Kemper Edwards Email & Phone Number

United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Led the organization's marketing, communications, ticketing, and audience engagement initiatives, managed one direct report plus external creative agencies, graphic designers, website designers, and video & photography.
• Worked closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to synthesize long-term marketing and sales strategies to increase lifetime customer value revenue, average ticket size, and other KPIs; led the.
• Drove the international press strategy for a music director search and subsequent appointment by securing coverage across the United States, Canada, and Europe; coordinated with artist management and partner.
• Oversaw a comprehensive rebranding process, managing a diverse team of internal stakeholders to select and onboard external firms and leading the research & design strategy to develop a new visual identity for the.
• Hosted public lecture series with industry experts and guest artists for 400+ avg. audience; represented the organization at local, regional, and national conferences to advance the organization’s position in both the.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Led all aspects of AAM's marketing, communications and engagement in close collaboration with the Chief Executive and external PR agencies.
• Oversaw unprecedented growth in AAM's digital audience, with a 573% increase in YouTube subscribers between the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2020, 1.2M 2020 livestream views, and 1M monthly listeners on Spotify from October.
• Managed all product sales and global distribution, contributing to chart-topping album successes.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Worked closely with AAM's Marketing and Audience Engagement Manager to plan, deliver and evaluate all marketing activities across consecutive concert seasons.
• Led the development of multi-platform social-ready digital content, from concept drafts to final distribution, curation and analysis.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Assisted the Development, Marketing and Concerts teams in stewarding patrons of the organization and managing day-to-day event operations.
• Liaised with external facility managers and catering services to plan and execute audience engagement events, developing brand identity and supporter retention.
• Contributed to the organization's website and social media accounts in producing, distributing and collating content.
• Provided an efficient and decisive communications portal for all external inquiries.