• Provide leadership and manage the professional and personal development of a small team (3-7 team members) of Media Associates• Serve as a team expert relating to digital media strategy• Offer strategic thought and input into the team's organizational structure and growth• Manage administrative work such as vacation days and performance goals• Oversee hiring and onboarding process for new hires; develop and refine onboarding strategy• Encourage and build team morale and camaraderie • Execute technical media buying and strategy responsibilities as a Specialist on the Publisher Solutions team

• Responsible for day to day technical account management of campaigns• Created and executed complex programmatic digital strategies for 100-150 campaigns per month• Manage account relationships with publisher holding companies and help them strategically increase their digital revenue• Developed creative optimization solutions to exceed client performance benchmarks• Responsible for the stewardship of a media plan from concept to cash• Develop comprehensive media plans across a variety of digital channels that meet each client’s marketing objectives• Create media recommendations based on proposals from publisher partners and media research tools, and provide detailed strategy and rationale that supports planning decisions • Foster relationships with both clients and vendors and assist with training and mentorship to junior team members

• Act as the liaison between Campaign Operations, Media Strategy, and Client Development• Support Media Strategist and Account Lead with pre-sale/planning; manage campaigns post-sale• Facilitate order processing and approval of Insertion Orders by publisher partners• Responsible for timely launch of campaigns and monitoring performance for 150+ accounts each month• Oversee campaign/site pacing of all campaigns to ensure full delivery and revenue fulfillment using 3rd party reporting systems• Proactively recommend optimizations to Media Strategist based on campaign delivery and/or performance to achieve the client’s goals

Modern Luxury is the largest publisher of city magazines with 45+ publications across 14 influential U.S. markets, and planned expansions in the coming year. At Modern Luxury I facilitate the coordination between sales staff, designers, and clients to receive ad artwork and ad approval under multiple weekly magazine deadlines.• Promoted to Special Sections coordinator to extensively manage a smaller group of select clients to create cohesive industry-specific advertising sections• Write, edit and proofread long-form advertisement content for grammar and style• Looked to as an expert resource for ad hoc project content review• Meet multiple weekly magazine deadlines in 14 markets for 45 luxury lifestyle publications

• Coordinated 500 advertisers per month with 38 sales representatives and the in-house productiondesign team to complete ad production process• Manage and navigate client relations daily and often facilitate interdepartmental communicationbetween marketing and sales teams• Brainstorm creative ad concepts to maintain client satisfaction and drive reader response• Write, edit and proofread advertisement copy for grammar and specific audience dynamic• Develop strategic solutions to resolve client issues and problem solve utilizing team resources

• Worked closely with the Associate Editor of Modern Luxury CS and the editors of Front Desk Chicago and Brides Chicago Social to research, write and edit lifestyle pieces • Conducted one-on-one interviews with local and national celebrities such as Christy Turlington• Represented the magazine at industry events and communicated frequently with magazine contributors and public relations representatives • Completed assignments in a timely manner with attention to detail and proactively sought out new assignments• Fact-checked and proofread magazine editorial before print

• Awarded 2nd place for photography in an undergraduate publication by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association, April 2011• Required to meet monthly publication deadlines and attend monthly editorial meetings • Used creative judgment and technical skills to select and edit pieces for each assignment

• Directly supported the Promotions Director at a Catholic book and textbook publisher • Worked independently to write copy and create layouts for advertisements, email marketing campaigns and catalogs while adhering to advertisement and catalog production schedules• Responsible for proofreading internal and external marketing and promotional pieces• Gained exposure to the process of book acquisition, editing and release

• Promoted to position of Learning Coach after two years of employment as a barista• Worked as one of three learning coaches to hire, lead, and train a team of 25 student employees• Created and supervised training procedures for new employees• Supported management by multi-tasking while maintaining high attention to detail• Responsible for written and verbal communication between supervisors and trainees

2008 and 2007 summers as well Assist campers in developing positive relationships and self-image through creative and engaging faith-based activities and outdoor adventures