Manager Of Blue Jackets Foundation
Columbus, Ohio Area
•Led community marketing and Foundation activities for 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend including legacy project with Ronald McDonald House and NHL, community-supported fundraising gala The Crease, local kids outreach for youth hockey and red carpet activation and All-Star 50/50 raffles. Total funds raised throughout the 4-day weekend was $1mil.•Led all marketing for Foundation's signature events, The CannonBall & Black Tie Blue Jackets Style Show. Activation included ticket sales campaign… Show more •Led community marketing and Foundation activities for 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend including legacy project with Ronald McDonald House and NHL, community-supported fundraising gala The Crease, local kids outreach for youth hockey and red carpet activation and All-Star 50/50 raffles. Total funds raised throughout the 4-day weekend was $1mil.•Led all marketing for Foundation's signature events, The CannonBall & Black Tie Blue Jackets Style Show. Activation included ticket sales campaign, lifestyle and digital campaigns, media/blogger outreach, content marketing and strategy and digital communications, sponsorship marketing & integration, and day-of and post-event activation and stewardship.•Managed Community Relations and Foundation communications and marketing including print, direct mail, online ads, online copy, in-arena activations (scoreboard, displays/kiosks, auctions, volunteer activations), donor relations, email communications, annual reports, hot cards, direct mail and other print and online materials•Lead Blue Jackets marketing and communications project teams for large organizational theme nights including Hockey Fights Cancer, Military Appreciation Night, Hockey Weekend in Columbus and Community MVP•Launched #CBJGivesBack cause-marketing campaign in 2015. The campaign included social media, blogs, in-arena fan engagement, winter holiday activation, ticket holder engagement and more. •Ran the Blue Jackets Foundation heroes program – coordinating events/activities yearly for a class of local pediatric cancer patients and Blue Jackets players with Nationwide Children’s Hospital•Designed and managed all other game-night marketing & fundraising including merchandise design and sales, merchandise integration with Foundation partners, online auction platform and other timely fundraisers •Launched and manage Foundation social media channels including facebook, twitter, and instagram•Managed Foundation and Community Relations intern and mentorship program Show less