Work with people to help them find employment. Assist with resumes, administer assessments, help with job searches, offer counseling and career planning. Record accurate data and report it. Meet performance criteria.

Operate gift shop and manage property, implementing 8 annual events including Covered Bridge Festival, managing property with over 60 vendors and approximately 2-3 million visitors per year. Market and promote property and all events with print and radio advertising, TV appearances, direct mail, press releases, news stories, flyers, and PR. Assisted in raising over $200,000 for Rebuild the Bridgeton Covered Bridge Fund, including a $10,000 donation from Eli Lilly, and handled marketing promotion of fundraiser events.

Regional communications/marketing and business development for this national non-profit organization. Work with State Director and national office to increase visibility, recruit participants and training sites, and develop employer relationships. Identify and cultivate multi-site opportunities for employment. Make presentations to employers and community groups, write and send press releases and success stories, organize and implement media events and promotions, serve as liaison with local officials and state and national Congressional members. Assist with fundraising activities and grant applications. Develop new training materials and conduct training sessions. Interview and make recommendations for hiring new staff. Write and produce regional newsletter and assist with national newsletter. Work with State Director and territory managers to help them achieve Federal goals.

Managed all marketing, PR, advertising, sales, and office administration for property management and development company. Produced all types of sales materials, newspaper, radio, and TV ads, and new company website. Worked with all levels of employees and management. Assisted with planning and implementation of new property development including construction, budgets, and scheduling.

New and existing product marketing including market research, positioning, pricing, forecasting, and packaging. Marketing collateral development, graphics and copywriting, POP, direct mail list research and management, advertising, public relations, sales lead generation, customer service, and email and telemarketing. Managed 1-20 employees on an as needed, per project basis.

Worked with analyst groups and sales force to define potential target markets. Worked on product positioning and packaging, brand building, and pricing. Researched, planned, implemented, and tracked traditional and online direct marketing promotions, some of which have tracked an 18% sales lead generation rate. Did graphics and copywriting in-house, managed PR and ad agencies, freelance graphic artists and writers, printers and mailing houses.

Operated my own consulting agency doing marketing consultation, advertising and direct mail creative and production, media placement, and print brokering. Specialized in healthcare and pro-audio marketing.

Planned, implemented, tracked, and analyzed direct marketing promotions and catalogs online and off for books, journals, and other educational materials based on growth targets, to business and consumer markets. Market research, launched products to new target markets. Represented the company at trade shows and conventions. During my employment with the company, sales increased by 32.5%.