Christopher Knott Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for maintenance of AIA’s public, member and staff website portals, including email marketing, media/news releases and social media presence. Consistently met difficult deadlines and turned around content quickly, including writing copy.• Designed new pages and sections for senior management, policy advocates and regional staff, creating ways to automate new content to display from media segments of the site.• Created content and designed formats for email marketing… Show more • Responsible for maintenance of AIA’s public, member and staff website portals, including email marketing, media/news releases and social media presence. Consistently met difficult deadlines and turned around content quickly, including writing copy.• Designed new pages and sections for senior management, policy advocates and regional staff, creating ways to automate new content to display from media segments of the site.• Created content and designed formats for email marketing campaigns, including daily reports and web promotions. • Trained staff on email marketing and web analytics components of the iApps web portal.• Successfully initiated, tested and completed upgrade of iApps CMS 5.1 to 5.4 with the Director of IS and a team of vendor’s developers.• Oversaw day-to-day operations of website and attendant stakeholder projects. Duties included CMS maintenance of content for the public and member websites and AIA’s Legislative Reporting Service. • Responsible for website portal profile and login issues, providing support to over 3500 registered member and staff users and administrators. • Oversaw several re-designs of the AIA website, including selection and implementation of 2 CMS frameworks (Rhythmyx Percussion in 2005, iApps by Bridgeline in 2014). In each case responsibilities included weekly status and planning meetings, managing data migration, testing and rebuilding existing sections of the site using the new frameworks, and upgrades when needed.• Created graphics for web, print and email reports and promotions. Compiled library of design and photo resources. Designed, implemented and updated staff intranet and it’s suite of web-based forms.• Responsible for establishing guidelines and processes for content and web initiatives and implementations. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided ongoing support on a project-oriented basis. Responsibilities included hands-on technical support, project management and staff supervision.• Involved in the creation and founding of Emergo Consultants, LLC. Provided project-oriented creative and web-based consulting services and recruitment. Managed more than 30 consultants under contract with a wide variety of professional clients.• Selected clients include LM & O Advertising, Morris Beecher Advertising, American… Show more • Provided ongoing support on a project-oriented basis. Responsibilities included hands-on technical support, project management and staff supervision.• Involved in the creation and founding of Emergo Consultants, LLC. Provided project-oriented creative and web-based consulting services and recruitment. Managed more than 30 consultants under contract with a wide variety of professional clients.• Selected clients include LM & O Advertising, Morris Beecher Advertising, American Insurance Association, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, Xerox Business Services, McGraw Hill Publishing and American Public Power Association. Show less

Ellicott City, Md

• Responsible for recruiting efforts of Maryland-based IT consulting company. • All aspects of the recruiting process, from resume searches and qualifications through interviewing and registration. • Organized system of work-flow management, supervised 2 in-house assistants and 4 outside recruiters.• Maintained FileMaker Database of clients and consultants. Customers include: Century Technology Services, Inc., Microsoft and CMG Health Partners.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for daily operations of a national creative staffing agency specializing in temporary and permanent placement of creative and technical computer personnel. • Hired, trained and managed a staff of 3 Account Managers and maintained a consistent schedule of interviews with new and perspective consultants including developing client base and nurturing new projects.• Increased gross sales by 20% from February through May with concentration on relational sales and aggressive… Show more • Responsible for daily operations of a national creative staffing agency specializing in temporary and permanent placement of creative and technical computer personnel. • Hired, trained and managed a staff of 3 Account Managers and maintained a consistent schedule of interviews with new and perspective consultants including developing client base and nurturing new projects.• Increased gross sales by 20% from February through May with concentration on relational sales and aggressive marketing. Also budgeted and profit and loss.• Clients include: National Geographic Society, Computer Sciences Corporation, Executive Office of the President of the United States, FTI Consulting and NCEMCH/Georgetown University. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed new business with a wide variety of corporate and creative clients. Became familiar with customized testing processes for production in digital and print publications• Developed a strong technical knowledge of WYSIWYG based web applications such as DreamWeaver for use in portfolio and web site analysis and review.• Recruited and interviewed potential associates in variety of computer-related fields, primarily creative print and web production and design.