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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

As the Art & Campaign Director for the Marketing Department I oversaw the production of every campaign from concept and brainstorm through launch and monitoring. For this role I also: Directed all written and visual content across all marketing and digital channelsLead project manager on every marketing related project or campaign Developed and implemented a collaborative creative process for the production of all museum campaignsManaged all digital ad tasks including content writing, campaign setup, and performance monitoringManaged all social media, website, and other online content for entire organization Directed data collection process for all online metrics used to measure marketing campaign success

Greater Chicago Area

As a Sr. Project manager at Fission Strategy I am involved in the full life cycle of a project from lead generation and proposal writing all the way through to project delivery. I collaborate with my team to plan project approach, determine appropriate deliverables, develop project timeline, and establish realistic budgets. My role requires constant research and professional development on newest online platforms, coding languages, security requirements, and more depending on our client's needs. At Fission Strategy our clients are responding to issues that require fast action and in my role I have to develop a winning strategic approach and combine it with the technology that will amplify their impact. In addition to these responsibilities I also: Acts as a client point-of-contact for all day-to-day project related issuesForecast and track key account metricsEstimates costs and timing for tasks such as project strategy, functional design, visual design, and technology requirements.Coordinates all activities of the project teamDevelop, maintain, review and/or disseminate all project documentation Manage vendor/third party relationshipsManage and controls project scope and the change control process to ensure that projects are completed according to schedule and within budget

Greater New York City Area

As the Research Supervisor on the Nickelodeon Production “Blaze and the Monster Machines” I oversaw a department of both researchers and artists. These teams work together to create research tools, which are brought directly to the audience to test the content and educational goals of the series. I also ensure we meet all production deadlines on time, and work directly with my team not only in the delegation of our work tasks, but also in the creation of materials needed for every research project we conduct. In addition to these responsibilities I also:Design and implement research methods and toolsAnalyze quantitative and qualitative data from field research Develop recommendations to improve content based on data Review materials with production to make it developmentally appropriate for audienceCreate one sheets on research topics for network executives Oversee the maintenance of various databases of research data Conduct focus groups interviews in all field researchManage research schedule to meet project deadlines

Greater New York City Area

As a Research Assistant on the Nickelodeon Production “Team Umizoomi” I played an essential role in the creation of research tools and the collection and analysis of audience data. In addition to these responsibilities I also: Create and review research tools for field researchCollect quantitative and qualitative data in field Input and analyze quantitative and qualitative data Conduct individual interviews with research subjectsRead storybook to preschool audience in focus group Conduct focus group interviews Maintain curriculum database

Greater New York City Area

Maintain legal databases in Concordance SoftwareProcess digital files using Law 5.0 for attorneys and paralegals to reviewCreate collaborative online extranets with Microsoft SharePoint Train new users on company softwareSolve daily technological problems to help attorneys and paralegals analyze case data Test new online applications before they are launched on our SharePoint Intranet

Ithaca, New York Area

Developed digital campaign to promote festival online multimedia art contests Supervised blogging team Managed all festival social media accountsDeveloped strategies to broaden reach of social media communications

Restructured and redesigned over 150 internal pages of Ithaca College's Human Resources website

Ithaca, New York Area

Designed curriculum with the leadership team that taught incoming interns about the history, operations, marketing and hospitality involved in the festivalMarketed the festival through web 2.0 technology such as blogs, facebook, and twitterLead marketing team in 2008 and blogging team in 2009Managed operations and assignments of intern tasks on the day of festival events Hosted international guests in film, art, and academic fieldsResearched various social media to include in festival marketing

Communication Management & Design, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Lamda Pi Eta - National Communications Honors Society

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Cross Country, Theater