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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