Jack Carlson Email & Phone Number

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

- Co-managed the proper implementation of ecommerce to the BSG division. Responsibilities including: Cross coordination of multiple team members across multiple time zones and countries, navigating stakeholder buy in and team/department deliverables, project timeline and task management + reporting, driving ecommerce education and business process change throughout organization, scope management, and scrum meeting lead. - Established initial marketing budget tracking reporting dashboards and provided insights/trends to inform marketing leadership directors and VP on month-to-month budget spend + forecast.- Implemented Wrike project management tool and renewed processes into 15 person marketing team workflow. Was later utilized as a proof of concept to be rolled out to the broader organization/divisions.- Implemented rules of engagement and process flows for cross departmental work needing marketing support (sales, customer service, events, etc.)- Daily team task and queue management along with categorization of work to increase transparency and reporting for the marketing leadership team

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

https://www.streatsmart.io/Joined as an early team member/ground floor employee at a Minneapolis-based tech start up that serves food truck vendors and customers.Our goal at StreatSmart is to serve as the intermediary between food trucks and their customers by providing a centralized, informational platform that enables customers to see food truck schedules & locations, menus, reviews, and contact information/social media platforms.

Eden Prairie, Mn

- Company leadership team member, worked directly with President, CFO, VP of Marketing, VP of Wholesale, & Creative Director to revise vision and key organizational yearly and quarterly priorities- Manager of 8 member international development team including frontend, backend developers, and software engineers- Organizational project manager for all product launches, website enhancements/maintenance, complex product technology innovations, retailer and fulfiller integrations, more- Regularly met with marketing, design, wholesale, and customer service teams to ensure proper cross-departmental project progress, capture project/ request requirements and user stories, and iteratively improve project workflows- Successfully navigated the IT team and accomplished major tech initiatives as outlined by leadership through most successful revenue year in company history (2020)- Gained experience in navigating and revising team and leadership project queue through company acquisition in Q3 2021

Minnetonka, Mn

- Managed the day-to-day priorities and ongoing training of a 13-person, international team consisting of designers, front-end and back-end developers, project managers, and QA analysts. Creative Services team supports 12 departments consisting of internal Digital River marketers, MarketForce program managers, and external clients.- Project managed complex projects from inception to completion including, but not limited to: Gathering user requirements and hour estimations, creation of work breakdown structures, SOW creation and finalization, kick-off, day to day execution, time-tracking and reporting, documentation and change controls, and project closing- Weekly/Monthly/Yearly project forecasting and team capacity planning directly with supervising Director of Creative Services, Vice President of MarketForce, and Senior Financial Analysts- Utilized waterfall and agile hybrid methodologies to prioritize multitude of cross-departmental projects - Administrator and custodian of project management, design prototyping, and agency time-tracking software systems along with the creative assets/files network drive- Managed team vendors and forecasted ramp up/down with dedicated resource partners- Active member of the Culture Club that planned department events and collaborated to create a better culture and working environment within the MarketForce agency.- *Additional ongoing responsibilities and highlights covered in former Senior Marketing Coordinator and Creative Coordinator descriptions.

Minnetonka, Mn

- Managed the vetting, contract/price negotiation, and implementation of design prototyping software into creative team process- Project managed variety of time-sensitive projects including but not limited to: custom Content Management System builds, emails, landing pages, website integrations and updates, print collateral, and display/HTML5 banners- Q2 2017 Team of the Quarter recipient for work done on Nuance Imaging Business redesign in Adobe Experience Manager- August 2017 ACE (Achieving Cultural Excellence) award recipient voted by team members and peers

Minnetonka, Mn

- Project manager and co-architect of implementation of new project management software that spanned 80+ cross-departmental and agency team members

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

- AYC Outstanding Cultural Ambassador 2014-2015 award recipient- Taught conversational English to 8th and 10 graders at the Nanjing No. 5 High School- Designed and implemented a full semester English club course focused on critical thinking, creative problem solving, and conversational English (elements I felt absent in the Chinese classroom)- Privately tutored for two families: 1) A 7th grader about to enter the American education system. Mainly focused on American literature, history, and conversational English while also preparing her for the American classroom. 2) An 8-year-old interviewing for Hong Kong prep schools. Mainly focused on conversational English and comprehension. Maintained a blog that shared my travels and cultural experiences/observations. My content was featured on the Ameson Facebook page and GoGlobal blog multiple times: https://jackdcarlson.wordpress.com/

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Educated potential new members initiated into the associate member role- Assimilated Associate Members into Minnesota Greek Life, MN campus, IFC, PHC, and Delta Chi History- Prioritized relationship building between Associate Members, Active Members, and Alumni.- Motivation, education, problem solving, and management of Associate Members looking to better themselves through the Delta Chi Fraternity

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Ideated, created, and shared relevant content through Facebook, Twitter, and our ChapterSpot website- Built social media following by 500% (135 followers to 800+)- In-house communications and event coordination- Website content creation and maintenance- Weekly newsletter design and content to members and alumni- Consulting internal and external communications with Philanthropy Chair, Academics Chair, and the Executive Board

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Effectively communicate the Minnesota-Twin Cities chapter's current status in various categories, to International headquarters, including but not limited to: Alumni Relations, Philanthropic Efforts, meeting minutes, current membership, yearly chapter goals, etc.- Record and file detailed, clear, and well-organized notes of chapter and executive board meetings- Provide insight and hold voting power on a 6 member executive board that represents and oversees 50+ college men and alumni

University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities

- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with 2 other committee members and Recruitment Chair, planning events to attract potential members for the Minnesota-Twin Cities Chapter- Relay well-organized reports about potential events and recruitment opportunities to Recruitment Chair- Meeting new people every week- Personable relationship building- Creative event planning and organization- Providing a positive image while representing the MN Chapter of an international fraternity

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Account Management to 10+ business accounts totaling $25,610 with 100% customer satisfaction. - Data entry and CRM organization- Raw prospecting, cold-calling, generating leads, appointment setting- Sales in publication advertising space and event/promotional partnership- Individual and team-based experience, working own hours

Bachelor'S Degree, Professional Strategic Communications: Advertising/Pr

Activities and Societies: Delta Chi FraternityMinor: Sports Management

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: EHS Hockey 2007-2009, EHS Soccer 2007-2009, EHS Symphonic Orchestra 2007-2010, S.E.R.V.E Volunteer Group 2008-2010