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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

• Managed digital marketing and designed tailored solutions to reach target customer segments for client portfolio of 11 bands through analysis of streaming platform and social media data• Built and maintained client network with dozens of venues, festivals, neighborhood associations, and universities, leveraging relationships to organize dozens of annual bookings for a roster of bands and DJs• Drove year-over-year streaming numbers up 301% and 309% for two independent bands by forging partnerships with influential playlist curators and securing press coverage in music publications• Produced plays and concerts in 11 states and 4 countries including at the competitive entry Toronto Sketch Fest

• Toured nationally with educational theater program The Land of Smiles (300+ live shows performed to over 60,000 elementary school students, plus dozens of TV news appearances)• Appeared in ads for The American Medical Association, Batteries Plus, Fiat, Northwestern Mutual, Aurora Healthcare, and Berkshire Hathaway

• Supervised six production staff and dozens of artists for 120+ live performances to 3K+ attendees• Coordinated staffing and mentored five junior colleagues, assigning "stretch" tasks geared towards personal and professional growth resulting in sustained employee retention and promotion

Chicago

• Managed operations for 12 full-length productions including various festivals of 50+ artists and production staff• Supervised donor relations and fundraising campaigns resulting in $50K+ funds raised• Won grant from Loyola University Chicago to produce a collaborative co-production with English department faculty

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: Graduate Consulting Club

Bachelor'S Degree, Creative Writing, 3.95

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Graduate with High Distinction; Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets Fellow