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Greater Seattle Area

Phinney Bischoff is a highly regarded boutique brand strategy and design agency that builds brands for organizations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Premera, BECU, TalkingRain Beverage Company and University of Washington to name a few.As Director of Client Engagement for Phinney Bischoff, I serve as our clients’ advocate and biggest fan, ensuring that their needs are accurately translated into meaningful deliverables. Working with staff, I lead the business development efforts for the firm, crafting proposals and leading client presentations for clients of all sizes and across a wide variety of industries. Working with clients, I help guide their projects to successful completion. I also lead the firm's communication efforts, drafting press releases, coordinating and developing keynote presentations for conferences and authoring written pieces on behalf of the firm.

Sammamish, Wa

Marketing project management and brand development consultation services for organizations that seek senior level experience on a short-term or project-related basis.

Seattle, Wa

Tag Creative was a start-up that offered world-class developer talent to a variety of in the Seattle area. As Director of Business Development and Client Services, helped clients frame their project scope and shepherd them through the process of designing and developing responsive, mobile-first websites and apps. Worked with a team of UX designers and developers to craft digital solutions for clients such as AT&T, Microsoft, Space Needle, Chihuly Garden & Glass, The Burke Museum, KCTS 9 Television, Centri Technology, Committee for Children, DCI Engineers, TUI Travel, The Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders FC.

Greater Seattle Area

Hornall Anderson, a Seattle-based creative firm, merged with SidLee in 2020. At the time of my employment, the firm employed roughly 100 talented individuals and worked with clients such as Starbucks, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Weyerhaeuser, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, T-Mobile and more.In my role, I collaborated with the team of designers and strategists to assess, evolve and manage the development of client's brands. Negotiated and managed project budgets and deliverables. Clients included Amgen, Eos Airlines and Kinetix (both Maveron investments), Widmer Brothers Brewing Company, Holland America Line, Talking Rain Beverage Company, The North Face, Goodman Real Estate, Labor Ready (True Blue).

MulvannyG2 Architecture (now MG2 Design) is one of the top retail design firms in the United States. Based in Seattle, WA with offices in Oregon, California, Washington D.C., New York, Minneapolis and Shanghai, MG2 employs over 320 people worldwide.During my tenure with the firm, I was responsible for supporting PR and brand awareness for the firm and its five offices (Bellevue, Portland, Irvine, DC and Shanghai). I organized and planned press releases, news coverage, and related events; developed Web content, internal and external media communications, awards, advertising, and community events. Key projects and initiatives include:- Developed a brand assessment and strategy for the firm. - Crafted the comprehensive marketing communications plan for the firm. - Project manager of the redesign of MulvannyG2.com. - Project manager for the design and production of over 30 advertisements for MulvannyG2 annually. - Project manager for the development of a bilingual portfolio book for MulvannyG2's Shanghai office. - Author for multiple articles and speeches, including the CEO's commencement address to WSU's class of 2003.- Event chairperson for the firm's annual corporate charity golf invitational.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Landor Associates (now Landor & Fitch) is the grand-daddy of brand strategy/design firms. During the time of my employment, Landor had offices around the world, including Hamburg, Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai, as well as San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Cincinnati, and Chicago. During that period, Landor's client roster included brands such as: FedEx, Morgan Stanley, New York Stock Exchange, Microsoft, BP, Delta Airlines, Olympic Games, Alamo, Cathay Pacific, Procter & Gamble, Frito-Lay, France Telecom, VARIG, and Coors.Working in the Seattle office, I lead and support a variety of initiatives for the purpose of acquiring new agency clients, resulting in a departmental promotion in the marketing team and a dual role as an Account Manager.- Worked with clients to guide brand development, manage meetings, budgets, milestones, deliverables and launches.- Managed the production, writing, pricing and editing of 180+ proposals resulting in over $4M in professional fees for the Seattle studio.- Managed media relations and the PR agency relationship.

Responsible for the strategic development of a consortium of premium cosmetic dental practices, managing and facilitating both individual and group-wide marketing efforts.