon, David’s Bridal, Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York Institute of Technology, Motivate Co.At Happy Cog as a digital project manager, I served as both account and project manager. My projects at Happy Cog were primarily complex, responsive digital website design projects, across varied industries and sectors. As the primary point of contact for clients throughout the course of a project, my responsibilities included: Internal and client communication, estimating and writing project scopes and change requests, managing the resulting budgets and building timelines, oversight of on-time project deliverables, working with directors to build a weekly resourcing plan for the company.Over the course of the project I helped guide each project team, collaboratively planning our phased approach to the project and assist them in identifying project risks and craft appropriate strategies to resolve them. In addition to the core components of project management at Happy Cog, I actively participated in discovery phase research, conducting stakeholder interviews, building moderated user testing plans and scripts, document requirements, and provided input on UI and design deliverables.

New York, Ny, Us

Taught "Intro to Project Management", a two-day-long, introduction to managing digital projects workshop. Topics included software tools and processes; types of available project manager jobs, industries, and projects; and required skills and capabilities.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Clients: William Penn Foundation, Sprout Television, Alliance for Downtown New York, Lagos Jewelry, Hidden City Philadelphia At I-SITE I managed all project lifecycle phases including discovery, strategy, implementation and support.As the primary point of contact for all client teams, I managed all communications (written and verbal). I scoped and planned all projects, working collaboratively with the I-SITE team to build and manage multiple, concurrent project plans, issue regular status reports both internally and with clients, lead project kickoffs, and maintain project documentation throughout the course of the project.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Clients: George Mason University, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, ElectNext, Change.org, Blue State DigitalAt Azavea I managed full cycle of software development projects using Agile project management methodology. I wrote technical scope and cost estimates for RFP’s and government grant applications. I maintained detailed project documentation, requirements, scope, timeline, and status reports. For each project I wrote extensive product documentation, user guides, and educational material for product managers and users. For DisctrictBuilder.com (redistricting software), I managed implementations in 10+ cities and states. For Cicero (political data API), I led a team of data research and entry specialists in developing a sustainable infrastructure for the collection and maintenance of a global database of 18,000+ elected officials. As part of the product owner team, I collaborated with UI/UX and design team to develop user interfaces for web and mobile applications, from sketchboarding to wireframing and implementation. I produced and presented webinars and public training sessions for both technical users and general public. I represented company’s political and elections products at industry and academic conferences.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Managed company website redesign and implementation• Managed team of designers and marketing specialists to design and launch product websites• Contributed content to company’s social media presence• Wrote copy for product websites, marketing collateral and press releases• Researched trademark law and write trademark applications for new product marks

Clients: Private clients (up to $1MM budget), Foundation for Breast and Prostate Health, Living Beyond Breast Cancer• Developed cost estimates and closely manage client budgets ranging from $5,000 - $500,000• Managed all aspects of event logistics including site selection, contract and cost negotiation, design and decor, menu development, and vendor selections• Orchestrated high-profile fundraising events for national non-profits• Managed teams of 5 – 50 staff, ranging from kitchen staff and servers to vendors and performers

• Conceptualize and manage all charitable and promotional events for the company• Develop ongoing, educational community service program for local high school students; handle media relations efforts on behalf of program; manage donor recipient relationships

Courses Towards Fine Arts Degree, Art History

Ba, Justice, Peace And Conflict Studies; Ba In Fine Arts