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Essex Junction, Vermont, United States

Winooski, Vermont, United States

Winooski, Vt

* Manages the RFP response team at Marathon Health, overseeing the strategy, writing, and production all technical proposals.* Administrator of RFP Automation toolset (Loopio, etc.), responsible for ensure that a database with over 2,000 responses is kept up to date and regularly audited by in-house Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).* Oversees the Proposal Qualification process of reviewing RFPs to determine fit with our company's service offerings, culture, and model of care.* Works directly with Sales Team and Executive Leadership Team (including CEO, CFO, Executive VPs, etc.) to determine response strategies and create best practice policies for proposals.

Winooski, Vermont

The Manager, Sales Operations and Strategy manages functions essential to sales force productivity and inside sales effectiveness. These essential functions include lead generation, planning, forecasting, reporting, sales process optimization, sales training, sales process implementation, competitive analysis and market research. This position is responsible for the overall productivity and effectiveness of the sales organization. Reporting to the EVP of Sales and Marketing, the Manager also works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the appropriate objectives and priorities are enabled within the sales and marketing organization. Essential Functions:• Coordinates sales forecasting, planning, and budgeting processes used within the sales organization. Proactively monitors and strives to maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and process consistency in the sales organization’s planning efforts. As needed, coordinates planning activities with other functions and stakeholders within the company. • Leads our efforts to drive new business opportunities through our business development team. Providing leadership to increase our lead generation efforts, market segmentation, and territory definition and market attack strategy.• Works to ensure all sales organization objectives are assigned and met in a timely fashion. • Proactively identifies opportunities for sales process improvement. Works closely with sales leadership to inspect sales process quality and prioritize opportunities for improvement. Assists sales management in understanding process bottlenecks and inconsistencies. Facilitates an organization of continuous process improvement. • Monitors the accuracy and efficient distribution of sales reports and other intelligence essential to the sales and marketing organization. Leads efforts in marketing segmentation, analytics, and the development of new reporting tools as needed.

Job Responsibilities:* Proposal Writing* Technical Writing * Design and Layout SupportAbout Marathon Health:Marathon Health is an innovative healthcare company that offers employers a solution to rising health care costs while helping them foster a happier, more productive workplace. We bring healthcare—with an emphasis on health--to the worksite so that employees have convenient access to primary care, preventive care, health coaching, management of chronic conditions, occupational health, and Rx dispensing. We were founded in 2005 and have grown to over 140 service locations around the U.S. What sets us apart is our passion for helping people achieve their healthiest lives. Our dedicated, compassionate providers are trained to care for individuals when they’re sick as well as coach and support them in achieving their overall health goals. Employee health and well-being has a powerful impact on business outcomes! Marathon Health is on a mission to provide better healthcare, for better health, and a better world!

Burlington, Vt

JayBlanchardCreative produces innovative videography, graphic design (print/web) and motion graphics animations tailored to the specific needs of your business, always exceeding expectations while staying on-time and on-budget.To discuss taking your company's visual marketing materials to the next level, please contact me at JayBlanchardCreative@gmail.com.

Vergennes, Vermont

The Marketing Production Coordinator schedules all incoming work/projects for copywriters, print designers, and web developers, prioritizes tasks, and traffics work to completion (internally and through delivery from vendors). This position works closely with other departments to ensure that published information is accurate and consistent in all marketing channels, and that marketing programs are understood company-wide and operationally supported. Strong proofreading skills are required. The Marketing Production Coordinator is also responsible for all aspects of purchasing print and mailing services, DVDs and various other materials at the best available cost. Reports to the Marketing Director and assists in keeping departmental spending on target.

Burlington, Vt

Lead multimedia designer for BAE Systems U.S. headquarters, creating 2D and 3D videos for internal and external use, as well as print and web advertisements, brochures, booklets, newsletters and other graphic content.

Burlington, Vt

Acted as the Compliance Lead for the Communications Department, reviewing marketing materials for ITAR/DFARS/copyright compliance and working with DoD customers & the U.S. State Department to obtain clearances.Served as Public Relations lead for the Burlington facility, drafting press releases and working directly with local and national journalists.

Burlington, Vt

Managed healthcare software implementation projects at various U.S. hospitals and doctor’s offices. Interfaced directly with customers to develop solutions to implementation and budgetary issues. Completed a six-week Project Management training course in Chicago, IL.

Burlington, Vt

Planned and created multimedia marketing material for keycompany tradeshows and events Directed and managed large production teams (script writers, photographers, production assistants) on multi-million dollar marketing projects at sites around the nation.

Studied Film and Video production and theory; worked on over a dozen student films. Production Assistant on faculty produced performance art symposium documentary "Performative Sites" (prod.: Barbara Bird); Director of the thesis documentary short "Censored Society", a film about youth culture and empowerment; Graduate of the Schreyer Honor's College (3.71 GPA)

B.A., Communications

Activities and Societies: Graduate, Schreyer Honors CollegeFilm & Video Production Communications

Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Media Studies program Winner of the Vermont State VICA Video Production contest JV Tennis team