This role combines the responsibilities of a Brand Specialist, Community Engagement Marketer, and Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist. Ensures the company's brand integrity and consistency across all channels, including print, digital, event activations, and community relations. Manages the internal branding database, while providing significant community outreach through event creation and execution and sharing the company’s philanthropic efforts. Fosters relationships with community partners, manages sponsorships, and oversees the company's community involvement initiatives, ensuring Lee Company's positive presence in the communities it serves.

Responsible for ensuring Lee Company’s brand integrity and consistency across channels including print, digital, event activations, and community relations. Driver of Lee Company’s community involvement through proactive relationship and budget management, as well as selecting and on boarding new partners. Manager of "Brand Center" company portal ensuring it provides an excellent user experience to all internal customers.

Executed community sponsorships and events: managed all logistics, recruited volunteers, provided artwork to partners, collected images for internal and external use, and facilitated payment.Managed all editorial content for company's SharePoint intranet website by sourcing story ideas, gathering information, procuring photos and developing fresh content on a daily basis.Oversaw Brand Center portal ensuring seamless new user experiences for employees who utilized the site to order company branded materials. Worked with partners on expediting deliveries and added new and relevant products to the portal.Created and distributed weekly, quarterly, and annual reports on SurveySquare, providing details on customer experience and areas of improvement.Managed multiple e-mail in boxes, responding to all inquiries in a timely manner.

Worked with marketing team on event logistics for various sponsorships and partnership agreements.Sourced stories, collected images and posted multiple stories per week on company's SharePoint intranet site.Fielded inquiries about Brand Center portal for employees interested in ordering company branded materials. Worked with primary vendor on updating products and pricing as well as tracking deliveries.Created and distributed weekly, quarterly and annual reports on SurveySquare, providing details on customer experience and improvement.Managed multiple e-mail in boxes, responding to all inquiries in a timely manner.

Handled multiple special projects and managed new system implementations for Owner, Controller, and head of Human Resources.

Maximized executive's productivity by researching and analyzing information, writing and assembling quarterly Board Meeting materials, assisting in business development proposals, routing company communications, drafting letters and documents, and copyediting presentations. Performed administrative duties including meeting and conference call scheduling, extensive file management, sales spreadsheet creation, expense report processing, and travel booking.

Exec Asst, Corp Communications, WB Ent. (2010-2013)Maintained EVP’s calendar, scheduled press interviews, executive meetings, and heavy travel, reconciled expense reports, and handled highly confidential information with the utmost discretion.Acted as key department liaison with other WB divisions, Time Warner, HBO, and outside companies & organizations. Increased office efficiency 30% by creating an operator “cheat sheet” to reroute calls.Coordinated logistics for high-profile studio visits, photo shoots, and annual 2-day offsite meeting: ran point on tech run-thrus for presentations, insured food/beverage delivery, distribution of agendas, and coordinated last-minute changes to insure seamless event.Acct Exec, Worldwide Promotions, WB Pictures (2007-2009)Oversaw execution on 20 marketing partners including General Mills, Nokia, Sandals Beach Resorts, and Hershey’s, for multi-million dollar programs including The Dark Knight and other high profile films.Secured assets from brand marketing executives and expedited weekly approvals for 3rd party partner clients ensuring timely execution of TV, print, and new media promotional marketing campaigns.Acct Rep, Exhibitor Services, WB Pictures (2004-2006)Developed sales promotion budgets liaising with vendors and WB personnel on design, procurement, and distribution.Ensured trailer report accuracy by updating rapidly changing release schedules for weekly distribution to distribution and marketing executives.Executive Assistant, Exhibitor Services, WB Pictures (2002-2004)Created weekly trailer reports, top-grossing theater charts and various department calendars for senior management. Took detailed minutes at weekly staff meetings.Facilitated all efforts for four annual Sales and Operations conventions: secured travel and hotel accommodations for over 40 WB executives; copyedited ad layouts for four trade publications; and supervised execution of over 1,000 goodie bags.

Managed casting, hired crew, secured locations, and solved on-set production and logistical issues resulting in a successful product that was purchased by Anchor Bay Entertainment for DVD distribution in the United States, and for overseas distribution through Strategic Film Partners.

Prepared and distributed company communications. Assisted with accounts payable duties as needed. Scheduled executive and client meetings as well as arranged complex bi-coastal travel plans.