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• Social Impact practice lead, driving strategic development and audience strategy for a portfolio of clients in the sustainabilty, nonprofit, and advocacy sectors including Microsoft Sustainability, Education Development Center, Meta, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and others• Lead creative development efforts from concepting to execution, including long-form and scripted video, digital-first short form content, long-form editorial storytelling, and other strategic communications materials; develop strategic briefs for internal crossfunctional teams and external clients and stakeholders• Support business development and agency growth, particularly in Social Impact space; build and maintain client relationships, both ongoing and prospective; attend relevant industry gatherings and conferences to support new business efforts• Responsible for direct management of a team of 5 junior strategists and interns, among a fast growing Strategy team of approx. 12; drive Creative Strategy discipline and development, including team and professional development, process definition and onboarding, agency-wide capacity tracking and team planning, and other hiring and team-building efforts in collaboration with management team• Build on and continue to own Senior Creative Strategist responsibilities, including brand and social strategy development, pro bono strategy and outreach, hiring and intern program management, among others

• Lead strategist responsible for brand and audience strategy solutions for a portfolio of clients ranging from blue-chip tech leaders like Microsoft Sustainability and Meta, to nonprofit and advocacy groups including Education Development Center, PhRMA Equity, and others• Lead, delegate, and collaborate with agency leadership, creative team, and design team from project kickoff to product delivery on projects ranging from $50k – $1.5M in scope• Strategize, concept, design, and execute on live brand activations for clients such as Meta, NBA, and others• Responsible for budget management; responsible for delivering client work against budget parameters and other financial bookkeeping such as project expenses, reimbursements, invoicing, and freelancer management• Manage and support Strategy team colleagues; drive key professional development and training initiatives for the full Strategy team through internal trainings and resource building; responsible for internal team building and capacity forecasting; act as hiring manager for internship program• Lead pro bono strategy and branding projects for clients such as Barbershop Books, Shout Mouse Press, and other nonprofit, humanities-oriented organizations

• Project strategist developing content, social, and brand strategy solutions, for clients such as Microsoft Sustainability and PhRMA Equity• Drove day-to-day account management and growth; responsible for a project’s full life cycle, from kickoff to client delivery, and the management of cross-functional creative, design, and strategy teams• Supported and oversaw all elements of creative development including copywriting, reporting and analytics, design phases and product development, review and feedback management, etc.

• Collaborate with and support the Signature Programs Producer to shape the 2024 festival programming and marquee events, including pitching programming ideas and partnerships, finding connections with the 2024 film program, and working with potential artists and collaborators to shape events and programs• Lead on production elements of 17 events over days, including production scheduling and run-of-show management, coordinating technical production and A/V needs across five venues on the island, and work cross-collaboratively with other Festival departments and partners to finalize and execute against production plans• Conduct research for speakers and artists, write scripts for marquee events in collaboration with hosts and talent, including television and film leaders such as Ophira Eisenberg, Sunny Hostin, Roger Ross Williams, June Diane Raphael, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Meredith Scardino, and Kerry Ehrin, among others.• Work closely with Programming and Guest Services staff on talent management, including managing communications with artists and representation, creating run of show and detail dossiers for dozens of visiting artists, and managing on-the-ground talent handling and management• Use project management tools to work close-collaboratively with the entire Festival staff, including Airtable and Google Suite tools, to ensure the smooth running of the festival and its Signature Programs

• Tour Producer for Socks On Fire, the 2020 Tribeca Best Documentary Award winner by filmmaker Bo McGuire.• With the filmmaker and team, vision a film tour in venues such as New York's Hudson's Yards, a 500-seat indoor theater, or an outdoor screening at a Georgia dairy farm. Produced live and digital events at festivals such as Tribeca Film Festival, Outfest, San Francisco Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, and many more;• Produce and scale all aspects at each tour location: booking and managing talent for pre-show performances, including internationally-acclaimed drag queens such as Rock M. Sakura, Chiquitita, Brigitte Bidet, Xunami Muse, among others; coordinating all technical aspects with venue; crafting itineraries and travel support; stage managing each event; and more; • Manage tour budget;• Support overall tour strategy, including liaising with press and media agents; crafting social identity and messaging with marketing team; identifying prospective presenters and film programmers; scout talent and artists for future tour stops; and more.

• Line produce Shakespeare Hour LIVE!, STC’s weekly digital conversation series, by executing all aspects of production, from talent booking, technical coordination, outline and script writing, audience moderation, semi-regular live cohosting, and post-show reporting and metrics. Since SHL! began in April 2020, I have produced over 40 episodes, booking and managing over 100 guests and reaching over 35,000 lifetime viewers. Managed talent such as Claire Danes, F. Murray Abraham, Dame Helen Mirren, Sam Waterston, Maureen Dowd, and many more.• Act as main conduit between visiting directors, artists, and all theater departments to ensure all artists have necessary resources, streamline internal communications, and champion the production from early creative meetings to closing night;• Work closely with the Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director to craft theater season and other creative programming, build relationships with local and national artists and figures, and unite all departments in messaging and strategy;• Contribute to all aspects of season planning, such as script review, research, creative visioning, logistics, budget, and production scheduling;• Project manage and produce events such as the annual Gala and other high-level experiences, such as donor meet-and-greets, special lectures, and staged readings, both in-person and digital;• Assist with casting, from list building, liaising with actors, meeting and scouting new talent,and day-of audition logistics.

• Designed, coordinated, and hosted all talks, screenings, and lectures for Folger Theatre andother Folger Library humanities events, increasing programming by 40% overall between 2017 – 2019, totaling approximately 200 events and 6000 patrons over 3-year tenure in position;• Managed all content, marketing and press, logistics, partnerships, and day of needs forupwards of 75 programs per season;• Moderated and hosted almost all live panels, discussions, or talkbacks in the regular theater season, for audiences ranging from 30 to 300 people;• Directly assist Folger Theatre’s Associate Artistic Producer in all aspects of production forthe mainstay theatre season, including casting, literary research, budgeting, productionschedules, and grant writing;• Booked and produced talks with artists and figures such as Tracy Chevalier, Derek Jacobi, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Stephen Greenblatt, Aaron Posner, Theresa Rebeck, Eric Tucker, and many more.

• Record and edit all audio narration for online teaching modules, approximately 10 – 15 hours of recording per episode, for a total of 12 episodes over the course of 18 months;• Edit audio before sending to the Executive Director and Producer for final mastering.

• Coordinated a team of 25 conference volunteers for Performing Arts Exchange 2015, the premiere performance and booking conference formerly hosted by SouthArts;• Managed all pre-conference communications and trainings for the corps of volunteers; scheduled shifts and day-to-day volunteer assignments across multiple venues and timelines;• Provide program assistance to the SouthArts and conference staff during the four-day event, including conference check in, preparing attendee materials, stage managing panels and sessions as needed, and other duties as assigned.