We design attractive, effective and affordable web and print communications for churches, non-profits and small businesses. We also do communications for special events, one-off print-ready communication pieces, curated social media content and training in communication tools.http://www.traylorcreative.com

Spiritual direction is a ministry of presence: becoming more aware of God's presence in your own life and in the lives of those around you. As you seek God in the circumstances of your everyday life, you meet regularly with your director who prays for you, listens to you, asks questions and makes observations helping you to hear God for yourself.

Act as consultant to churches and other non-profits on communicating effectively with their congregation/constituents and marketing to those outside their organization.Provide:Consulting on goals for social and other media, suggesting next steps based on constituency and skills/time of church employees.Social Media assistance, setting up tools to manage Twitter and Facebook posts, posting on behalf of the churches. Coaching on how to effectively use these tools.Provide website creation and support, from choosing a platform, installing platform and theme, CMS migration, graphic and written content.Design and writing services for service bulletins, electronic newsletters, mailings and blogs.Plan end-to-end communications for special events.

Provide freelance assistance to a real estate developer in Tennessee:Make phone calls to people interested in selling their property, return calls of people interested in buying.Assist with marketing by composing and posting Craigslist ads, Wordpress posts, newspaper ads (online and print) and conventional mailings; gather prospect data for mailings.Put together Appointment Packets of client information sheets, tax assessments data, recent area home sales and a map.

Acted as the information hub for all Easter week special services and ensured logistics ran smoothly by recruiting responsible service coordinators; provided detailed information for service coordinators and assisted them to plan for their services.

Worked to improve efficiency by observing workflow, identifying holes and getting other staff on board with new or streamlined procedures. Identified need for more office assistance and recruited volunteers to fill the gap. Created and printed 4 seasonal publications, gathered print materials from volunteers, and created and printed a weekly service bulletin. Executed special projects and ran large-scale events. Accomplishments:Identified areas where volunteers could assist staff, then recruited, trained, supervised and retained a staff of 4-6 office volunteers.Provided backup to receptionist in person and through training volunteers; greeted parishioners, informed staff of appointment arrivals and answered basic phone and email inquiries.Acted as administrative assistant to the Executive Pastor by returning phone calls, scheduling appointments, writing correspondence, making travel arrangements and maintaining the all-staff calendar for up to 17 employees.Successfully ran all-church events for 200 to 800 people by recruiting enthusiastic volunteers, arranging sufficient food and coming in at or below budget.Acted as printing specialist to other staff and volunteers. In 2008, advised our Land & Building Communications team to change some of their document specs to meet deadlines and save money.Created budgets for eight different administrative areas and consistently come in at or below budget.Kept policy manual up-to-date.

Constructed weekly service bulletin using Adobe InDesign.

Worked with key people in my department to outline how new products are developed, establishing a standardized workflow. Directed development of a database to support this workflow. Accomplishments include:Performed product financial analysis and creating historical sales reports.Headed a team to create financial analysis tools.Built lasting relationships with our largest customer.Reviewed departmental inventory and reordered as needed.Managed support staff.Created, customized and printed sales presentation materials.

Efficiently processed customer orders and monitored shipments with time to spare. Accomplishments include:Responded on the same day to customer purchase requests via phone and email.Ordered high-moving inventory as needed.Tracked orders fulfilled overseas for timely arrival; informed customers of delivery schedules, discussed problems that might arise and potential solutions.Personally called key customers when special purchasing opportunities arose.

Provided computer support for 50 users and managed a Novell/NT network.Supported Windows 95, Windows NT, Microsoft Office 97, Internet Explorer 4 and other applications.Administered a 50 user Novell 5 network with an Exchange mail server.Supervised consultants and technical volunteers.Configured new PCs.Updated web site.Provided training in PC applications.

Supported 32 users and administered a growing network.Provided user support for PC applications such as Groupwise, Wordperfect and Quattro Pro; provided training in these applications.Administered a 32 user Novell 3.12 network.Configured new PCs. Developed and updated web site.

Acted as assistant to Director of Development. Responsible for weekly donor receipt mailing, including personalized messages of thanks, regular correspondence, quarterly donor newsletters, running reports.