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 locations, etc.• 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 Southern Suburbs

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