Anna Bahr Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

West Allis, Wi

Launched Hashtags Solutions, a free lance consultancy originally dedicated to assisting small businesses to manage their social media marketing. I have since expanded into broader communication advising and career coaching.Communication and Career Coaching:• Aide business professionals in writing or verbally articulating critical and crisis communication; helping to select the most appropriate communication channel when necessary• General email and letter writing• Public speaking coaching• Interview preparation and mock interviews• Resume and cover letter writingSocial Media:• Use strategic communication and creative thinking to write engaging content for social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.• Consult with business leaders to determine their social media goals; give regular presentations and status updates to senior-level management and business owners• Consistently visit client locations to gather content inspiration and capture photos• Address negative feedback and implement image repair strategies where necessary• Assist in the coordination of events that can be broadcasted live through social media channels• Use analytic tools, such as Hootsuite, to track the success of social media posts and make improvements• Facilitate partnerships and cross-advertising by reaching out to other community brands• Develop brand stewards by reaching out to highly engaged followers

Pewaukee, Wi

- Manage the end to end process for implementations of new business, renewing business, and off-cycle changes on Facets and WGS across our central region.- Assist in the migration of business between the Facets and WGS platforms.- Lead internal and external meetings to gather the required information, identify the needs of our customers, and debrief clients on the processes, timelines, and provide consistent updates.- Network and build positive relationships externally with brokers and group contacts. Must also network and build strong working relationships internally with our downstream partners and our sales partners.- Manage time and prioritize responsibilities; During peak season I was overseeing implementation and migration of approximately 80+ groups on two different platforms and maintaining a calendar with overlapping events.- Provide leadership to both internal and external clients by keeping them informed, providing their deadlines for required paperwork, and holding them accountable for the items they are responsible for- Liaison between our customers and our downstream partners acting as the gatekeeper to collect required updates without reducing our team’s efficiency- Draw on contacts within the various partnering teams to research and resolve issues that arise quickly- Pivot from one plan of action to a contingent course of action when issues arise in the implementation process

Whitewater, Wi

Responsible for directing three sections of Communication 110 – Introduction to Public Communication each semester. Lead classes of 30+ students in lectures, lab activities, and assignments. Position requires preparation of class material, facilitation of discussion and group activities, and one-on-one mentorship with individual students. Additionally, must collect, evaluate, and grade student work. Gained experience in the development of curricula, strategic communication with others, and learning systems. Required tact, and skill in strategic communication with others.

Milwaukee, Wi

Collaborated with national outreach coordinator to conduct research that informed targeted outreach messages with the goal of changing health behaviors that would promote better dental health outcomes. Condensed research findings to create and present executive summaries to company leadership. Contributed to outreach programs by creating strategic and targeted outreach communications and program materials. Offered additional support to audit team and request for proposal (RFP) writing team. The particular RFP for which aid was provided, won bid for dental benefits in the state of Arkansas. As first intern with the department; independently developed critical responsibilities list, and necessary materials to train and onboard new members of the outreach team.

Brookfield, Wi

As an onboarding specialist I worked with multiple clients to enter, track, and audit their candidates’ background reports, drug screens, and on-boarding tasks. Anticipated client and candidate needs, quickly resolved their issues, and maintained the highest quality compliance standards. Knowledgeable on 12+ different applicant tracking systems, human resource information systems, and background vendors.Communicated tactfully with internal business members, external clients, and potential candidates. Maintained sensitive compliance procedures at all times, while working efficiently to enter candidate information into appropriate onboarding systems. Consistently took on additional responsibility by assisting other teams and team members with high volumes. Also aided in the training of new team members by request.

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Worked independently as well as part of a team to provide excellent customer service. Consistently received high customer satisfaction scores, receiving a 92% in 2014. Efficiently and accurately ran customer transactions while adhering to all required policies and procedures, and managing conflict situations that arose with any unsatisfied customers quickly and discreetly. Multi-task and assisted with administrative work by responding to emails, answering phones, and waiting on customers. Regularly took on additional responsibility including traveling to support multiple branches.Coordinated and implemented a community outreach event for Associated Bank for three consecutive years. Collaborated with local businesses to obtain sponsorship for event. These efforts resulted in creative advertising for all parties, strengthened community relationships, and helped branch achieve goals by obtaining new households.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Furniture sales, in commission based position. Job duties included but were not limited too: greeting customers, getting to know and building rapport with customers, using open and closed ended questions to discover customers wants and needs, using acquired knowledge to satisfy those needs.

Spring Green, Wisconsin

Assisting occupation therapists with hippo-therapy sessions for mentally and physically disabled children.Worked two seasons, volunteers the first season and was hired on the second season.

Master'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications, 3.45

Activities and Societies: Graduate Instructional Assistant As described by the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater: The Master of Science.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Major: Corporate And Health Communication Minor: Human Resource Management, 3.44 Major Gpa

At the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater I have studied in the Communication department as a member of the Corporate and Health.

Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Attended for a semester due to financial difficulties, transferred back to UW-Whitewater shortly after