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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Research and develop proposal and qualifications submissions for potential clients/projectsCreate and deliver social media content via Instagram & LinkedInAssist with advertising pieces as neededCreate, monitor, and regularly update all marketing collateral & promotional materials (project sheets, project lists, employee project experience lists & bios, reference letters, reference lists, company/team organization charts, project control tools, master project list, etc.), both print and digital.Assist with business development (research prospective clients, maintain database)Create company website and blog post contentCreate and send corporate holiday cards, other event invitations & holiday giftsPerform market research (monitor industry-related market information; read publications relevant to business plan goals, target markets, forecast trends; evaluate/ analyze research studies)

Orem, Utah, United States

Work with various departmental stakeholders to generally improve and refine user experience across the various dimensions of user experience, usability, customer success, resources, and company brand identity.Design, produce, edit, and publish multiple customer training content projects, many as part of greater coordinated efforts to improve customer outcomes.Refresh brand logo, redesign identity, and execute technical translation of design documents across entire brand presence and all online outlets.Contribute ideas and strategies to aid development teams with feature concepts, and to meet goals regarding revenue, retention, and conversions.Develop and maintain supplier relations to stay abreast of industry developments and growth opportunities through strategic procurement or partnership/recommendation schemes.Develop and maintain an authoritative knowledge of product offerings to provide a helpful voice in external and internal discussions.

Tampa, Florida

Work closely with the organization’s various clients and suppliers to meet customer expectations and deliver excellent results on time and within budget.Assist with equipment procurement & develop training materials and additional use-cases after acquisition.Develop operating procedures to ensure consistency in communications internally and externally.Establish a more tangible brand presence online with logo refresh/refinement and introduction of deeper brand cohesion and consistency across outlets.Update existing website presence with all-new design.Ideate and develop new product offerings for clientele.

Orlando, Florida Area

Rebrand and redesign existing identity to broaden product offerings and better communicate growing maturity of the organization.Assist with critical tasks such as visual presentation of client proposals.Work with publications to highlight growth and bolster reputation through various placement opportunities.Build familiarity with all aspects of the organization’s work, to possess a base-line level of understanding and experience with all equipment used, and the execution of all abilities and services.Capture and produce marketing collateral, leveraging existing work to deliver high-quality assets with high budgetary restrictions.Work included various collateral pieces, business cards, presentations, large format printed pieces, motion graphics, web design & development, networked digital media solutions, Digital Signage, Photography, Email Marketing, Google Advertising, and Internal Communications. During my tenure, we were recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the United States two years in a row. Designed and implemented web presences at op-av.com and flatrateav.com as well as all related social media presences across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google.

Maitland, Fl

Design overall brand identity for industry events and functions, provide input as to best applications for all designed assets to ensure all that is produced is properly leveraged.Produce collateral items for various sales needs and events, work with existing and new vendors to ensure budgetary restrictions are adhered to and a high quality of experience for attendees and sales prospects.Provide assistance with video projects and video editing when needed for both internal and external marketing projects, including customer newsletters and employee engagement.Participate in team discussions about long term branding plans for various LoB including creative ideation of brand identities for new product lines.Produce sales materials on-demand when needed, coordinate logistics to ensure delivery in time critical situations is accurate and successful.Assist internal communications team in producing high quality assets geared towards engaging employees and ensuring high levels of employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention.Completed two separate identity campaigns for conferences and events (of which, one received industry award-recognition), branded over 150 internal and client-facing documents, including but not limited to flowcharts, spreadsheets, and power point presentations with consistent, on-brand identity. Created over 400 unique visual elements and resources for use in the creation of marketing material for this 2,000+ employee financial services firm based in Orlando, FL

Orlando, Fl

During my tenure as a Project Manager at OPAV, it was my responsibility to develop, plan, and execute focused projects, as part of larger opportunities for our organization. Projects included Lighting, Video, Audio, and Rigging- load-ins, set-ups, installs, and strikes (removal of equipment). I also collaborated with team members to optimize logistics & inventory practices.

Orlando, Florida Area

Duties consisted of, but were not limited to: opening & closingthe store, maintaining stock levels for website, fulfilling orders, communicating with customers, over-the-phone support, troubleshooting, and providing excellent customer service at all times. I was also charged with the maintenance and upkeep of social media accounts, and increased Facebook page engagement roughly 200% over 6 months solely through interaction and upkeep, with no advertising budget, and increased likes 45% over the same period.

Glastonbury, Ct

Responsibilities consisted of communicating with the owner of the business to concept and design print-format advertising, In addition I was tasked with designing a new logo upon being hired.Process included but was not limited to discussing seasonal themes for advertisements, photo manipulation in Adobe Photoshop, custom vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator, and typesetting in Adobe Illustrator. Work was completed under a 3 day timeline, bi-monthly.

Glastonbury, Ct

Duties in this position were comprised of communicating with spa clients, confirming appointments over phone, greeting, cash/credit transactions, as well as product advisement (The spa aslo sold vitamin supplements).Other responsibilities consisted of various janitorial tasks, opening/closing the business, and computer work: Powerpoint presentations, cold call lists, bookkeeping in QuickBooks, word processing, etc.