Kate Baratta Email & Phone Number

Chicago

At SuccessWise Consulting, our purpose is to help you achieve your growth ambitions. Our focus is on development—we help organizations transform their culture, strengthen their leaders, align their teams and engage their talent. We differentiate our solutions by making them simple, practical and effective—starting with insights gained through the easy-to-use 360 assessment tools. We believe magic happens when you are clear on outcomes, aligned on priorities, able to perform and inspired to make a difference. My responsibilities at SuccessWise Consulting include: • All marketing and social media initiatives for SuccessWise Consulting, including helping design our website, write and edit our blog, and manage our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts• Bring our point of view and frameworks to life through vibrant graphics and user-friendly materials specific for each client project• Collaborate and form great relationships frequently with outside vendors to meet tight client deadlines• Administer Hogan assessments and 360 Evaluations for clients

Chicago

• Co-produce weekly Q&A-style blog (www.peoplewithpanache.com) about women in the Midwest pursuing their passions • Write, edit, manage and create all content for each blog post • Collaborate on creative direction, story ideas and conducting interviews• Aim to INSPIRE women (and men!) everywhere to DREAM BIG and DO MORE of what they love!

Chicago

• Responsible for servicing 13 clients nationally in CPG data• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure smooth day to day service• Became the liaison between our team and the developers for one of our data solutions• Pulled data reports and helped clients analyze the data to grow their business

Chicago

• Responsible for trafficking and editing long-form special section ads for more than 40 magazines in 14 cities monthly• Often asked to take on extra coordinating and editing projects including marketplace listings with more than 400 advertisers• Assist with production marketing projects including house ads and marketing project management of various projects and E-blasts• Collaborate daily with a variety of designers, sales reps, advertisers, publishers, account coordinators and marketing coordinators nationwide

Chicago

• Write front of book articles for CS and CS Interiors • Attend and report on events in Chicago for the “Scene” section • Upload articles to all Modern Luxury publications’ websites using the content management system

Chicago

• Update all staff bios on website using Dreamweaver and HTML coding • Assist with updating marketing materials such as E-mail blasts • Research marketing trends in the HR consulting industry

Des Moines, Iowa

• Restructured capstone to create Drake’s first all-digital student magazine• Led and organized a staff of 10 plus 15 freelancers to create a 60-spread book• Provided direction and guidance when deciding our mission and audience• Planned all deadlines and attended all editing meetings• Implemented social media plan and tactics for marketing the magazine• Traveled around the Midwest for photo shoots and to meet our audience

New York City

• Attended marketing planning meetings for 2011• Involved in planning events nationwide• Assisted in creating and implementing direct mail pieces• Used organizational skills daily to operate in a fast-paced environment• Responsible for smooth operation of the office

Des Moines, Iowa

• Wrote slideshows to be published on the Web• Attended planning meetings for covers and features• Assisted in styling photo shoots for Storage, Halloween Tricks and Treats and Christmas Ideas magazines• Wrote a front of book and a feature article• Assisted in planning and executing articles

Des Moines, Iowa

• Assisted editor-in-chief with decisions about hiring new writers and editors for award-winning student publication• Responsible for communicating edits to writers• Collaborated with other editors in macro and micro edits

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for keeping press books up to date• In charge of sending important documents to clients and the press• Sent out samples to fashion magazines and newspapers for coverage• Organized showroom and catalogued returned samples• Kept inventory of all fashion and beauty client samples

Des Moines, Iowa

• Responsible for building slideshows and stories to appear online• Learned programs for online production of company websites• Communicated frequently with producers, editors, and other interns to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Chicago

• Wrote and gathered pictures for new products sections• Received bylines for two one-page articles in eco-structure• Researched and compiled materials and sources for feature stories• Assembled and wrote full online newsletters with 4-6 sections each• Wrote cover blurbs and table of contents for eco-structure

B.S., Business Administration - Marketing

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Sorority, Student Activities Board, Donald V. Adams Academy

B.A., Journalism And Mass Communication - Magazines