As the Project Manager I am a member of the accounts team and work in close association with and mentor, the Junior Project Manager and Project Coordinator. I report to the President of the company. I'm responsible for managing multiples projects at once with over four (4)+ deliverables associated with each. I manage, oversee and lead the entire Offering Memorandum (OM) department for the company. I run this department with 100% ownership over all clients, design team, budgets and day-to-day interactions.• At REA we create with impact in mind. Here, as a Project Manager I'm responsible for managing assigned project life cycles and managing several sub-categories to ensure successful internal and external client interactions from inception to completion of a project. This includes working with internal systems to open jobs, create budgets, helping to appropriately assign resources and to facilitate communication between the accounts department, clients, the design team and accounting. • It's my duty to take responsibility for delivery for REA's output to the client in terms of quality, cost and time. I'm a catalyst for development of client activity and ensure that projects meet their full potential. I communicate in ways that are smart and unexpected, with confidence, passion and clear point-of-view.• The goal of my role is to ensure all deadlines are met, all client communications are accurate and timely and all project are completed on budget and on brief; providing a transformative experience. Like the work REA produces, our communication and experiences are clear, insightful, thoughtful and assured.

Project Management• Develop creative briefs to efficiently communicate project information to internal team. • Devise internal brand guidelines, which include the company’s story (heritage, beliefs, values, etc) design principles, creative toolbox (brandmark, color, typography, scale, photography and tone of voice). • Manage brand case studies which involve working across the entire company and working with leadership roles to determine relevant stories. These stories are utilized within presentations for gaining new business. • Lead three consecutive holiday/seasonal cards and messaging received from our company.• Consumer branding and staying up to date on brand building and competitive landscape to meet team goals. Internal and Corporate Branding• Community outreach by organizing and running projects for the design of our company’s storefront windows.• Event planning including company meetings, fundraisers and other corporate sponsored occasions.• Overseeing social media campaigns and involved in the launch of our company website which involved working with our internal digital and media team. • Align and direct information for PR opportunities.• Lead the design and vendor coordination of internal signage, way finding, branding and experiential spaces. • Reported to the Strategy and Marketing Director.Budgeting• Ensure budgets and fiscal responsibilities are met successfully by the creation of timelines which involved leading and overseeing a team of creatives including Design Director, Copy Strategist, Digital Designer, Senior Design Delineator, etc.

Research Field • Conducting store audits. • Discovering white spaces within given categories during innovation work. • Working with our Trends group to understand generational trending for necessary projects. Strategy • Partnering and participating with verbal and design team members in internal reviews to align client objectives and expectations. • Direct communication with CPG companies to help with innovation, redesign and positioning work.• Provide strategic advice and present design option and rationale back to client. Project Management• Co-lead photo shoots for packages and visual cues.• Provide written briefs to team members. • Ensure client alignment and enrollment was met by managing external communication in the form of status reports, summaries, etc. to ensure the achievement of the main goal.