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Portland, Oregon Area

Increasing hotel and restaurant revenues through engaging marketing. Responsible for strategic marketing and campaign development/creative for the following hospitality properties:The Heathman Lodge - Vancouver, WASouthpark Seafood - Portland, ORHells Canyon Grand Hotel - Lewiston, IDMeriwether's Bistro - Lewiston, IDMountain Park Racquet & Fitness Club - Portland, ORWest Hills Racquet & Fitness Club - Portland, ORRadisson at the Airport - Portland, ORLakeside Bar & Grill - Portland, ORRiver Lodge + Cabins - Boardman, ORTwo Barrels Taps + Grill - Boardman, OR

Spokane, Washington, United States

Helping businesses grow through proven marketing tactics. Connecting your passion with people using digital marketing and branding that's customized for you. Current clients:-Wind Mountain Ranch-Gorge-ous Weddings-Vital Care-Stevenson Carson Educational Foundation-Red Rock Cleaning

Vancouver, Wa

Responsible for proactively soliciting and managing group/catering related opportunities with significant revenue potential. Understands the overall market - competitors' strengths and weaknesses, economic trends, supply and demand etc. and knows how to sell against them. Designs creative advertisements that presents brand image professionally while offering target market fun promotions. Ensures business is turned over properly and in a timely fashion for proper service delivery. Responsible for driving customer/guest loyalty by delivering service excellence throughout each customer/guest experience. Hands-on professional with a passion to motivate others and a willingness to personally demonstrate a successful method of selling beyond goals and expectations.

Vancouver, Wa

Greet and provide exceptional customer service daily to upwards of 300 guests upon their arrival, subsequent stay and departure at the LodgeEfficiently manage the flow of activity in the Lodge, including but not limited to communicating with and fulfilling the needs of guests, booking reservations, processing bills and running shuttle services

Business plan and idea developmentBranding identity, creative design and implementationQuality assurance programsClients include PC2 Concrete, LSM, pur skincare, foothills productsPortfolio: www.coroflot.com/leahs/portfolio

Vancouver, Wa

Directed successful campaigns yielding in company's most profitable clientsLed efforts of staff in most highly client reviewed annual company conference Increased conversion rate and reduced cost per qualified leadMoved company strategy from out-bound marketing toward in-bound marketing

Collaborated with sales team on marketing campaigns to reach sales goalsManaged vendor relationships and negotiated advertisement pricing Managed social media presence and strategyCoordinated and attended industry tradeshows

Developed eye-pleasing design language for company’s marketing materialsStandardized proposal process, reducing resource consumption for process by 50% Assisted KGA expansion by creating and submitting winning proposals

Represented project at community eventsDesigned, created and distributed flyers, newslettersLead photographer

B.A. In Business Administration, Marketing, Sales

Activities and Societies: Student Business Organization, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government, Running Club, Study Abroad ProgramAwards.

Peace And Conflict Studies

A.A. In Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Graphic Design