Julia Bates Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, Wa, Us

•Oversee a portfolio of beverage & food service clients, while managing collaborative relationships between the Account Management, Creative, Integrated Communications, and Executive team. •Create RFPs, estimates, budget projections, and timelines for projects and manage projects throughout their entire life cycle.•Track current food & beverage industry trends and consumer-based behaviors, brainstorm innovative marketing strategies, and create test & learn strategies to generate insights and recommendations for client campaigns.•Collaboratively serve on the internal communications committee to generate social media content for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn.•Collaboratively serve on an internal DEI & culture committee to create educational awareness & professional development opportunities around DEI, plan inclusive celebrations, and create both internally and externally facing social media/communication content.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

•Manage and coordinate wedding and corporate event planning, ensuring client requirements are met through close communication. •Develop creative event concepts and themes, all while adhering to client budget and timeline. •Maintain professional working relationships with vendors and venues to ensure seamless execution of events. •Provide full service support to clients throughout all stages of wedding and event planning and on-site day of coordination. •Attend professional networking and industry events to build strong industry partnerships and grow Events with Jojo brand awareness.

• Owned communication and tracking of multiple projects, including the planning, execution, monitoring, and performance of each project. • Built and presented excel tracking documents, legal documents, pitch decks, and other materials to inform stakeholders of key ideas, Creator outreach/feedback, results, and recommendations per project.• Identify and proactively suggest new ideas, processes, and workflows stay ahead of product testing deadlines and deliverables.• Identify new product processes and offerings for Creators to support their development, including opportunities with platforms such as the Facebook Reels program, Pinterest Creator program, Twitter Amplify Sponsorship Series, and FAST channels.

• Built out, communicated, and managed internal & external project timelines using Project Management Templates and Platforms, as well as ensuring that all projects were delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.• Provided project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.• Utilized industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution.• Managed day-to-day client communications around project progress, deliverables, and strategy, developing spreadsheets, diagrams, process maps, and tracking methods to ensure project success.

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed client and internal projects from start to finish through the entire project lifecycle.• Identified new growth opportunities for the business and evaluated current marketing campaign KPIs, including SEO, ROI, and site traffic.• Created social media campaigns, producing content for social and webinars, and created marketing assets for customers and branded campaigns.• Maximized business development opportunities to increase brand awareness, develop and acquire new clients, and maintain strong relationships with current clients.• Field all new business requests and onboard new clients, building long-term partnerships with clients.• Planned and executed strategy presentations and proposals to new and existing clients.• Collected and analyzed customer data to detect trends, target services, and identify areas for business expansion.

Des Moines, Wa

• Provided instruction to 60+ students per quarter to promote effective learning and understanding of course materials.• Maintained communication with department faculty to ensure a cohesive course offering.CMST& 101: Introduction to Communication Studies courses at Highline College

Tempe, Az

Glendale, Arizona

Master Of Arts In Communication Studies, Communication And Media Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication Studies

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