Amanda Marks Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Develop engaging and informative content for various marketing channels, including website pages, blogs, social media posts, email campaigns, press releases, and marketing collateral
• Oversee and maintain Trajectory Energy Partners' website, ensuring it's up-to-date, visually appealing, and optimized for user experience
• Create Trajectory Energy Partners' brand book and ensure brand consistency across all marketing materials and communication channels
• Create compelling marketing materials such as brochures, presentations, case studies, and videos to support the larger Trajectory team and effectively communicate the benefits of community solar to target audiences
• Utilize data analytics to measure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives and campaigns, providing regular performance reports and actionable insights to optimize Trajectory's marketing strategies
• Assist in organizing and coordinating marketing events, industry conferences, and webinars to promote Trajectory Energy Partners' projects and establish the company as a thought leader in the solar industry

Chicago, US

• Oversaw all internal and external communications, including social media, newsletters, annual reports, website, flyers, and press releases
• Grew YJC's social media reach over 400% across Meta platforms and over 140% on LinkedIn between January 2022 – January 2023 by implementing a strategic communications plan and integrated marketing communication
• Led YJC’s annual Giving Tuesday peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, which raised over $15,000 in FY23
• Assisted the Development team with fundraising events, annual appeals, and anniversary celebrations
• Acted as staff liaison and co-chair of YJC’s Board Equity Committee; Oversaw the implementation of YJC’s equity plan in partnership with the Executive Director and Board Equity Committee co-chair

Chicago, US

• Built and sustained trusting relationships with employer partners through meet and greets and ongoing communications
• Worked collaboratively with Career Advisors to match youth (14-25 years old) to open positions based upon goals, skill sets, and interests
• Reviewed, revised, and executed employer outreach strategy to increase awareness about YJC programs and services
• Engaged employer partners to participate in YJC’s career panels, trainings, job fairs, internships, and job shadows; Planned and executed all job-related events (virtual and in-person)
• Participated in YJC's internal staff equity committee

Newton, Massachusetts, US

• Managed the CE team in recruiting monthly volunteers and product collections around various expansion “hubs”; worked cross-departmental to oversee monthly KidPack distributions and volunteer visits
• Created a holistic and individualized engagement strategy for over 200 Chicagoland schools through product collections, volunteerism, and fundraising; lead/enhanced the semi-annual Lost & Found Collection events
• Co-facilitated C2C’s revamped Teen Leadership Corps which introduces Chicagoland teens to advocacy work
• Created and implemented marketing materials for various C2C initiatives, including but not limited to flyers, social media posts, e-blasts, etc.
• Worked collaboratively with the CE team to create and implement new community events to increase the amount of product collected including: Stuff-A-Trucks, neighborhood collections, temporary Holiday drop-off.
• Worked with local community members and business owners to place and manage over 50 drop-off locations to increase brand recognition and the amount of product collected, specifically in the Southside of Chicago and.

Newton, Massachusetts, US

• Worked cross-departmental to research and launch C2C’s two expansion “hubs”, one in Woodlawn (Chicago) and one in Highwood, IL
• Deepened engagement with Chicagoland schools through site visits, product collections, volunteer visits, presentations, and Lost & Found Collection events
• Secured drop-off locations at local businesses in new Chicagoland communities to help build C2C’s brand awareness
• Recruited, scheduled, and lead volunteer groups of 100+ people in the Giving Factory

Newton, Massachusetts, US

• Researched Chicagoland schools and established new relationships for product collections, lead Lost & Found Collection
• Opened and consolidated drop-off locations as needed to meet and exceed team goals
• Represented C2C at volunteer fairs, expos, tabling opportunities
• Recruited and lead volunteer groups in The Giving Factory

Chicago, IL, US

• Assisted the Development Services Team in retaining donor support by creating biographical profiles of wish children for the Adopt-A- Wish program
• Updated donor databases, assisted with stewardship event details, and prepared research profiles as needed
• Assisted the Community Events Manager in preparing various promotional and instructional materials for community fundraising events

San Francisco, CA, US

• Cultivated, managed, and developed leads/maintained a pipeline of prospective clients
• Made a high volume of daily outbound sales calls to business owners to procure advertising space on Yelp’s digital platforms

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

- Contributed to integrated marketing communications campaigns for nonprofit organizations- Tracked and monitored media placements- Researched, developed and implemented social media plans

- Researched, developed and created marketing/PR campaign tactics for a local nonprofit client- Executed various social media strategies that met client objectives- Planned and hosted a one-day community-wide event which raised over $2,000

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations And Strategic Communications

Master'S Degree, Nonprofit Management