Kaitlin Kisel Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

"Sales and marketing focused position with the primary objective of selling apartment homes at a luxury high rise in downtown Chicago."-Spearheaded the development and execution of an immersive virtual touring strategy to remain competitive and cutting edge at the onset of the stay at home orders relating to the pandemic-Leveraged market knowledge and successful promotional strategies to remain leased above 95% during the height of the pandemic (March-September) personally taking on 90% of all tours during this time-Compiled and analyzed daily, weekly, and monthly reports for the Property Manager, Regional Manager, and investors to review the progress and profitability of leasing and marketing initiatives in relation to the competition -Revamped NEXT Apartment’s social media platforms creating a strong aesthetic and brand identity while integrating new platforms-Responded to inquiries from various parties, utilizing well-developed active listening and open-ended questioning skills to foster quick issue resolution-Planned and executed monthly events for 500+ residents -Designed all marketing and promotional materials -Established brand partnerships

Communication Department

-Cultivated the department's Facebook page and Instagram account from scratch-Created a presence and increased followings across all social platforms-Rebranded the department's Twitter -Covered department events and generated content for social channels-Designed the department's logo-Created and implemented monthly planning calendars for social media committee -Pushed content and streamlined across all social platforms -Increased engagement among followers -Examined and tracked analytics for all social platforms -Attended and produced coverage for the National Association of Communication (NCA) Conference in Salt Lake City, UT

-Authored 2-3 articles weekly for broad.msu.edu covering events, staff, student, and alumni news-Conducted interviews to obtain information for articles/ create angle for story-Produced live coverage of events on social media-Promoted content on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) -Collaborated on and carried out digital marketing campaigns for the college-Created original content for department's Instagram and Twitter

-Communicated the brand and its image to students across Michigan State University's campus. -Hosted on campus events to spread brand awareness to the students of MSU.

Chicago, Il

-Published blogs on current trends -Designed Instagram content-Styled outfits and planned content for photoshoots -Planned monthly content for blog and Instagram-Discovered and partnered with influencers to use and promote DesignerShare

East Lansing, Michigan

-Worked on a team to develop vision and produce bi-annual student run fashion, lifestyle and beauty magazine -Ensured the direction of the magazine was cohesive with VIM's voice-Supervised board of directors and 200 staff members -Designed and ran bi-weekly meetings for professional student organization of over 200 students, one of the top ten largest RSO's at MSU-Assisted at photoshoots-Liaison between university affiliates

-Provided content analysis on various forms of media -Administered interactive experiments in COM lab using various programs including OptiTrack

Oxford, Connecticut

-Researched prospects and provided target market lead generation for the sales team leading to increased sales -Assisted in integrating new online platforms

Oxford, Connecticut

-Researched prospects and provided target market lead generation for the sales team leading to increased sales -Assisted in integrating new online platforms

Southbury, Connecticut

-Assisted customers on the floor-Facilitated customers in dressing rooms-Fitted customers for products-Ran the cash register-Took inventory in the back -Implemented new floor sets

Southbury, Connecticut

-Second shot alongside head photographer-Assisted head photographer at weddings -In charge of lighting equipment -Scouted out locations and poses

Bachelor'S Degree, Double Major: Marketing And Communication, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Social Media Manager for the Communication Department at Michigan State University College of Communication Arts.

4.0

Activities and Societies: Marketing Club, Food Interest Club, Chocolate Lover's Society, Melbourne Wine SocietySemester Abroad.

3.95

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society, Marketing Club, Advertising Club, Sister of Gamma Lambda Rho