Marlene Marks Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

Responsible for all customized communications for domestic and international customers of ComPsych Corporation, an international provider of outsourced wellness, work-life, employee assistance, FMLA and HR solutions.> Created employee program materials to promote, explain and drive utilization of all ComPsych services, tailoring message and medium to a varied client base that includes retail, manufacturing, service and government entities. Clients included McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Target, Tiffany’s, Hilton Worldwide, Edward Jones, Internal Revenue Service and others.> Developed and wrote supporting print and Web materials for employee wellness campaigns, including posters, brochures, articles, PowerPoints, e-mail blasts and print and e-newsletters on fitness, nutrition, weight management and disease prevention for clients including Chicago Transit Authority, Jockey International, PNC Bank and Odwalla.> Created marketing materials for new product launches, including sales materials, e-mail marketing campaigns, program flyers, posters and website content.> Worked with international team to develop culturally appropriate program materials and ongoing communications for customers with expats and local nationals in more than 100 countries. > Won 2012 MarCom Award, 2011 Web Health Award, 2010 Hermes Creative Award, 2010, 2008 Communicator Awards and 2009 League of Communications Professionals Award for customer newsletters, posters and creative excellence.

Chicago, Illinois

Boutique marketing firm providing advertising and collateral materials with an emphasis on architectural/building products, retail marketing/merchandising and employee communications. Selected clients/projects include:> USG Corporation - “Brainstorm,” a 72-page exploration into the nature of the design process. Created a unique, high-profile presentation piece, targeted to a select group of architects and interior designers, that helped reposition the company from a supplier of commodity building products to a source for custom-designed, high-end commercial interiors.> RTC Industries - Capabilities brochures, point-of-purchase display copy, direct marketing campaigns and case studies for this leading maker of retail display systems and packaging products.> American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Member communications, concept work for the medical association’s transition from print to online access to CPT coding and other resources for its member physicians.

Chicago, Illinois

Developed and wrote marketing and advertising programs directed to architects, contractors and consumers for this building products manufacturer. Created and served as editor of quarterly magazine distributed to 30,000 retail customers.