Jennifer Ruud Email & Phone Number

Greater Detroit Area

Greater Detroit Area

- Organize scheduling logistics of programs and meetings for team and add events to organization's calendar.- Assist with program creation and implementation. Work with team members to manage documents and presentation materials for programming. Research and arrange contracts with approved vendors and locations. Also hold planning calls with scheduled speakers and facilitators. - Provide assistance and support communications across the organization.- Support Director of Learning Services with calendaring, program planning and other tasks as needed.

Southfield, Michigan

Provided reception and admin support for eight co-located businesses: CPAs, a law firm, a recruiter specializing in non-profits, a telecom company and local sales reps for larger national companies. Duties and tasks performed are:- Scheduled appointments and kept calendars; filed; did manual and electronic data entry. - Created electronic and paper marketing documents; updated website and social media; conducted online research. - Took payments from clients; filed motions and court dates; ensured clients information is kept confidential.

Greater Detroit Area

Worked with several organizations in many roles and on a variety projects and initiatives.Detroit Experience Factory – Ambassador: Greeted guests and tour attendees at the Downtown Welcome Center; recorded info for private tour requests; performed other admin tasks as needed. Also worked large-scale events that drew in local, national and international visitors to Detroit such as the North American International Auto Show, the 2015 ASAE conference and annual festivals.U of M Detroit Center Theatre Fellows Program – Program assistant: Checked in and tracked participants during a weeklong overnight summer camp; oversaw daily activities; chaperoned offsite field trips; performed other tasks as needed. Sharma Analytics – Admin Coordinator: Completed and edited RFPs; developed work flows and processes; did online research; contacted potential vendors to schedule meetings and recorded information received; created surveys to maximize data collection and trained/managed those who administered surveys.

Detroit, Mi

- Managed the organization's three distinct brands: Vanguard CDC (organization); The North End (neighborhood); and Grand-Woodward (corridor).- Developed short- and long-term communications plans, strategies and campaigns for organizational programming.- Oversaw all electronic and social media; wrote and sent out press releases; created printed marketing materials.- Managed vendor relationships for website development, logo creation and print pieces.- Project manager for large-scale projects: Restore North End Homeowner Occupied Rehab program and the Grand + Woodward Corridor website.- Planned community meetings to provide program information and updates to residents and business owners.

Detroit, Mi

- Researched, recorded, and applied for grant opportunities that were specific to education and/or environmental and green programming.- Facilitated additional fundraising efforts such as special events and online crowdfunding programs. - Co-presented recycling and educational information at school assemblies and in classroom settings. - Assisted with volunteer management and coordination for clean up and educational programming at the Lincoln Street Art Park.- Assisted with electronic marketing and promotion on Facebook and the organization’s website.

Detroit, Mi

- Conducted research projects on resources available or missing in the city of Detroit - Facilitated and completed website migration from Inside Detroit to D:hive.- Wrote blog posts and coordinated info to be released via social media.

Detroit, Mi

- Promoted events on various social networking websites as well as at community events and festivals.- Managed front desk at the Downtown Welcome Center and answered questions from guests and visitors.- Gave scheduled walking tours and assisted other tour guides with larger walking tours and special events. - Engaged tour participants in conversations about new developments in the city, historical information, etc.

Greater Detroit Area

- Processed service call requests submitted by software engineers to ensure proper compliance with change records for the IT management team at General Motors.- Presented proposed software changes at approval meetings on behalf of the Hewlett-Packard software engineers. - Communicated with engineers regularly regarding approvals or additional requests from General Motors.- Utilized a database to log information, track progress of requests, and create reports.- Assisted in creation and documentation of the department’s process flow.

Detroit, Mi

- Recruited and managed volunteers for organization events and programming. - Created and implemented a new volunteer-management system, which included an internal and external volunteer request process; recorded volunteer information such as skills, interests, and number of hours worked.- Conducted volunteer leadership training classes and identified volunteer opportunities both within the organization and the Detroit community. Also originated volunteer recognition system and yearly recognition event.- Co-coordinated community spring/summer/fall door-to-door outreach events, monthly new membership meet-and greet-events, and monthly Membership and Volunteer Leadership committee meetings. - Created print and online media, such as flyers, brochures, newsletters, annual report, mailings and email blasts, for both the Volunteer Support department and organization as a whole.

Troy, Mi

- Monitored progress of all adverstisements for three different markets.- Created grouping, lineup, and tracking sheets for three markets for printer use. Also created pagination and extracted forms to build book electronically. - Created and followed a production calendar, and kept to strict deadlines. - Ensured layouts were clear and concise prior to submitting to art department. - Utilized database for tracking purposes, and created and supplied several reports to sales and administration.- Proofread ads during the first and final proof stages and ensured accuracy for the ad information. - Proofread page counts, pagination and forms to prepare books to be sent to printer.- Helped create and implement a formal work flow process within the Art Department.

Troy, Mi

- Wrote copy for Kmart and Kmart Super Center circulars and other Kmart related print advertisments.- Responsible for writing, revising and editing copy for ads at all stages and created headlines for spreads. - Responsible for reviewing matchprints prior to printing to ensure readability of copy on images, that all correct fonts loaded and that no elements shifted on the layouts. - Followed a specific ISO 9000 certified process and kept to strict deadlines.

Southfield, Mi

- Developed press releases and articles to support Marketing and Communications Department and Community Health Services - Aided other Marketing and Communication employees with online research and article writing. - Participated in the development of Parish Nursing website by determining layout and coalating information to be contained on the website.