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Project manager for statements of qualifications, proposals, presentations and other marketing collateral | Guided the development and execution of go/no-go decision-making, planning, and win strategies to successfully capture work | Led pursuit strategy and interview coaching | Served as lead regional marketer for Higher Education Practice pursuits | Led or supported key Practice initiatives including thought leadership and events | Led brand building including the development of key market-level messaging | Assisted in capture planning strategy and research

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Planned and facilitated tracking and discovery meetings for key pursuits through various stages of the sales funnel | Engaged individual pursuit teams to develop pursuit strategies | Facilitated pursuit strategy meetings | Engaged client service teams and supported sales and pursuit strategies and efforts | Wrote and led qualification packages, proposals and leave behind material for key strategic and more complex pursuits | Collaborated with technical staff and created/edited content for clarity, compliance, and key messages | Researched to provide business intelligence on clients, competitors, and HNTB | Supported and coached technical staff for pursuit presentations | Coordinated division PR activities and projects, including project award submissions

Managed Cielo's content marketing and thought leadership | Ideated, researched, outlined and drafted copy | Wrote original articles, case studies, Q&As, reports, news releases, print and digital ads, website copy, social media content, email newsletters, sell sheets, and presentations | Edited pieces for grammar and readability and to fit brand voice and style | Monitored industry and competitor publications globally, providing analysis and input into editorial calendar | Maintained, refreshed and continuously improved web and social media content

Managed Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Intern | Collaborated with Director of Marketing on marketing strategy | Managed all proposal/interview strategy, preparation, and generation | Created marketing materials | Organized trade shows | Maintained CRM database | Managed PR and social media | Wrote copy for all whitepapers, press releases, creative collateral | Managed digital marketing and website content

Greater Milwaukee Area

Coordinated proposal/interview strategy, preparation, and generation | Created marketing materials | Planned and organizaded for trade shows | Maintained CRM database | Coordinated PR and social media | Wrote copy for all whitepapers, press releases, creative collateral

Greater Milwaukee Area

Wrote press releases and feature stories | Pitched client news stories to media | Provided digital marketing strategy | Wrote promotional copy

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Collaborated with Creative Director to create brand strategy | Developed creative messaging | Wrote copy for digital (web and email), print, billboards

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Promoted local website through social media and direction of a team of Brand Ambassadors. Increased website’s customer base by 60%. Lead research and development of a marketing plan for fall 2012, increasing sales by 150% for start-up company with more than 15 food-ordering websites.

Racine, Wis.

• Researched and recommended action for media opportunities and inquiries• Shadowed Public Affairs Managers in brand public relations campaigns• Helped lead a large-scale media outreach campaign around the launch of Windex® Mini• Worked closely with SC Johnson’s Public Relations agency of record, Edelman• Gained valuable experience and knowledge about communicating and promoting a large corporation’s brands in a high-paced work environment

Racine, Wis.

• Full-time internship on the “Summer Refresh” project in the company’s Business Processes & Technology Division• Worked on a team with three other interns and two professional supervisors• Transferred employees’ software and data to new computers• Briefed the employees on their new computers and installed new hardware at their workstation• Communicated and interacted with more than 100 professionals across multiple areas of the company

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism: Strategic Communication

High School Diploma