Small business consulting on communications strategy, branding, and more.

A community of staff members from college or university career offices, small and large, who focus on marketing and communications activities, initiatives, and efforts. The association (au3cp.org) was created as a result of a successful annual conference, Communicating Careers (communicatingcareers.com)

Oversee all outreach and operations functions to promote the center's value proposition to all constituents and to continuously improve internal support of core services. Lead operations team and oversee day-to-day administrative and operational functions, including systems/technology, equipment, resources, onboarding, policies, procedures, customer service, business processes, student payroll, financial planning and reporting. Supervise development, implementation, and reporting for assessment tools and surveys, including annual First Destination Survey, learning outcomes assessments, and KPI reporting. Drive business process improvement efforts. Vet recommendations for emerging technologies to support strategic plan and lead implementation projects.Lead marketing and communications team. Manage brand standards and address communication challenges for all audiences, including students, employers, alumni, faculty, administrators, parents and friends of the University. Oversee creative and editorial direction for collateral, print materials, website, social media. Serve as public relations liaison. With partner department, co-manage student outreach team, including up to 20 student ambassadors. Ensure effective development and administration of outstanding student leadership program aimed at driving student engagement with both departments.

Lead an inaugural marketing and communications team. Develop and manage brand standards and address communication challenges, in collaboration with director and management team. Direct efforts and activities in marketing, online presence (website, social media), and collateral and print materials. Serve as primary contact for media inquiries, in coordination with university press office. Co-manage outreach program with partner department, including 20 student ambassadors. Oversee creative and editorial direction for collateral, print materials, website, social media.

Led a full-service communications office handling 500 projects annually for a graduate school with 350 full-time students. Hired and supervised staff. Reported to divisional dean. Developed departmental strategy, priorities, and policies. Directed all activities in publications, advertising, media relations, marketing, market research, and web site and new media. Oversaw creative and editorial direction for major admissions, alumni and development, student services, and executive education publications. Collaborated with senior staff to develop and ensure consistent branding standards and address communication challenges. Administered departmental budgets and ensured office resources are up to date, including software, equipment, staff training.Direct all aspects of creative project management. Assess print and digital materials regularly for updating or replacement. Determine publications and editorial calendar. Select project vendors (copy, design, web, photography, printing). Evaluate and prioritize new project requests. Select and implement new technologies and solutions, including email marketing system, website content management system.

Managed all print, digital, and multimedia projects for the Harris School and its departments andcenters. Hired and supervised research assistants. Reported to department director. Evaluated and managed all project vendors. Aided with creative and editorial direction. Assisted with new project requests.

Managed production of all school materials. Reported to department director. Implemented director’s creative and editorial direction. Increased quality standards and improved production results of all publications. Assisted with executing new publications agenda to ensure all materials represent the school appropriately and are within the same brand family.

Made travel arrangements for participants in individual ElderHostel programs