Cara O'Malley Email & Phone Number

United States

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Lead Coursera's off-platform degree pilot, directing a team of 10+ in the launch of 28 programs within 6 months. Identify and resolve bottlenecks alongside Product and Marketing, optimizing the entire off-platform degree line.Develop and execute a comprehensive partner communication strategy across Coursera’s University Partner Services. This includes a standardized onboarding process, a repository of best practice levers for partner engagement, and a templatized Program Review deck for the University Certificate product line.Create and present annual Program Reviews to university leadership (eg. VP, Associate Deans) that evaluate the status and progress of on-platform academic programs. Identify and communicate programs’ needs, risks, and priorities.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Oversee a portfolio of Coursera's top university partners, including Yale, University of Michigan, Dartmouth, Duke, and more. Implement complex, for-credit educational programs, track and manage extensive content pipelines across 13 partners, and regularly provide universities with product, platform, and production consultations for the B2C, MasterTrack, and University Certificate product lines.Advocate for partners' product needs through collaboration with engineers and product managers, driving development and innovation through realized business use cases and opportunities. Lead top university partners through Coursera's newest product pilots.Develop internal reports and innovative programs that improve Coursera's content business, such as analyzing B2C forecasts and launch accuracy, creating a new partner onboarding process, and spearheading pilots to increase program recruitments across the business.

Austin, Texas, Us

Oversee Project Management responsibilities in addition to Account Management responsibilitiesAccount Management: Manage the critical partnerships for two major EdTech platforms (Canvas + Bridge) by streamlining delivery communication, building sales enablement materials, and developing new sales strategiesAccount Management: Collaborate with corporate partners on SOW templates and standard practices for future growthProject Management: Lead global, cross-functional teams (30+ people) to create eLearning courses start-to-finish; teams include instructional designers, video producers, graphic designers, learning technologists, and subject matter expertsProject Management: Continue to oversee the piloting and implementation of the cross-company 360 feedback program + lead weekly global Project Management department meetings

Austin, Texas, Us

Lead cross-functional, global teams to develop full eLearning programs; oversee original course creation for 45 courses (K12 + nonprofit clients) and platform migration for 262 courses (HigherEd)Developed on-boarding materials, project templates, and project processes for the US Project Management department as it grew 800% in under 1 year and US projects became majority revenue sourceCreated, pitched, and implemented a cross-company 360 feedback program designed to identify employee growth areas; designed and built learning pathways that align with individual 360 resultsWorked on-site with a CA high school district client for four months to launch a first-of-its kind online learning program; established strong relationships with all stakeholders, including district administrators, teachers, and contractorsIn addition to project management responsibilities, I also oversaw the company's US internship program from November 2019 - February 2020 (end of program) and lead weekly global Project Management Department meetings

COCO Media is a boutique video production company I founded after identifying a growing need for video content within healthcareDeveloped 70+ video programs, including educational series on post-bariatric nutrition, total joint surgery, and vein surgical options, to increase patient education, reach, and engagementClients include Duke Health, UNC Health Care, Keck School of Medicine of USC, East Carolina University, Academic Orthopaedic Consortium, and moreWebsite: caraomalley.com

Durham, North Carolina, Us

President of Duke Student Broadcasting, Duke University's student-led broadcasting network, for the 2017-2018 year; Entertainment & News Director from 2015-2017.Developed and implemented a new, more efficient process for content development, strategy, and production that resulted in a 70% increase in output of high quality, original videos (average output: 2-3 videos per week).Lead three video departments and 20 content creators. Manage 100+ multimedia projects through various stages of production, from initial pitch to final distribution. Develop and manage a budget of $40k.Wrote and produced several pieces that were featured and redistributed in multiple national publications, including Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Teaching Assistant for the Duke University semester-long course titled "Advanced Multimedia Production".Collaborate with a faculty team to develop lesson plans. Actively contribute new ideas on teaching. Conduct weekly student evaluations and facilitate in-class discussions based on reading materials.Successfully balance student work-load with teaching work-load.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Production Intern for the 'Duke in LA', Duke University's global education program designed for art and media students.Produced multimedia content for Duke in LA's social channels (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), including informational video interviews that featured Duke alumni.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Oversee all phases of video production for Duke Arts features, from pre- to post-production.Develop and execute the marketing strategy, timeline, and budget for Mural Durham, a Durham arts festival that brought in 600+ attendees.Met weekly with the Duke Arts Committee, a multi-departmental team led by the Duke University Vice-Provost of the Arts, and provided the student perspective on arts-related campus issues.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Intern at Adam Sandler's film & television company, Happy Madison Productions, on the Sony Pictures Studio Lot.Shadow the television development and production teams. Assist in the production office and onset of the ABC comedy, The Goldbergs.Perform script coverage 3-4 times per week; read materials (scripts, books, articles) and write summaries on the materials for executives. Conduct development research for potential television shows.Received a return offer

San Bruno, Ca, Us

Launched and ran a popular YouTube channel that garnered over 2.5 million views, 25,000+ subscribers, and produced over 100 videos.Partnered with HuffPost for two years as a part of their new digital creator's platform, Outspeak. Videos frequently featured on the HuffPost platform as well as major news distributors like ATTN.Partnered with the live streaming startup Kamcord. I was one of the first signed creators on the platform, and I helped lead their streaming and video sharing efforts, quickly becoming the top-performing creator for their Vine-like video-sharing campaign.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Plan, develop, and manage digital content for Duke Surgery’s website and social channels; content includes articles, tweets, graphics, and videos.Developed new content strategies that increased average Tweet impressions by 96%, Twitter profile visits by 37%, and Duke Bariatrics Facebook reach by ~ 10,000%.Produce educational and promotional videos for the Duke Department of Surgery. Wrote articles for Duke Surgery’s bi-annual newsletter.

Research, write, and publish weekly educational articles that focus on different digital marketing techniques.Article topics included: Brand Development / Corporate Social Media Presence / Google Analytics / YouTube Advertising

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Conduct development research for potential network television shows. Produce pitches and presentations based on research.

Visual & Media Studies Major, Marketing & Managements Certificate, Design And Visual Communications, General

Film/Cinema/Video Studies