Heather Warthen Email & Phone Number

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Joliet, Illinois, United States

Orland Park, IL

• One of four members of management responsible for company’s day-to-day operationsincluding budget management, personnel management, internal and external marketing and working with all departments to accomplish the.
• Created content for company’s events division Facebook page (@22CMEvents)
• Developed paid Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns for all events
• Determined KPIs for all event advertising campaigns
• Utilized analytics from Facebook ad campaigns to determine next steps
• Responsible for copywriting sales team email blasts and subject lines

Orland Park, Illinois, United States

• Developed position as a new source of revenue for company and brought in nearly $400Kin profit and more than $2 million in new revenue
• Created, planned and produced more than 12 profitable events and expos each year
• Responsible for managing an overall event budget of more than $375K, event marketingcampaign development, designing attendee experiences, securing vendors and sponsors, venueselection and event profitability
• Developed engaging social media campaigns - both paid and organic - as well as marketing campaigns with a mix of broadcast, outdoor, print and more for each event
• Consistently met client expectations with strong verbal communication skills and organizational skills

Orland Park, Illinois, United States

• Manage staff of 10 editors and assistant editors to produce seven weekly community newspapers in the southwest suburbs of Chicago
• Write and edit articles, as well as take photos, for newspapers
• Assign articles and photography assignments to freelance writers and photographers
• Maintain a weekly budget for assignments by freelancers
• Work with editorial staff, as well as web and sales staffs, to coordinate contests, reader submissions and other content for each newspaper

Orland Park, Illinois, United States

• Hired as first employee in 2005 as editor of The Homer Horizon
• Promoted to editor of The Orland Park Prairie (2006-2013)
• Write and edit articles, as well as take photos, for newspapers
• Assign articles and photography assignments to freelance writers and photographers
• Maintain a weekly budget for assignments by freelancers
• Work with editorial staff, as well as web and sales staffs, to coordinate contests, reader submissions and other content for each newspaper

Generated sales and profit while controlling expense and inventoryFacilitate environment of associates and corporate management Generated more than $1 million in sales revenue at this location for fiscal year 2004

Coordinated editorial, layout and design to create pages for publication of The Lewis Flyer