Jaime Ray Email & Phone Number

United States

Founded small business that manufactures animal chalk bags for rock climbers; designed new products, managed projects, and expanded to new international marketsIncreased profits 10% for 12 consecutive quarters by maintaining lowest production costs, monitoring production quality, and managing efficient manufacturing processesDeveloped innovative marketing strategy by recruiting a team of nationwide athlete ambassadors who promoted the company’s products through organic… Show more Founded small business that manufactures animal chalk bags for rock climbers; designed new products, managed projects, and expanded to new international marketsIncreased profits 10% for 12 consecutive quarters by maintaining lowest production costs, monitoring production quality, and managing efficient manufacturing processesDeveloped innovative marketing strategy by recruiting a team of nationwide athlete ambassadors who promoted the company’s products through organic outreach Show less

Boulder, Co

***Business Development Experience:Built and led execution of events that annually contributed 75% of company’s revenueExpanded film tour into new global territories, increasing number of shows from 400 to 800 with an average annual growth of 15% over eight yearsSuccessfully secured $500 to $150K annual sponsorship at regional, national, and international levels by developing mutually beneficial relationshipsCultivated, enhanced, and maintained over 500 existing… Show more ***Business Development Experience:Built and led execution of events that annually contributed 75% of company’s revenueExpanded film tour into new global territories, increasing number of shows from 400 to 800 with an average annual growth of 15% over eight yearsSuccessfully secured $500 to $150K annual sponsorship at regional, national, and international levels by developing mutually beneficial relationshipsCultivated, enhanced, and maintained over 500 existing partnerships including key sponsors such as The North Face, Yeti, and Black DiamondStreamlined event booking and invoicing processes to create turnkey system for over 400 international partners, including Wordpress backend management***Sales/Marketing Experience:Generated 3M Instagram and Facebook impressions per quarter while overseeing and collaborating with global partners to ensure optimization as key social media communication tools for advertising campaignsEnsured effective execution of newsletters sent to 45K contacts bi-weekly to reach business goals, and meticulously edited all content before publicizing Managed client relations using Google Suite and Quickbooks for over 400 partners, including prospecting, account development and maintenance, and sales building***Event Planning/Client Relations Experience:Annually re-structured event logistics in 50 major US cities following data analysis of show metrics (venue location, paid marketing, ticket platforms) to increase profitabilityOrganized and facilitated event particulars with contractors; negotiated terms and administered contracts with facilities’ vendors for servicesMaintained constant communication with partners and contractors leading up to events, and attended shows worldwide to ensure their successDeveloped and executed a communications strategy for external communications and media relations, social media and content capture, and field marketing Show less

Ma, Communication

Activities and Societies: University of Colorado Rowing Team Focused on film, with an emphasis on media theory. Thesis subject: a media.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies

Magna Cum Laude and Honors in Communication and French. Focused on film, surveillance, and French culture. Honors thesis subject.